'Absolutely necessary': SC refuses to relax ban on firecrackersThe Supreme Court maintained its ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, citing persistent high air pollution levels. Emphasizing the impact on t...
03 Apr, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
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...
05 Dec, 2024, 05.12 PM IST
SC to hear plea seeking enforcement of measures to curb pollution in DelhiThe Supreme Court is set to hear a plea on Monday aimed at reducing air pollution in Delhi, as the city experienced "severe" air quality on...
17 Nov, 2024, 11.39 AM IST
Delhi Pollution: National capital chokes as AQI remains above 300, residents demand long-term solutionDelhi residents are facing severe air pollution. The Air Quality Index remains in the 'very poor' category. Citizens complain of breathing ...
12 Nov, 2024, 10.12 AM IST
SC raps Delhi police for not fully imposing cracker ban, asks commissioner to form special cellThe Supreme Court strongly criticized Delhi police for poorly implementing the firecracker ban. The court ordered the police commissioner t...
11 Nov, 2024, 01.59 PM IST
Delhi to organise free laser shows on 10 locations this Diwali: Check venues, timings, other detailsDelhi government will organize laser shows at 10 locations on Diwali evening to promote a cracker-free celebration. High-quality laser equi...
13 Oct, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
Currently, everything in politics is 'besur': CM ShindeHailing the late Lata Mangeshkar, Shinde said, "There are various Yugs (eras) and during this 'Kaliyug', there was Lata-yug (era of Lata Ma...
19 Nov, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
Ahead of Diwali, AQI skyrockets across Indian metros: 5 ways asthma patients can protect their lungs from air pollutionThe atmosphere in some regions of the Delhi-NCR region has started to resemble gas chambers and mines as the AQI levels have crossed 700. B...
03 Nov, 2023, 02.17 PM IST
Pollution levels skyrocket in Delhi after brief let-upThe pollution monitoring authorities said there may be some respite from tomorrow evening as surface winds will gain momentum.
12 Nov, 2017, 10.36 PM IST
Odd-even scheme: Less congestion reducing local pollution, say expertsExperts endorse that a reduction in the volume of cars was simultaneously bringing down levels of pollutants like oxides of nitrogen and su...
06 Jan, 2016, 12.58 PM IST
Delhi's killer air: Better public transportation a solutionThe only solution is to make public transportation cheap and convenient so that India's love affair with diesel-fired cars is curbed.
01 Jan, 2016, 11.44 AM IST
Vehicles must use alternative fuels: Nitin GadkariUnion Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadakari said here today that ethanol, bio-diesel and electricity must power veh...
11 Jun, 2015, 10.58 PM IST
US President Barack Obama, world leaders arrive in China to attend APEC summitBarack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Shinzo Abe and a host of leaders of the region besides top WTO officials arrived in China to be part of APEC ...
09 Nov, 2014, 05.11 PM IST
- UN committee seeks to work out a treaty on mercury
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee will work to prepare a globally binding instrument on mercury at a session organised by United ...
12 Jan, 2013, 10.09 PM IST
1/6 th of Russia ecologically unsafe: Audit ChamberAlmost one-sixth of Russia's territory with a population of over 60 million is ecologically unsafe, the collegium of Russia's Audit Chamber...
23 May, 2009, 11.54 AM IST
- Dip in pollution could speed up climate change, say scientists
Researchers have suggested that global warming could speed up as the world starts becoming free of pollution, after they found that plants ...
24 Apr, 2009, 12.31 AM IST
- Dip in atmospheric pollution level on Bhogi
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has reported a dip in the atmospheric pollution level from the previous year during Bhogi, a traditi...
15 Jan, 2009, 01.10 PM IST