No new permit for brick kilns will be issued to reduce air pollution, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources said on ...

According to the directive, all brick kilns located in the non-NCR areas of Punjab and Haryana must gradually increase the co-firing of paddy straw-based pellets or briquettes. The Commission has ...

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday directed Punjab and Haryana governments to make it mandatory for brick kilns in non-NCR districts to use paddy straw-based biomass ...

One study shows simple steps can significantly cut emissions from a major source of air pollution. NPR’s Jonathan Lambert reports. This article was originally ...

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Sharing details of the operation against the brick kilns, the ministry official said that five brick kilns operating illegally without environmentally-friendly zigzag technology were sealed.

A devastating accident at a brick kiln near Aktaha village resulted in the death of a 60-year-old labourer on Tuesday night, according to police reports. Authorities revealed that Amarkia Patel was ...

A post-Civil War era brick kiln, likely built by freed slaves, has been unearthed in Marshall County, Mississippi. The kiln was discovered by archaeologists surveying land for a planned highway ...

A post-Civil War era brick kiln, likely built by freed slaves, has been unearthed in Marshall County, Mississippi. The kiln was discovered by archaeologists surveying land for a planned highway ...