New Delhi officials have ordered a two-day halt to construction in an attempt to reduce choking pollution that has cloaked the city in smog and dust
The U.N. says that government bans on plastic can be effective in cutting back on waste but poor planning and follow-through have left many such bans ineffective
A trio of unlikely heroes is waging war against the tsunami of plastic threatening to engulf India
Officials say nine protesters were killed when police opened fire on demonstrators demanding the closure of a south Indian copper plant.
India's Silicon Valley is bracing for yet another thirsty summer after years of water mismanagement
The Taj Mahal, that shining white monument to love, is turning a little green and yellow because of air pollution and swarms of insects, and India's Supreme Court is not pleased
India has a dubious lead in WHO's air pollution data, with 10 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world in the most recent list
Thousands of Iraqis arrested on suspicion of ties to the Islamic State group are being rushed through counterterrorism courts in trials that raise questions over whether justice is being done
Correction: Egypt-Nile story
Saudi media are reporting a proposal to dig a maritime canal along the kingdom's closed border with Qatar, turning the peninsula-nation into an island and further isolating it
