Not inclined to completely ban firecrackers, says SC; stresses implementation of ordersThe Supreme Court expressed reluctance in imposing a complete ban on firecrackers during a recent hearing. The bench indicated that effecti...
Delhi's decades-long battle against air pollution: From dusty skies to AI-powered monitoringDelhi has faced significant air pollution issues, prompting numerous studies and legal actions over the decades. Interventions such as the ...
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta directs night-time cleaning in colonies, markets ahead of DiwaliDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has directed officials to intensify cleanliness drives across the national capital ahead of Diwali and oth...
Delhi-NCR invokes GRAP-I as AQI rises to 244, air quality likely to remain ‘poor’The Commission for Air Quality Management has invoked Stage-I of GRAP across Delhi-NCR after Delhi’s AQI rose sharply from 179 on October 2...
Delhi's pollution battle could face another challenge: Punjab records more stubble fires than last year as paddy harvesting gathers pacePunjab recorded 174 stubble-burning incidents between September 15 and October 13, 2026, up from 134 during the same period last year. Sate...
SC asks NCR states to act on CAQM's recommendationsThe Supreme Court has taken a decisive stance against air pollution, mandating that the Delhi government and NCR authorities devise thoroug...
CAQM admits no research has been done behind overage vehicle banThe Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) admitted it hasn't researched the pollution impact of older vehicles, the basis for the De...
Taking cognisance of our stand, CAQM has stayed EOL vehicle policy till November 1: Delhi CM Rekha GuptaDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta welcomed CAQM's decision to postpone the end-of-life vehicle policy implementation in Delhi until November...
Delhi-NCR schools to now function in physical mode after GRAP-IV revokedDelhi schools are returning to full in-person learning as the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) lifts GRAP Stage III and IV rest...
'Difficult to function like this': Delhi schools not in favour of hybrid modelsDelhi-NCR schools will resume hybrid learning from Tuesday, offering both online and offline classes, following a CAQM order endorsed by th...
Serious lapse: SC directs action against Delhi officials, policeThe Supreme Court directed the CAQM to consider easing restrictions on physical classes in Delhi-NCR schools and colleges, citing the impac...
Stage-III of GRAP anti-pollution measures revoked in Delhi-NCR amid improvement in air qualityThe sub-committee of CAQM revoked the Stage-III of GRAP in view of the forecasts by the IMD/IITM for meteorological conditions and air qual...
Centre orders removal of GRAP Stage-IV curbs in Delhi-NCR after air quality improvesThe Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), a statutory body responsible for formulati...
Noida schools to reopen from Nov 9 as AQI improvesEarlier when the AQI in the city crossed the 400 mark, the rules of GRAP 4 were implemented and online class was started by closing the sch...
Diesel gensets ban in NCR: Industry seeks more time to complyThe existing DG sets must be converted in hybrid/dual fuel mode (with 70 per cent gas-based fuel and 30 per cent diesel) and such DG sets w...
Air quality panel bans construction activities in Delhi-NCR; healthcare, railway projects exemptedCiting a 2016 report of IIT Kanpur, the CAQM said construction and demolition activities in Delhi are frequent and the third-most contribut...
Air quality panel orders immediate closure of NCR industries not using cleaner fuels"There is an emergent need for preventive measures, as a matter of extreme emergency, to prevent further deterioration in air quality. Flyi...