Congress hits out at govt over air quality report putting India as 5th most polluted countryIndia has been ranked as the fifth most polluted country globally by the 2024 World Air Quality Report. Congress demands the rollback of al...
Is Mahindra Bolero Neo safe for you? The SUV scores only one star in safety ratingsThe Mahindra Bolero Neo received a one-star rating for both child and adult safety in the Global NCAP tests, highlighting its performance i...
Planning to install a new touchscreen infotainment in your car? It could prove dangerous. Here's whyTouchscreen infotainment systems in cars, while sleek and user-friendly, raise concerns about driver distraction. EuroNCAP warns that relyi...
Delhi is not India's most polluted city in 2023: CREAByrnihat and Begusarai are the most polluted cities in India in 2023, according to a report released by an independent think tank. The repo...
Barely any difference in PM 2.5 trends among cities covered in NCAP and those outside it: ReportThe NCAP is a national-level strategy aimed at a 20 per cent to 30 per cent reduction in PM2.5 and PM10 concentration by 2024, with 2017 as...
New Honda Civic gets five-star rating in ASEAN NCAP crash testThe report from the New Car Assessment Programme said the sedan successfully obtained a total score of 83.47 points from the adult occupant...
Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of IndiansMore than 480 million people living in the vast swathes of central, eastern and northern India, including the capital, New Delhi, endure si...
Popular Indian cars fail to impress in crash tests, highlighting country's history with road accidentsMaruti Suzuki S-Presso, Hyundai Grand i10 Nios and Kia Seltos scored 0, 2 and 3 stars, respectively, on a 5-star scale for crash tests safe...
Curbs help 4 metros meet clean air targetsUnprecedented lockdown measures resulted in four cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru — achieving 95% of their 2024 National Clean...
Greenpeace calls out govt for omitting 139 highly polluted towns and cities from its NCAP
Govt likely to come out with NCAP around August 15The ministry had earlier said that it would come out with the programme by the end of August.
Experts seek Centre’s intervention to counter air pollution impact on healthPublic health experts from different parts of the country have called on the Centre to include a mitigation and prevention strategy for the...
City environmentalists find gaps in Delhi-centric NCAPNCAP highlights a list of 100 non-attainment cities that have not met the requisite air quality standards set by the Government of India, a...
Decide on banning import of pet coke by June 30: Supreme Court to GovernmentThe bench also issued notices to Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan after Nadkarni said that steps needed to be taken in these states to ...
Govt sets target of 35% pollution cut for 100 citiesThe environment ministry targets 35% reduction of air pollution in the next three years and 50% reduction in the next five years for at lea...
Govt sets target of 35% pollution cut for 100 citiesConcept note of this plan, accessed by Greenpeace India under RTI, talks about tackling pollution from various sources. It identifies power...
Clean air programme 'good' start, but needs transparency of info: Greenpeace