Air Pollution
- Delhi
Curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR under final stage of air pollution action plan lifted
New Delhi: The Centre’s air quality panel Sunday directed authorities to lift the ban on plying of non-BS VI diesel-run light motor vehicles in Delhi-NCR and entry of trucks into the capital…
- Delhi
Delhi BJP spokesman puts up poster comparing Kejriwal to Hitler
New Delhi: In the wake of Delhi’s worsening air quality condition, Delhi BJP spokesman Tajindar Bagga on Saturday put up a poster comparing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.…
- India
Stubble burning not ‘political issue: Tomar
New Delhi: Amid rising air pollution in the national capital, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday expressed concerns over politics being played on the stubble burning issue and urged Delhi…
- Delhi
Kejriwal failed to check air pollution in Delhi, busy in Himachal: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP mounted a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, accusing him of failing to check hazardous air pollution levels in Delhi and spending time in…
- Delhi
SC agrees to hear on Nov 10 plea raising air pollution issue in Delhi
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine on November 10 a plea seeking urgent steps in connection with air pollution in Delhi. A lawyer mentioned the matter before a bench…
- India
53 pc Delhi-NCR locals blame stubble burning as primary air pollution cause: Survey
New Delhi: Around 53% of the Delhi-NCR residents identify stubble burning in neighbouring states as the “primary cause” of rising levels of air pollution, according to a survey. The survey conducted by LocalCircles…
- Photos
Weather: Air pollution in Delhi
New Delhi: An air quality index (AQI) display board at the SAFAR-Lodi Road, in New Delhi, Thursday morning, Nov. 3, 2022. (PTI Photo) **EDS: IMAGE VIA PR (NCRTC)** New Delhi: An anti-smog…
- Delhi
Air pollution: Delhi forms 586 teams to ensure ban on construction
New Delhi: Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said the Delhi government has set up 586 teams to ensure strict implementation of the ban on construction and demolition activities in the capital…
- India
Delhi air in ‘very poor’ zone, stubble burning share rises to 26%
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality was in the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday and deteriorated to the ‘severe category’ in some areas, with forecasters saying that slow wind speed and an increase…
- Health
Over one million deaths in Africa linked to air pollution exposure: Report
Boston: According to a new report published by the US-based research organization Health Effects Institute, nearly the entire African continent faces some of the most severe health impacts in the world due…
- India
Real-time monitoring of sound, air pollution on Diwali underway in Bengal: Minister
Kolkata: West Bengal Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya Monday said the new central control room at Paribesh Bhavan here is monitoring sound and air pollution in real time on Diwali and Kali Puja.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cracker sales sink despite heavy Deepavali shopping rush
Hyderabad: With just a day left for Deepavali, heavy rush was witnessed at cracker shops in the city on Sunday. The joy of celebrating the festival in a conventional way by bursting…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad stands 4th among India’s most polluted cities
Hyderabad: Among major Indian cities, Hyderabad is ranked as the fourth most polluted city after Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai and it is the most polluted mega city in the southern part of…
- India
We don’t want to add to air pollution: SC on Manoj Tiwari’s plea on firecracker ban
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Delhi government’s order banning storage, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers till January 1, 2023 to check pollution levels…
- Delhi
Gopal Rai writes to Centre, seeks joint plan to fight air pollution in city
New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday wrote to Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, seeking time to discuss and prepare a joint action plan to fight air pollution in the national…
