Govt plan a Rs 637-crore Clean Air Programme to give you clean airThe 20-point programme shifts the onus of fighting air pollution to the state governments, emphasises on collection of authentic data on po...
19 Apr, 2018, 07.24 AM IST
8am-8pm is 'Delhi's new rush hour': CSE studyOn weekdays, the average speed was 26 kmph, which was 50 to 60% lower than UTTIPEC's street design standard speed, and 35 to 48% lower than...
11 Jul, 2017, 08.44 AM IST
Delhi Budget: Delhi government proposes 20 more air quality stationsTo promote non-polluting battery operated vehicles, the government had announced subsidy schemes last year and granted Rs 1.06 crore to 686...
09 Mar, 2017, 11.36 AM IST
Air quality index shifts from 'severe' to 'very poor' in DelhiThe permitted level for PM 10 is 100 micrograms per cubic metre, while for PM 2.5 is 60 micrograms per cubic metre.
13 Nov, 2016, 03.41 PM IST
Delhi's air quality drops to alarming levels just a week before DiwaliEven US embassy's air quality monitoring stations, located at the relatively clean Chanakyapuri, showed "unhealthy" levels as per their AQI...
24 Oct, 2016, 10.43 AM IST
Odd-even gone, city doesn't know why air not clear yetIf these (steps) didn't reduce pollution, what would, asked an exasperated Supreme Court on May 1, a day after the odd-even scheme ended wi...
05 May, 2016, 12.41 PM IST
Nearly 500 buses idle at depotsEven as the city grapples with the extra strain on public transport during the odd-even days, at least 400 to 500 buses lie unutilised at d...
31 Dec, 2015, 01.55 PM IST
Road dust is the top contributor to Delhi's polluted air; high levels need to be curbedA range of studies on Delhi’s air quality – the latest by IIT Kanpur – agree that road dust is the top contributor to rising levels of PM 2...
11 Dec, 2015, 04.26 AM IST
Major polluter in Delhi: It’s vehicles for some, dust and factory for othersA 2007-10 six city study done through NEER said the high PM 10 levels in Delhi were caused more by dust and industries rather than vehicles.
09 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Proposed odd and even formula for vehicles on Delhi roads is for short term: CSEIn a presentation made to the Delhi government a few months back, CSE had outlined a 12-point agenda action plan to improve air quality in ...
07 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Government vows to draft 1-year plan to clean up NCR's airThe government on Friday said it would soon come out with a one-year action plan to curb air pollution in the national capital region (NCR).
25 Jul, 2015, 12.09 PM IST
Scrapping BRT means giving in to car lobby: Centre for Science and EnvironmentCSE has alleged the government has "given in to the car lobby", saying dismantling the bus corridor will mean giving the road space meant f...
23 Jul, 2015, 11.39 AM IST
Scrapping Bus Rapid Transit corridor a regressive step: Centre for Science and EnvironmentExpressing shock at Delhi government's decision to scrap the controversial BRT corridor in south Delhi, a green body termed it as a "regres...
22 Jul, 2015, 02.59 PM IST
Civic bodies propose hike in parking fee to clean up Delhi’s airMunicipal corporations have proposed a hike in parking charges, particularly during peak hours, as a means to keep vehicles off the roads.
20 Jul, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
Air pollution worsens as governments sit on action plansThe national capital's poor air quality may be killing silently and slowly, but successive governments, irrespective of which political par...
02 Apr, 2015, 02.34 AM IST
Diesel use rising fast in capital, so is air pollutionIn 2012-13 diesel consumption stood at 10.29 lakh tonnes and reached 11.29 lakh tonnes in 2013-14, a 10 per cent increase.
17 Dec, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
Activists against dumping old carsA National Green Tribunal bench has suggested that vehicles over 15 years old, which will be banned in Delhi, can be moved outside NCR wher...
08 Dec, 2014, 10.21 AM IST