Like Delhi, Lahore chokes on toxic air
Lahore - just over 400 kilometres from New Delhi - is choking under a toxic sky with high pollution levels. Much like in the Indian capital, effective on-the-ground measures remain a distant dream in...
View ArticleKotla hits pollution out of park!
Apart from winning the first T20 against the kiwis on Wednesday, Delhi also won on another front — the environment. Wednesday's match was the first time when an international match was conducted in Delhi
View ArticleAlternatives available, but industries oppose fuel ban
Bhiwadi Industrial Association has moved the Supreme Court seeking relaxation of the ban on the use of cheap and polluting pet coke and furnace oil by industries in the national capital region (NCR).
View ArticleWith AQI of 368, even the best cyclists left gasping for air
New Delhi: On a day citizens cycled for a cleaner air, the capital recorded an AQI of 368, which falls in the "very poor" category. Visibility remained poor in the morning as shallow fog enveloped the
View ArticleSound barrier: Law in place, cops quiet in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Even as Kathmandu has resolutely curbed the use of horns on roads, Delhi — despite a number of awareness campaigns against honking and noise pollution — continues to record high street noise,
View ArticleAirtel may review sponsorship for Delhi Half Marathon over air quality concerns
NEW DELHI: The worrying air pollution in the national capital and surrounding areas may cost the 'Delhi Half Marathon' its main sponsor, Bharti Airtel. The telecom company said that it may review its
View ArticleDelhi’s new pollution hotspots are worse than Anand Vihar
New Delhi: Till not long ago, Anand Vihar had the dubious distinction of being the pollution hotspot of the city. However, that is no longer the case — not because the situation there has improved, but
View ArticleDelhi reports highest number of malaria cases in last four years
NEW DELHI: Once again malaria has broken the record of last four years. According to latest reports released by the anti-malaria headquarters of the South Delhi municipal corporation till November 4...
View ArticlePhoto fest to be held at IHC for awareness about Aravallis
The Mangar village, located just 25 km from the Cyber City in the Aravallis, have named this patch Mangar Bani Not far from the choking pollution of Delhi and an increasingly urbanised Gurugram exists
View ArticleDelhi: Despite steps, thick smog layer covers city; worst yet to come
Air quality at 316, considered 'hazardous' even for healthy adults; moisture in winds will soon rise The national Capital woke up to a thick layer of smog on Monday, clocking 'very poor' on the air
View ArticleEmergency plan in force as air quality dips to ‘severe’
AQI for Capital reaches 448; authorities ordered to boost public transport and curb dust pollution Air pollution in the Capital reached severe levels on Tuesday forcing the implementation of stringent
View ArticleEPCA directions are mandatory, legally mandated: Sunita Narain
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it was yet to take a decision on slashing fares temporarily, while municipal bodies argued their standing committees will have to clear the decision on...
View ArticleDelhi pollution: Quadruple parking fees, cut metro fares, says green body
NEW DELHI: Parking fees in Delhi-NCR are set to quadruple while Metro fares during off-peak hours may be slashed temporarily as part of a series of measures recommended by Supreme Court mandated green
View ArticleAs North India chokes with smog, NGT pulls up Delhi govt over air quality
The green panel also directed the Central Pollution Control Board to state what emergency directions it has issued The Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday rapped the Delhi...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deteriorating ambient air...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 08/11/2017 regarding the deteriorating ambient
View ArticleMake at least one market plastic-free
NGT directs govt to take active steps in implementing the ban on plastic The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday pulled up the Delhi government for not implementing the plastic ban effectively.
View ArticleMerely shutting schools won’t do, says CSE
New Delhi: As air quality in the capital and its surrounding areas deteriorated further on Wednesday — with AQI levels staying in the "severe" category for the second day — the Centre for Science and...
View ArticleNorth battles life-threatening smog, misery to continue for 10-15 days
While parts of North India battle the life-threatening smog, there is some good news and some bad news. The good news is that apart from big cities, what the northern plains (including Punjab and Haryana)
View ArticleDelhi Pollution: No wind means no smog respite anytime soon
According to a forecast by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, the average concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 will be around 420 and 678 micrograms per cubic metre on Thursday.
View ArticleDelhi pollution: Breathing is injurious to health
MoEF secretary C K Mishra wrote to the chief secretaries of Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana — all the states EPCA had written to a day earlier — asking them to follow the steps required to
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