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Delhi chokes again: Why clean air must become a year-round right, not a seasonal fixDelhi grapples with a persistent pollution crisis, evidenced by recent AQI spikes following a severe dust storm. The city's fragmented appr...
Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'Poor' category, GRAP-1 restrictions invoked across NCRThe Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has enforced Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR due to poor ai...
Lahore becomes world's most polluted city, health warnings issuedLahore's air quality has reached hazardous levels, with its Air Quality Index approaching 700. The poor air quality has led to an increase ...
First stage of anti-pollution plan activated in Delhi-NCRThe Centre's air pollution control panel directed Delhi-NCR states to enforce Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as Delhi's ...
Delhi govt identifies 8 more pollution hotspots; will use dust suppressants: Gopal RaiThe government of Delhi has identified eight additional pollution hotspots in the city, bringing the total number to 21. Special teams will...
IIT Guwahati develops new method to mitigate Acid Mine Drainage in coal mines of North-East IndiaResearchers have carried out a study of coal mines on the ‘bioremediation’ of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in Constructed Wetlands. This is the...
Coal Ministry to set up 'Sustainable Development Cell' for mining to address environmental concernsThe Coal Ministry will set up 'Sustainable Development Cell' (SDC). The SDC will advise, mentor, plan and monitor mitigation measures taken...
Arvind Kejriwal taking away BJP’s credit on pollution and dengue mitigation: Prakash JavadekarJavadekar said it was the hard work put in by BJP-run bodies such as MCD and the Centre that "has been successful in reducing pollution in ...
What India can learn from other countries to beat air pollutionFaced with the hazard of deteriorating air composition, many countries like China have over the years adapted to technology and strategies ...
Air pollution claimed over 5 lakh lives in India, of which 97K died due to coal burning: ReportThe Lancet Countdown 2019 on health and climate change also cautioned that the impact of air pollution in India will worsen if the country ...
Delhi’s geography is truly cursed: Siddharth Singh, author of 'The Great Smog of India'Even though we do not have real-time source-based data for air pollution for all affected cities and towns, we know enough to act decisivel...
Smog set to return to parts of central, north ChinaChina has asked its officials to adopt plans to cut emissions and mitigate pollution as smog is again likely to hit central and northern pa...
Ecologically superior gold coal can help Indian cities to curb emissionsMumbai generation, with reliability through islanding is an ideal example of what a city based generation needs to be for Indian cities.
Coal India signs pact for 1,000 MW solar power projectsGoyal said that CIL has already installed 2.2 MW solar power projects in two of its subsidiaries i.e 2.00 MW in MCL and 0.20 MW in CMPDI.
- Environment ministry extends bar on projects at 4 coal fields
Central Pollution Control Board had undertaken a comprehensive environmental assessment of 88 important industrial clusters.
- Coal blocks part of 11th and 12th plan may go unhindered
The Planning Commission has said that steps for ensuring domestic coal production for the Eleventh and Twelfth Plan period should be allowe...
- Need effective policies to protect environment: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that India needs to put in place effective regulatory policies to protect the environment bu...