After years of opposition by Khasi pressure groups against rail connectivity to Byrnihat in the Khasi Hills – and subsequently, the state capital Shillong – the Indian Railways is ready to shelve ...

D Venkataiah who was oicked up by the CCS police personnel. Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) officials have reportedly detained Darshanam Venkataiah (77) in connection with the ...

The Punjagutta police booked a case involving the widespread use of illegal online betting applications. The complaint lodged by a private employee from Matrushrinagar, raises concerns over mobile ...

The Meghalaya government has initiated legal coal mining more than a decade after the National Green Tribunal banned the hazardous rat-hole method of extracting the fossil fuel. On Monday (April ...

Byrnihat, an industrial town on the Assam-Meghalaya border, has been declared the world's most polluted city, according to the IQAir World Air Quality Report 2024. The report recorded Byrnihat's PM2.5 ...

According to the World Air Quality Report for 2024 published by IQAir, a Swiss company that tracks global air quality, Byrnihat on the Meghalaya-Assam border is the “most polluted city in the world”.

Unregulated industrial standards and vehicle emissions are the major drivers of the city's pollution. Joint action by the governments and citizens may help in combating the crisis. Listen to Story ...

India ranked as the fifth most polluted country in the world in 2024, with Byrnihat, Meghalaya, recognized as the most polluted metropolitan area globally. Despite a 7% decline in PM2.5 levels ...

India remains one of the world’s most polluted countries. A study by a Swiss air quality technology company has found that Chad was the most polluted country last year, followed by Bangladesh, ...

Byrnihat, a small industrial town in Meghalaya-Assam border, has been ranked as the world’s most polluted city, surpassing even Delhi, according to the World Air Quality Report 2024 by IQAir ...