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As AQI nears 'severe' category, EPCA bans construction at night in Delhi-NCR from October 26-30In a letter to chief secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, EPCA chairman Bhure Lal also issued directions to close down coal-ba...- EPCA shuts industries in Delhi's pollution hotspots, bans construction activities till WednesdayThe EPCA has also banned all construction activities in Delhi, Faridabad, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Noida till Wednesday.
- Considering banning industrial activities at NCR pollution hotspots when air quality is severe: EPCAIn a meeting on Friday with various oil and gas cos, EPCA ashed out at them asking the reason for not being able to switch to cleaner sourc...
- EPCA pulls up government officials for using hired private vehicles as taxisThe EPCA expressed concern over private vehicles being used as taxis by the state and central governments officials in the Delhi-NCR.
- Centre reconstitutes EPCA, the authority tasked with tackling environment pollution in NCRThe ministry said that while reconstituting the EPCA, it tried to broad-base the organisation and therefore brought in more members.
- Parking fee hike lifted due to lax enforcement: EPCASupreme Court-appointed green panel made the observation in a letter to the chief secretaries of Delhi, UP, Haryana and Rajasthan directing...
- Delhi smog: EPCA lens on diesel vehicles, thermal power plantsThe SC-appointed panel has also pitched for stickers on vehicles reflecting fuel and age so that based on the level of pollution, certain c...
- Pollution panel bans diesel gensets in Delhi till March 15The ban won't apply to “essential services“ such as hospitals, mobile towers and Metro. However, generators can't be used at weddings, hous...
- Lakhs of vehicles flouting emission norms in Delhi: EPCAAs per Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, every BS-III emission compliant motor vehicle needs to go for a pollution test every three month...
- Air pollution: EPCA to enforce graded response plan in Delhi-NCRTerming air pollution in NCR as a "matter of serious concern", which requires "urgent action", the Environment Ministry in its notification...
- Pollution authority orders BS-IV switch by April 1, auto industry says it's difficultTo check toxic emissions from heavy diesel vehicles, the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority recently directed m...
- Mobile app 'Hawa Badlo' launched to fight air pollution in DelhiThe app is currently focused on incidences of pollution through construction activities, garbage burning and maintenance of roads, but has ...
- Panel moots 10-25 per cent green tax on diesel carsThe Environment Pollution Control Authority has recommended a steep pollution tax, ranging from 10% to 25% of the vehicle's cost, on privat...
- Panel moots 10%-25% green tax on diesel cars15 years was considered to estimate the tax paid for respective fuel consumption. EPCA said the purpose of the ECC was to modify consumer b...
- Fine truths that EPCA pollution report doesn’t tellThe EPCA ignores findings such as: about one-third of Delhi’s pollution is due to outside sources, four wheelers contribute 10% of PM 10 an...
- Odd-even effect: 60,000 more cars on CNGEPCA asked how many new coaches would be needed if car users started commuting by Metro. DMRC submitted that it has 1,282 coaches and it ta...
- Clampdown on diesel cars now extends to NCRNo new private diesel vehicles above 2000cc will be registered in any part of NCR as per SC's recent orders, environmentalist Sunita Narain...
- MoEF guided by bad science, EPCA tells SCEnvironment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has submitted its rebuttal to Supreme Court on MoEF's recent affidavit that downplayed the r...
- Pollution control body for ban on diesel vehicles in DelhiGovernment today informed the Lok Sabha that Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is ...
- Take immediate steps to cut pollution: EPCA tells to 4 statesTaking a serious note of the drop in air quality and smog cover that has engulfed the city, a Supreme Court-appointed body today asked Delh...
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