Minister tells Centre pollution knows no borders, NCR-wide action needed
While outlining measures to make Delhi’s air more breathable, the Delhi government has, however, told the Centre that the factors leading to alarming pollution levels in the city do not stem from the...
View ArticleNorth India moves to Euro IV fuel but industry lags behind
North India switched to Euro IV fuels from Wednesday. The move is expected to lead to a steep reduction in particulate emissions from diesel vehicles but will not improve Delhi's air quality in the near
View ArticleAir pollution worsens as governments sit on action plans
The national capital's poor air quality may be killing silently and slowly, but successive governments, irrespective of which political party headed them, have seemed in no hurry to act. This is obvious
View ArticleDelhi dialogue panel holds meet, seeks proposals for solid waste management
Following a day-long conference on Solid Waste Management organised by the Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) on Thursday, the commission sought proposals from C Srinivasan and Dr S R Maley. Srinivasan
View ArticleChecking air pollution should be priority for all: Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP to...
Asked by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar to check air pollution in the national capital, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi on Wednesday said that combating the environmental
View ArticleWhy each truck injects a toxic dose into the night
Trucks contribute more than 60 per cent of the pollutants spewed by diesel vehicles inside Delhi, and have created what is being labelled as “a third peak hour” in the night when an estimated 80,000 of
View ArticleWhile you are sleeping: 80,000 trucks enter Delhi every night, poison on wheels
It’s nearing midnight, and a dense shroud of dust and smoke hangs over this checkpost 500m away from the Shahdara flyover in Delhi’s east. This is one of over 100 checkposts for trucks that enter the city
View Articleसाउंड पॉल्यूशन से हो रही दिल्ली बहरी
60 की जगह 45 साल के बाद ही होने लगा यह रोग शांति से जीना और बहरेपन से बचना चाहते हो तो दिल्ली के बिजी चौराहों और बिजी ट्रैफिक वाली सड़कों के नजदीक रहना छोड़ दें। डॉक्टरों का कहना है कि दिल्ली में हियरिंग
View ArticleIndia to measure air quality in world's most polluted capital
India's government launched a new air quality index on Monday, under intense pressure to act after the World Health Organization declared New Delhi the world's most polluted capital. Environment Minister
View ArticleImplement NGT orders to check pollution: govt
Chief Secretary asks officials to work on an action plan to improve air quality The Chief Secretary has directed all officials concerned across Government Departments to submit compliance of the National
View ArticleYou inhaled `bad air' on 86% of days this winter
Delhiites could be inhaling a cocktail of toxins all through winter, with `good air' days few and far between. A data analysis reveals that air quality in the capital this winter was poor or worse on 86%
View ArticleDwarka air quality worst on Day 1 of index
City Fails On Debut; 3 Of 5 Monitoring Stations Record Very High Pollution The air quality index launched by Ministry of Environment and Forests on Monday confirmed that piecemeal measures will not curb
View ArticleCSE welcomes release of National Air Quality Index
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the release of the much-awaited National Air Quality Index (AQI), which will be used to inform people about daily air quality and provide...
View ArticleDelhi air quality continues to stay at ‘very alarming’ levels
Amidst the growing debate about the grim situation of air pollution in the national capital, and the Central government again expressing its serious intent to tackle the deterioration of air quality,...
View ArticleGovt. needs the will to make Delhi a better city’
Government-led action against vehicular emission and its injurious effect on the residents of the Capital is precisely three decades old. Delhi’s first tryst with the very concept came in 1985 when
View ArticleGreen way or no way: Old vehicles to go off NCR roads
NGT bans 10-yr-old diesel and 15-yr-old petrol vehicles All 10-year-old diesel vehicles and 15-year-old petrol ones will be taken off the roads in the National Capital Region, the National Green Tribunal
View ArticleNGT bans decade-old diesel vehicles in Delhi, NCR
Also cracks the whip on rampant unchecked construction in Noida Extension and Gurgaon, tells dust adds to pollution The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday banned all diesel vehicles over ten years old
View ArticleMake diesel clean and check its sale: Activists
NEW DELHI: The decision to ban diesel vehicles that are over 10 years old from Delhi has been welcomed by environmentalists though they have voiced their concern about how the order will be implemented
View ArticleBS-IV norms being violated for years now, says IFTRT
The Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT) has pointed out that a gazette notification of 2012 by the ministry of road transport and highways made it mandatory for any vehicle coming
View ArticleNGT order leaves govt. in a spot
A day after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed various stakeholders, including the Delhi Government, to crack the whip on diesel-run vehicles plying in the Capital, a concrete enforcement plan
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