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Councillor Willie Robertson has written to Scotland's environment minister to draw her attention to a recent discharge of sewage into Loch Leven and ask if anything can be do to stop further pollution incidents in future

BATHINDA: Punjab environment minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has stated that this year's air quality improved as compare to last years on the day of Diwali.

NEW DELHI: The contribution of stubble burning to Delhi's pollution on Diwali increased to around 10 percent, the highest this year so far, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). However, it was still lower than previous years -- it was 25 percent on…

The use of firecrackers all across India during Diwali was met with either partial or complete bans

NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 265 on Sunday, which was lowest for the day before Diwali in seven years, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. Diwali will be celebrated across the country on Monday.

A huge throng gathered at the footbridge of the Anand Vihar Metro Station in the national capital ahead of the festival season. Read more on Dynamite News:

"Everything was black. We were constantly cleaning... We couldn't open the windows. The noise would penetrate the house... the noise of the diggers is just horrendous. There's no sleeping with it."

SEATTLE — Rain and winds in the Seattle area are a welcome relief as they pushed out wildfire smoke that has clouded the air for weeks on end.

New figures show £509,832 was paid out in the last five years despite anger at Ofwat for failing to hold the water industry to account over leaks and sewage pollution