Saket building collapse: Delhi LG directs MCD to enforce bylaws, curb illegal structuresFollowing a fatal building collapse in Saket, Delhi's Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu has ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to s...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Books, dreams and debris: Saket building collapse rattles aspirants, disrupts months of preparationThe day after the tragic incident, many aspirants described scenes of panic, dust, and devastation that disrupted months of intense prepara...
31 May, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Mining turns India's heat-shield hills to dustDizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New ...
31 May, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
Gujarat Titans defy explosive T20 environment with top-heavy consistency, balanced aggressionGujarat Titans will be facing the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on May 26 at Dharamsala in a battle between 'The K...
24 May, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
GRAP-1 imposed in Delhi-NCR: Full list of restrictions, bans and permitted activitiesDelhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air quality dropped to the 'poor' category with an AQI of 208. T...
19 May, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Delhi air pollution update: Govt introduces new 100 GSM rule for green nets to fight construction dustDelhi green nets: Delhi has introduced a new minimum quality standard for the green nets used at construction sites after pollution authori...
12 May, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
GRAP Stage 1 enforced across Delhi-NCR amid poor air qualityAir quality in Delhi-NCR has dropped to a poor category. The Commission for Air Quality Management has activated Stage 1 of the Graded Resp...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
Delhi pollution plan: Restrictions on goods vehicles, check when BS-VI and EV rules will applyDelhi will soon see stricter rules for goods vehicles entering the capital. From November 1, only BS-VI compliant, CNG, and electric trucks...
04 Apr, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Mumbai weather update: Light rain, IMD storm alert, pollution trend raises concernMumbai experienced light rain as the India Meteorological Department issued warnings for active weather across India. Western disturbances ...
04 Apr, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
Delhi air pollution: PM's principal secretary flags slow progress in clearing landfill sitesP K Mishra, principal secretary to the prime minister, chaired a meeting addressing Delhi's air pollution. He emphasized stronger enforceme...
11 Oct, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
4 in 5 families suffering due to pollution-related ailments in MumbaiA significant number of families in Mumbai are reporting health issues, with four out of five families stating that one or more family memb...
04 Nov, 2023, 02.05 PM IST
SDMC takes action for pollution-related offence; imposes challan worth Rs 50 lakhHotspot areas are being kept under constant surveillance and monitored by the officials of the Building Department of the South Zone, offic...
17 Oct, 2020, 08.58 AM IST
Construction ban may delay Metro phase-IIIDayal said Metro was taking several measures at construction sites to adhere to the Delhi government's order, including suspending excavati...
08 Nov, 2016, 11.19 AM IST
Government announces raft of measures to tackle Delhi air pollutionDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also said government has drawn up a roadmap to tackle air pollution under which emission control devic...
01 Nov, 2016, 07.44 PM IST
Parliamentary panel to examine issue of implementation of dust free technologyA Parliamentary committee has decided to examine the issue of implementation of 'dust-free' technology in the construction sector.
15 Feb, 2016, 05.08 PM IST
- Delhi: Notice to 8 construction site for flouting dust pollution
Delhi government today served notices to eight major construction projects, including one of the Airport Authority of India, for flouting d...
16 Dec, 2015, 10.15 PM IST
Road dust is the top contributor to Delhi's polluted air; high levels need to be curbedA range of studies on Delhi’s air quality – the latest by IIT Kanpur – agree that road dust is the top contributor to rising levels of PM 2...
11 Dec, 2015, 04.26 AM IST