CAQM outlines detailed plan to improve Delhi’s air quality, forecasts more blue-sky days over next 3–4 yearsDelhi's air quality is set to improve with a new strategy from the Commission for Air Quality Management. The plan aims for more clear sky ...
29 Dec, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
Delhi’s pollution source tracker is unable to read the role of farm fires this winterDelhi's primary air pollution source apportionment tool, DSS, is struggling to accurately estimate stubble burning's impact this season. Pr...
11 Nov, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
Vehicles, road dust & industries main Delhi-NCR polluters: StudyThe Commission for Air Quality Monitoring is reviewing an IIT Kanpur-TERI report. It identifies road dust and traffic as the main pollution...
01 Oct, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
India occupies top spot globally in emissions related to crop burning: Report19 Oct, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
India set to exceed voluntary emissions-cut targetIn its third biennial update report (BUR-III), submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently, India declared...
29 Mar, 2021, 03.31 AM IST
Why vehicular emissions are a constant in anti-pollution fightAs Delhi gets shrouded in thick layers of hazardous pollution due to stubble burning and firecrackers, the constant sources including trans...
04 Nov, 2019, 12.57 PM IST
- India on track to meet its Paris pledges despite growing emission29 Dec, 2018, 10.00 AM IST
Shimla considering odd/even scheme?An European Commission-sponsored study conducted for evaluating green house gas eEmissions in Shimla town has come handy to Shimla Municipa...
30 Apr, 2016, 09.18 PM IST
India submits first biennial report on green house gasesIndia submitted its first Biennial Update Report (BUR) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
22 Jan, 2016, 08.24 PM IST
- Energy sector accounts for 58% of greenhouse gas emissions: Govt
The government on Monday informed Parliament that the energy sector in the country was the biggest emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission...
22 Dec, 2015, 03.32 AM IST
Nearly 60% greenhouse gas emissions from energy sector: GovtReplying to a question, Prakash Javadekar said greenhouse gas emissions from energy sector constituted 58 per cent, followed by electricity...
21 Dec, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Major polluter in Delhi: It’s vehicles for some, dust and factory for othersA 2007-10 six city study done through NEER said the high PM 10 levels in Delhi were caused more by dust and industries rather than vehicles.
09 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Multi-stakeholder consultation on to finalise green gas cutThe government has voluntarily announced to reduce green house gas emission intensity of GDP by 20-25 per cent by 2020 from the 2005 levels.
04 Aug, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
What’s fouling the air? Data puzzling governmentA lot of confusion seems to exist over what really contributes to air pollution from the transport sector or from vehicles in Delhi.
04 May, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
Government misled court on Delhi's pollution, say green activistsThe MoEF had told the court that dust was responsible for 52.2% of the pollution load in Delhi while vehicles contributed only 6.6%.
09 Jan, 2015, 11.40 AM IST
- India submits 'international assessment and review' plan relted to emission reduction targets to UNFCCC
As the possibility of continuing with emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol for developed countries grows dim, India has step...
29 Sep, 2011, 07.16 AM IST
- Greenhouse emission numbers out and we're clean compared to West
The government has revised India's greenhouse gas emission estimates after 13 years and has found one fact unchanged — India has one of the...
12 May, 2010, 04.56 AM IST