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Smog pushes Delhi’s AQI to 303 ‘very poor’ as IMD warns of cold waveDelhi's air quality plunged to 'very poor' with an AQI of 303, despite a slight improvement. Dense smog choked the city, reducing visibilit...
Centre launches initiatives to tackle Delhi's toxic air, sees 200 good air quality days in 2025: MinistryThe statement comes in response to a question raised by MP Dr. Laxmikant Bajpayee in the Rajya Sabha, asking whether it is a fact that "one...
Air pollution: SC directs action against officials for 'serious lapse' in ensuring GRAP-IV curbsThe Supreme Court criticized the AAP government and Delhi police for neglecting GRAP-IV implementation, citing a lack of effort in enforcin...
After Supreme Court rap, Centre looks to hike stubble fire penaltiesThe Centre is considering doubling fines for stubble burning under the CAQM Act, 2021, with proposed increases from Rs 2500 to Rs 5000 for ...
'Complete defiance': SC summons Punjab and Haryana top officialsThe Supreme Court reprimands Punjab and Haryana for inadequate action on stubble burning, worsening Delhi-NCR's air quality. Summoning stat...
Special Enforcement Task Force to monitor implementation of directions on air pollution: CAQM to SCThe Commission for Air Quality Management has formed a Special Enforcement Task Force to oversee the implementation of measures to control ...
Supreme Court slams Commission for Air Quality management over lack of inaction on stubble burningThe Supreme Court has criticised the Commission for Air Quality Management for not taking action against stubble burning. The court highlig...
SC raps Commission for Air Quality Management over stubble burning, pollution; asks to submit compliance reportThe Supreme Court of India criticized the Commission for Air Quality Management for its inadequate response to Delhi's air pollution, parti...
FCRA license of leading think tank CPR revoked by Union Home Ministry over alleged violationsThe Union Home Ministry canceled the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) license of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a promin...
Centre's action plan to check air pollution in Delhi takes effectBS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers will be immediately banned in Delhi and Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar ...
2 out of 5 families likely to burst firecrackers in Delhi-NCR this Diwali, says surveyThe survey received more than 10,000 responses from the residents of all the districts in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad. ...
Stubble burning fine set to be notified; between ₹2,500 to ₹15,000 per incidentThe draft rule to the CAQM Act, 2021, proposes 2,500 'environmental compensation' per incidence of stubble fire for a farmer owning less th...
Delhi's pollution fight: Plenty of orders but little gains in 2021A government official said Delhi will be better prepared to deal with the situation next year and major focus will be on vehicular emission...
India put climate change at the centre of its environmental policies in 2021At the UN climate meet, India once again highlighted that developed nations have not only failed to meet the USD 100 billion goal annually ...
Air quality panel for Delhi issues new orders; educational institutions to be shutThe Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) also directed that industrial operations and processes in NCR, not running on Piped Natura...
Air quality panel for Delhi issues new orders; edu institutions to be shutIn a new set of directions to prevent further deterioration of air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), the Centre's air...