South Korea said Tuesday it would issue fines and file criminal complaints against Volkswagen and its luxury arm, Porsche, for installing "illicit devices" that helped multiple diesel vehicles cheat pollution standards.

South Korea to fine Volkswagen, Porsche over 'illicit' emissions devices

Once home to rice farmers and their luscious green paddy fields, this Indonesian village is now a dump for truckloads of rubbish. Now, more than 60 per cent of the village residents have opted to enter the rubbish sorting business, and for the time being, that looks unlikely to drop.

WION Your Story: Indonesian farmers take to sorting 'imported waste'

Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report released Tuesday.

Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress

Mankind will have used up its allowance of natural resources such as water, soil and clean air for all of 2019 by Monday, a report said. The so-called Earth Overshoot Day has moved up by two months over the past 20 years and this year's date is the earliest ever, the study by the Global Footprint Network said.

Earth's 2019 resources 'budget' spent by July 29: Report

China will continue to enforce production restrictions in heavy industry in winter this year and will tighten its emission assessment on steel mills when granting exemptions from curbs already in place, an environment ministry official said on Saturday.

China plans to toughen emission checks on steel mills

Britain on Thursday became the world's first major economy to adopt the tough new target of lowering fossil fuel emissions to a level of net zero by 2050. Energy and Clean Growth Minister Chris Skidmore signed the order paper enacting the legislation after it passed both houses of parliament without a vote earlier this week.

Britain adopts 2050 net zero emissions target

China will need to spend 3 trillion yuan ($440 billion) over three years to improve village sanitation and clean up its heavily polluted rural environment, the official People's Daily reported on Saturday, citing government officials.

China needs nearly $440 billion to clean up rural environment: Report

Trump won't take responsibility for climate change, but he blames India, China & Russia for the rising levels of pollution. China, India, Russia & others don't have good air, water or even a sense of pollution, says U.S. President Trump. He even hails the track-record of the U.S. But reality is just the contrary. Palki explains the holes in the U.S. President's comments on climate change & pollution.

Gravitas: Trump blames India, China, Russia for pollution

US President Donald Trump who was on a three-day state visit to UK told a British television channel that the United States right now is among countries with the "cleanest climate" while taking a dig at India, China and Russia claiming that they do not have "very good air, not very good water in the sense of pollution and cleanliness.

China, India, Russia do not have very good air, they are not very good with pollution and cleanliness: Trump

Launched by IIT-Delhi alumni, Nanoclean Global Pvt Ltd is an Indian start-up, providing low-cost solutions to tackle air pollution. It had won the prestigious Startup National Award for their effort. #WorldEnvironmentDay #BeatAirPollution #IIT

World Environment Day: IIT-Delhi alumni's low-cost solution to beat air pollution

Rivers worldwide are polluted with antibiotics that exceed environmental safety thresholds by up to 300 times, according to research unveiled at a conference Monday.

World's rivers loaded with antibiotics waste: Study

Pollution increased in some of China's major lakes, rivers and reservoirs in the first quarter even though the country's overall water quality improved, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, citing the environment ministry.

China's water quality improvements 'imbalanced' in first quarter: Report

An American diver broke the record for deepest submarine dive ever and found something disheartening at the bottom of the ocean — a plastic bag. Victor Vescovo traveled seven miles down to the deepest part of the ocean, Mariana Trench in the Pacific.

American breaks record with deepest submarine dive ever, finds plastic waste

Multiple forms of malnutrition, especially those related to unhealthy diets and reduced activity, are important risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that claim more than 70 per cent of global deaths (41 million) annually.

World Earth Day 2019: Time to clear the polluted air

From smog breaks to pollution bonuses, Asia's businesses are promising increasingly inventive perks in a desperate bid to lure executives to a region where toxic air engulfs major cities for much of the year.

Asia's pollution exodus: Firms struggle to woo top talent

How do South Koreans fight pollution? With pork

Long-term exposure to harmful smog particles increases the risk of diabetes, a new study in China has shown, providing evidence for a link between the country's air pollution and the disease.

Long-term exposure to pollution raises risk of diabetes: Study

Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide, doubling recent assessments, according to a study released on Monday.

Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe, 8.8 million worldwide: Study

Union Minister, Piyush Goyal, in the Interim Budget made a slew of promises and announcements for the environmental sector. However, most environmental issues — pollution-free nation, cleaning rivers, protecting the coastline, self-sufficiency in food and good health infrastructure — found only a mention in the ‘Vision For The Next Decade’ section of his speech.

Environment gets short shrift

Pollution levels in the national capital shot up on Tuesday as wind speed dropped to zero, while fog disrupted rail services in the region. According to the Centre-run SAFAR, air quality index (AQI) was docking at 314 in the morning which falls in the 'very poor' category.

Delhi's air pollution spikes, fog disrupts rail services

Delhi woke up to thick fog and chilly winds with maximum and minimum temperatures hovering at 22 Degree Celsius and 7 Degree Celsius, respectively. According to the Indian Railways, as many as 17 trains were rescheduled after getting delayed by at least two hours owing to poor visibility.

Cold wave grips Delhi, air quality plummets to 'poor'

More than 60 per cent of sewage generated by urban India is untreated and enters water bodies like rivers, resulting in pollution and making it unfit for human consumption, the National Green Tribunal has said.

Over 60% of urban India's sewage enters water bodies untreated: NGT

In pictures: The pollution in this country is worse than in Delhi

Heavy rains drastically reduced the pollution level of the national capital, which recorded the best air quality of this year on Tuesday, authorities said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the overall air quality index (AQI) in the city was 133, which falls in the 'moderate' category.

After heavy rain, Delhi's air quality at year's best

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