Smog towers, cloud seeding not solution to India's air pollution problem: US scientistUS scientist Richard Peltier, a member of WHO's Global Air Pollution and Health Technical Advisory Group, emphasized that improving air qua...
19 Feb, 2024, 01.22 PM IST
Environment Minister Gopal Rai issues order to restart functioning of Delhi's only smog towerThe smog tower stopped working after the personnel responsible for its operation 'locked it' due to non-payment of their salaries for Decem...
10 Jan, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
What is a smog tower and do they work? How India is fighting air pollutionFor over a decade, New Delhi has faced severe winter air pollution, harming residents, especially the vulnerable. Stagnant air traps toxic ...
12 Nov, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
Sandeep Navlakhe resigns as Tata Projects executive vice presidentTata Projects Executive Vice President Sandeep Navlakhe, who played a crucial role in construction of the new Parliament, has resigned from...
21 Aug, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
Noida demolition: 500 workers, 100 tankers, 22 anti-smog guns for clean up, rains too helpAbout 500 workers and machinery which include 100 water tankers, 22 anti-smog guns, six sweeping machines, etc have been installed around t...
30 Aug, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
Supertech's twin towers in Noida all set to be levelled tomorrowThis will be first 100-metre-plus tower that the company will demolish in India. Earlier, it had demolished three towers in Kochi of about ...
27 Aug, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
Smog towers 'quick fix', no scientific evidence they tackle pollution long-term, say expertsTheir comments came soon after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India's first smog tower in the city's Connaught Place area...
24 Aug, 2021, 11.54 AM IST
India's first smog tower inaugurated in DelhiThe tower has been set up as a pilot project and initial trends will be available within a month. If the pilot project is successful, more ...
23 Aug, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal to inaugurate Delhi 1st smog tower on August 23: Gopal RaiAnother 25-metre-tall smog tower, built by the central government at Anand Vihar, is expected to become operational by August 31, officials...
19 Aug, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal expected to inaugurate Delhi's first smog tower on August 23Another 25-metre-tall smog tower, built by the central government at Anand Vihar, is expected to become operational by August 31, officials...
13 Aug, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
Smog tower at Anand Vihar missed deadline due to lockdown, will be ready by Aug 31: OfficialsThe Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has looked for three additional months to finish the development of an exhaust cloud tower at An...
15 Jun, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
COVID-19 slowed down construction of Delhi's 1st smog tower, will be ready by Aug 15: Gopal RaiDelhi's first smog tower's construction was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Environment Minister Gopal Rai says that the tower, to be co...
10 Jun, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
SC asks govt to issue directions on use of anti-smog guns, smog towers during project constructionThe apex court said that time has come to advance the intent behind improving air quality a mandatory feature for modern buildings and more...
05 Jan, 2021, 07.21 PM IST
India's own 'smog tower' may help combat air pollutionThe 'City Cleaner' will have the capacity to clean 32 million cubic metres of air per day, its makers said.
04 Nov, 2018, 08.01 PM IST
As Delhi chokes, India Inc steps in to shield staff from pollutionFor the moment, many have decided to provide masks to employees, issue health advisories, install air purifiers and advise staff to stay in...
07 Nov, 2016, 07.00 AM IST
Hate the odd-even car plan? Here's a tower to make India pollution-freeA tower created by a Dutch designer, that cleans air and uses the carbon to make diamonds, could make its way to Mumbai or Delhi soon.
09 Dec, 2015, 10.00 AM IST
Can Beijing turn its smog into diamonds?Dutch designer and architect Daan Roosegaarde has created a 23-feettall, air-cleaning “Smog Free Tower” and he’s ready to ship it to Beijin...
08 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST