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Right to walk, but where? Supreme Court ruling shines light on Delhi's footpathsDelhi's Supreme Court ruling declares walking on footpaths a fundamental right, yet citizens face daily struggles with damaged, missing, or...- Delhi Air Quality Index average between January-May 2026 lowest in 8 years barring 2020: Commission for Air Quality ManagementDelhi is breathing a little easier as air quality shows marked enhancement. The Commission for Air Quality Management has said that the ave...
- Delhi's November air quality better compared to 2024, says DPCC; efforts on to avoid GRAP-IIIDelhi's air quality has shown visible improvement this November compared to last year, with coordinated government efforts preventing the n...
- Delhi govt receives over 84,000 pollution complaints through Green Delhi App this yearThe Delhi government received 84,765 pollution-related complaints via the Green Delhi App this year, with major civic agencies addressing m...
- Ban on all firecrackers by Delhi govt not enough to curb air pollution before winterThe Delhi government's ban on firecrackers is a positive step towards reducing air pollution. However, more proactive measures are needed t...
- Re-imposed ban on construction activities in Delhi and NCR: Centre to Supreme CourtThe apex court in its November 24 order had re-imposed the ban on construction activities in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) an...
- Why should Delhiites suffer very poor air quality?: SC"Why should Delhiites suffer this severe and very poor air quality?" the apex court asked. "This is the national capital. Look at the signa...
- Farm fire share in Delhi's pollution 40 per cent, but oppositions in denial: Gopal RaiAccording to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, the share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution rose to 40 perce...
- Leonardo DiCaprio posts about Delhi's #RightToBreathe protest; says 'air pollution the 5th-largest killer in India'The protest saw over 1,500 people gather at India Gate on November 5.
- New computer model can predict India's pollution levels months earlierThe new model could allow the government to forecast aerosol pollution conditions in winter and accordingly improve plans for pollution con...
- Lessons for Delhi: How China cut PM2.5 emissions by 33% in 5 yrsIn 2013, it was estimated that the health loss due to PM2.5 pollution in the 74 leading cites in China was 4.2 lakh premature deaths.
- Cracker ban didn’t dent air quality: CPCB informs Supreme CourtOne that the ban should have been comprehensive to have an impact and should have covered bursting of crackers transported from elsewhere i...
- 9,100 died in ‘gas chamber’ last year in DelhiData show a consistent rise in deaths due to respiratory diseases between 2009 and 2011, going up from 5,328 to 8,590.
- 5 reasons why ban on sale of firecrackers won't curb pollution in DelhiThe Supreme Court ordered ban on sale of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) nine days before Diwali to keep pollution levels...
- 'Swachh Delhi' app relaunched with additional featuresThe Urban Development department will track important statistics and data like how many complaints are being lodged and which areas have ma...
- Ministries pooling data to account for environmental damage in GDPThe work has just started on the system which can eventually yield benchmarks such as sustainability index and biodiversity index.
- Government says WHO report on pollution misleading, will release data to give 'whole picture'Western countries focus more on India and some other countries and not themselves; key factors also missing from reports, says Javadekar.
- Supreme Court to vet plea for extra surcharge on trucks passing through DelhiThe Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to consider a plea by senior lawyer Harish Salve for an urgent hearing on high air pollution levels in...
- BJP promises to address air pollution issue if voted to powerWith a WHO survey finding Delhi air as the most polluted, BJP today promised take a number of pro-active steps to save the national capital...
- PM wants proper system for computing green GDPThe Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the ministry of statistics & programme implementation (MoSPI) to work out a system for computin...
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