India, a war zone for foreign travellersSevere air pollution in northern India, particularly in the Indo-Gangetic Plain, is causing significant concern. The pollution, worsened by...
15 Nov, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
Smog engulfs Taj Mahal, tourists disappointedOn Monday, Agra District Magistrate Bhanu Chandra Goswami directed officials during a review meeting to take necessary steps to control the...
11 Nov, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
21 cities, including Greater Mumbai, Agra, Lucknow, achieve reduction of PM10 by 40 pc two years before deadlineIn 2023-24, 21 cities have successfully reduced PM10 air pollutant levels by over 40 per cent compared to 2017-18, according to the environ...
09 Sep, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
21 cities under NCAP cut PM10 pollution by over 40% since 2017-18, shows CPCB dataNinety-five out of 131 cities under India's National Clean Air Programme have improved air quality, with 21 cities reducing PM10 pollution ...
08 Sep, 2024, 02.29 PM IST
Indore tops clean air survey, Agra and Thane followIndore, Agra, and Thane have claimed the top three spots in the government's clean air survey, according to the Union Environment Ministry....
07 Sep, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
- Programme to improve air quality management practices launched, 10 cities to benefit18 Jul, 2023, 06.19 PM IST
As smog increases in North India, Taj Mahal gets an air purifierThe air purifier van can purify 15 lakh cubic metre air in eight hours within a 300 metre radius.
04 Nov, 2019, 04.00 PM IST
Lucknow is now country’s second-most polluted cityThe capital of Uttar Pradesh was the second-most polluted in the country, while Ghaziabad topped the list with the Air Quality Index (AQI) ...
16 Nov, 2017, 11.18 AM IST
WHO may find Delhi most polluted, but many Indian cities worseThe data compares pollution levels of 24 cities on the basis of their Air Quality Index (AQI) with a colour code and a numerical value.
07 Feb, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
Diwali firecrackers push up pollution level across the countryFirecracker bursting during Diwali has increased the pollution level in various parts of the country, with toxic fumes from fireworks raisi...
12 Nov, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
Air quality status in Delhi moderateAir quality status at Delhi's five out of nine air quality monitoring stations was labelled as 'moderate' which can create breathing discom...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
Air quality monitoring stations to come up in more cities:GovtThe Government plans to set up air quality monitoring stations, which are presently functional at 10 places, in more cities in the country.
07 May, 2015, 07.12 PM IST
Air quality monitoring stations to come up in more cities: GovernmentThe Government plans to set up air quality monitoring stations, which are presently functional at 10 places, in more cities in the country.
07 May, 2015, 06.30 PM IST
NGT sends notice to Agra over rise in air pollutionThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sent notices to Agra and seven other cities over the sharp surge in air pollution levels due to incre...
28 Jan, 2015, 10.29 AM IST
Delhi has the worst air pollution in world: WHO studyDelhi is the most polluted city in the world when it comes to air quality, according to a WHO study released today.
08 May, 2014, 03.51 AM IST
- Jaipur air poisoned by oil depot fire: Pollution board
Air pollution in and around Jaipur was far above maximum permissible limits when the IOC depot on the edge of the city was ablaze, but it h...
09 Nov, 2009, 05.53 PM IST
- 'Taj Mahal turning yellow'
Taj Mahal, the world famous white-marbled monument of love, is fast losing its sheen due to pollution, a parliamentary committee report has...
14 May, 2007, 04.10 PM IST