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Delhi bans entry of non-Delhi BS-III goods vehicles from Nov 1; Check what it meansDelhi will soon see cleaner air. From November 1, 2025, commercial trucks not registered in Delhi and failing to meet BS-VI emission standa...- Delhi AQI close to 'poor' as winter approaches: Experts advise precautions amid rising pollution levelsDelhi's air quality has reached 199, nearing the 'poor' category as winter sets in. The transport sector is the primary pollution contribut...
- Delhi pollution: Supreme Court allows relaxation of GRAP-IV measuresThe Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the relaxation of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) measures for Delhi and the National Capital Regi...
- Best Blueair Air Purifiers To Fight Off Pollution WoesIf you have been planning to add an air purifying system to your home, then you are at the right place. In today’s article, we will be disc...
- GRAP-IV measures to continue for three more days in Delhi-NCRAs Delhi and the rest of the NCR continue to grapple with rising pollution with air quality index (AQI) continuing to remain in the "very p...
- Cold tightens its grip over North India, dense fog envelopes UPThe winter chill continues to grip Uttar Pradesh, as Noida, Aligarh, and Ghaziabad witnessed dense fog on Saturday. The mercury dropped eve...
- Delhi Minister Gopal Rai says odd-even scheme to be implemented after SC reviews its effectivenessDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said that the odd-even scheme would be implemented post the reevaluation by government fo...
- Transport sector accounts for 40 per cent of air pollution; need to develop greener fuels: Gadkari"We (transport) are responsible for 40 per cent of air pollution in the country...as the transport minister, actually I am responsible for ...
- 'Smoky chicken' Zomato meme lands a few hits and missesIn a tweet on November 7, Zomato apologised to the people of Delhi-NCR as their order of 'chicken' would have a smoky taste. Why? Due to th...
- PM2.5, PM10 levels were above safe limit in Delhi throughout summer: ReportThe CPCB's annual average permissible limits for PM 2.5, PM 10 and NO2 are 40 ug/m3, 60 ug/m3 and 40 ug/m3 respectively. The World Health O...
- Minimal or no improvement in air pollution levels, Ghaziabad most polluted: NCAP reportSome of the cities have even recorded an increase in particulate matter (PM) levels, it said. Cities are declared non-attainment if they co...
- Farmers shouldn't be blamed for air pollution: TikaitBhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said farmers or stubble burning should not be blamed for air pollution, citing a Supre...
- Deaths, morbidity from air pollution led to loss of 1.4% of GDP in 2019, says scientific paperThe study said the economic loss due to lost output from premature deaths and morbidity from air pollution was 1.36 per cent of the GDP in ...
- Poor air quality: EPCA lashes out at authorities over traffic congestion, garbage burningVarious road stretches in Sarai Rohilla, Anand Vihar, Zakhira Najafgarh Road, Soan Park, Azadpur Mandi where heavy traffic congestion is re...
- Burning of firecrackers in surrounding states also contributing to rise of pollution in Delhi: SAFARAn AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor...
- CPCB recommends ban on entry of heavy vehicles in Delhi after DiwaliThe recommendation was made in view of the heavy pollution caused by such vehicles which might add to the woes of the national capital whic...
- A personal air purifier wearable can be the answer to India’s air pollution woesA bunch of Indian scientists have come up with a wearable device that can remove air pollution and ensure the air you breathe in is free fr...
- Five Chinese cities on red alert for smogChina's pollution woes today worsened as four more Chinese cities joined capital Beijing in issuing their first-ever red alerts, the most s...
- China's most polluted province Hebei cuts coal use by halfHebei Province in northern China which neighbours Beijing is often blamed for the capital city's pollution woes.
- Half a million die every year in China due to air pollutionIn Beijing, the use of coal meant the concentration of cancer-causing PM2.5 particles in winter was 25 times higher than that in summer.
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