70 per cent of change in winter pollution in north India explained by western disturbances: StudyWestern disturbances may explain seventy percent of winter air pollution variations. More frequent storms typically bring cleaner air to no...
11 Sep, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
7 months, 7 fronts: States draw up action plan for pollution seasonStates submitted action plans for Delhi-NCR's pollution season. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav reviewed these plans for implementatio...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Govt expects 25,000 registrations under Parivartan scheme to replace old trucks, buses in Delhi-NCRThe Parivartan scheme aims to phase out polluting commercial vehicles in Delhi-NCR. Over 25,000 registrations are expected by October under...
29 Aug, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
Delhi-NCR vehicle owners alert: No new petrol, diesel or CNG LGVs below 3,500 kg from 2027; more models to come under new curb from 2028. Check who will be affectedDelhi-NCR regulations will mandate electric light goods vehicles from 2027. Only electric N1 light goods vehicles will be allowed to be reg...
20 Aug, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
Haryana unveils tax breaks to accelerate shift to cleaner commercial vehiclesHaryana is offering a full waiver on motor vehicle tax for new environment-friendly trucks and buses in NCR districts. This initiative targ...
25 Jun, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
Delhi’s curb on non-Delhi vehicles raises questions over the idea of NCRDelhi's new vehicle entry ban for non-BS-VI registered cars reignites debate on the National Capital Region's shared urban space. The move ...
17 Dec, 2025, 04.39 PM IST
Install emission monitors by Dec 31 or face closure, Centre warns Delhi-NCR industriesAuthorities in Delhi-NCR have been ordered to crack down on polluting industries failing to install real-time emission monitoring systems a...
03 Dec, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
Beijing-style plan to curb Delhi pollution in worksThe Centre is set to roll out an innovative initiative modeled after Beijing's air quality improvements, aiming to significantly reduce pol...
14 Oct, 2025, 11.52 PM IST
Delhi calls for firecracker ban in entire NCR in meeting of states with CentreThe Delhi government has urged the Union Environment Ministry to impose a ban on firecracker burning and the movement of diesel buses in th...
20 Oct, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Commission for Air Quality Management comes up with plan for abetment of air pollution from vehicles in NCRAs vehicles are the second-highest contributors to particulate pollution in the country, the Commission for Air Quality Management has come...
13 Jul, 2022, 09.01 PM IST
Heat and dust, fix this health hazardThe commission must work with local authorities in Delhi and NCR in designing heat action plans. Many measures to deal with heat stress can...
09 May, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
Pollution: SC re-imposes ban on construction in Delhi-NCR, asks states to pay affected workersA special bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, in an interim order uploaded Wednesday night, also directed the Commission for Air Qual...
25 Nov, 2021, 12.44 PM IST
SC prohibits plying of 15-year-old petrol, 10-year-old diesel vehicles in NCRThe CPCB will immediately make social media account on which citizens can complain about pollution, the top court ordered.
29 Oct, 2018, 05.03 PM IST
SC seeks long-term solution for pollution“Where are the timelines? It is not enough to have emergency measures which are reactive to a crisis,” said a bench, comprising Justices Ma...
13 Nov, 2017, 11.02 PM IST
NCR pollution crisis: SC asks Centre, states to prepare comprehensive plan06 Feb, 2017, 08.23 PM IST
You aren’t alone Delhi, all 22 NCR districts are choking16 Jan, 2017, 11.50 PM IST
Delhi can't cut air pollution aloneA day after Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar slammed the Delhi government for not submitting an action plan to counter air poll...
02 Apr, 2015, 02.30 AM IST