Ghaziabad won't allow building construction without tree plantation anymore: Check new plot approval norms for builders & land ownersGhaziabad Development Authority has introduced a new rule making tree plantation compulsory based on plot size for all building approvals f...
11 Apr, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Gurgaon India's most polluted city during March 2026: ReportGurgaon emerged as India's most polluted city in March. Haryana recorded four of the top ten most polluted cities. A report highlights that...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
A month of extremes: Delhi's March among hottest, wettest and most polluted in recent yearsDelhi recorded its most polluted March in four years. The city also saw its wettest March in three years and its hottest since 2022. Weathe...
31 Mar, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Not Delhi, but this city emerged as India’s most polluted during winterGhaziabad emerged as India's most polluted city in winter 2025-26, with PM2.5 levels significantly exceeding national standards. The analys...
06 Mar, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
Delhi: With average AQI of 307, 2026 sees second-best January in 5 yearsDelhi’s air quality in January 2026 has slightly worsened compared to last year, with an average AQI of 307 versus 306 in January 2025, acc...
31 Jan, 2026, 08.47 AM IST
Delhi tops PM10, second worst for PM2.5 in 2025: ReportIn 2025, Delhi had India’s highest annual PM10 levels at 197 µg/m³, nearly three times the national standard, exceeding safe limits on 285 ...
10 Jan, 2026, 08.42 AM IST
Not just India and China, EU also at risk from US 500% tariffA new US bill allows for steep tariffs on countries importing Russian petroleum, potentially impacting China, India, and the EU. Russia has...
09 Jan, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Secondary particulate matter is a core driver of dangerous PM2.5 in India: CREA analysisNew analysis reveals a large part of India's PM2.5 pollution forms chemically in the air. Up to 42 percent is secondary particulate matter,...
24 Dec, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
Ghaziabad tops list of most polluted cities in November; NCR dominates rankingsGhaziabad recorded the highest pollution levels in November. The National Capital Region dominated the list of most polluted cities. Air qu...
06 Dec, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
India on track to peak coal power emissions by 2030 as clean energy soars: CREAIndia's coal power emissions could peak before 2030 if its 500 GW non-fossil power capacity target is met, a new analysis reveals. China, I...
28 Oct, 2025, 01.01 PM IST
Amid festive fervour, October emerges as Mumbai's most polluted month so far in 2025: StudyDuring the vibrant month of October, Mumbai faced a disheartening rise in pollution, marking it as the most contaminated month of the year....
23 Oct, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
India's power sector CO2 emissions fall for only 2nd time in 50 years: StudyIndia witnessed a decline in carbon dioxide emissions from its power sector. This drop occurred in the first half of 2025. It marks only th...
18 Sep, 2025, 02.50 PM IST
Byrnihat most polluted city in India in first half of 2025: AnalysisByrnihat, located on the Assam-Meghalaya border, emerged as India's most polluted city in the first half of 2025, according to a CREA analy...
11 Jul, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
Delhi breached WHO set annual air quality limit in JanOn January 11 and 17, PM2.5 and PM10 levels in Delhi exceeded WHO guidelines. Therefore, even if pollution levels were reduced to 0.1 micro...
01 Aug, 2024, 06.23 PM IST
Delhi's Dussehra air quality hits 3-year low due to late festival dateAccording to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Delhi's air quality on Dussehra this year was worse than the previous ...
25 Oct, 2023, 11.08 PM IST
Cost of power? 218 deaths in city every year, says reportThe report, “health and economic impacts of unabated coal power generation in Delhi-NCR”, which was released during a webinar on Monday, es...
23 Mar, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Delhi lost 6% of its GDP to bad air in 6 months: StudyOf the 28 metropolitan cities around the world, Delhi has borne the highest economic cost - 5.8% of the GDP due to air pollution in the fir...
11 Jul, 2020, 11.13 AM IST