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
Pune's particulate pollution load increases by more than 60% in past 7 years, says IITM studyAn increase of 70% and 61% has been found in PM2.5 and PM10 pollutants respectively during 2012-13 to 2019-20 in the emission inventory cam...
21 May, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
Cost of power? 218 deaths in city every year, says reportThe report, “health and economic impacts of unabated coal power generation in Delhi-NCR”, which was released during a webinar on Monday, es...
23 Mar, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Impose heavy penalty for burning agricultural waste: Economic SurveyCiting various reports according to which Delhi accounts for one of the unhealthiest cities in the world in terms of air pollution, the sur...
29 Jan, 2018, 04.55 PM IST
State-run oil companies to supply BS-VI petrol, diesel to Delhi from own refineries by April 2018HPCL’s refinery in Bathinda, IOC’s in Panipat and Mathura, and BPCL’s in Bina should be able to scale up BS-VI fuel production to meet the ...
17 Nov, 2017, 02.22 PM IST
40% dip in emissions from firecrackers this Diwali: StudyThe level of emissions from fireworks fell by around 40 per cent during Diwali festivities this time as compared to 2016, according to the ...
29 Oct, 2017, 08.09 PM IST
- Now, industries polluting Ganga under live monitoring05 Jul, 2017, 07.08 PM IST
Delhi's pollution woes far from over: CSECSE claimed that instead of scaling up public transport connectivity in the NCR aggressively, governments are planning to turn city roads i...
03 Jun, 2016, 06.43 PM IST
Budget 2016: Additional cess on diesel, small cars unexpected, says RC Bhargava, Maruti Suzuki"Why are cars being targeted, especially when you are also saying that we must spend all the money required to get to Euro VI by 2020."
01 Mar, 2016, 08.43 AM IST
Odd-even scheme to go on till Jan 15; HC refuses to interfereThe court, however, directed the government to take into consideration the contents of the petitions before taking any further future of ac...
11 Jan, 2016, 12.27 PM IST
Peak pollution level at 'lowest': SC-appointed panelThe car rationing "odd-even" scheme, which has reduced the traffic volume, has managed to bring down the peak level of pollution in the nat...
08 Jan, 2016, 11.09 PM IST
Delhi High Court to decide fate of odd-even formula on January 11The bench reserved the order after Delhi government informed it that the pollution level of particulate matter showed a declining trend.
08 Jan, 2016, 03.12 PM IST
210 MW unit of Badarpur power plant to remain functionalA 210 MW unit of the Badarpur thermal power plant, which was served a closure notice by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, will be func...
06 Jan, 2016, 06.37 PM IST
Take immediate steps to curb pollution: Centre to Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, UPEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the directions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act have been issued to Delh...
30 Dec, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
CPCB is working to develop its standard and monitoring methodology, says AB Akolkar, member-secretary, CPCB'To begin with, CPCB proposes to establish a linkage between local government and air quality data for the use of AQI.'
24 Oct, 2014, 06.43 PM IST
- Environmental degradation costing India 5.7% of its GDP: World Bank
A new World Bank report claims India losing 5.7% of its GDP to environmental degradation.
17 Jul, 2013, 09.58 PM IST
- Capital marks day by launching awareness drives
Even though fuel cost has been climbing up to new highs, there has been no subsequent decrease in the number of cars on city roads.
06 Jun, 2011, 08.02 AM IST