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“The most basic fact which causes crop stubble burning, especially paddy straw, is the unavailability of its market. Unlike other agro-residues like wheat straw and bagasse, paddy straw is not used as an industrial raw material or even cattle feed.”

SC said that India cannot afford to fall back even by a day in introducing BS-VI norms. But why is this decision so important and how does it make an impact in your life?

Just yesterday, the Supreme Court ordered that only ‘green firecrackers’ can be manufactured and sold. Here’s what CSIR has in store to help implement the same!

From stipulating emission standards to setting a time window, here are the riders put by India's apex court on bursting crackers this festive season!

Prototypes of the device, named WAYU, have been installed at the ITO Junction in central Delhi and Mukarba Chowk in north Delhi.

This awesome idea could solve the capital's air quality woes while helping the poor battle the summer heat. Find out how!

From powering entire villages to inventing new safety devices, for 60 years now, IIT-Madras has been at the forefront of change. Here's a look!

The Supreme Court has just accepted the Centre's proposal for coloured stickers on vehicle. Find out why!

According to a study carried out by the Lung Care Foundation (LCF), it was found that the number of people with lung cancer consisted of individuals who smoke and don’t—and it was almost an equal representation.

The state of the art purifiers have many futuristic features from Wi-Fi to touch interface to remote monitoring via mobile phone.