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POLLUTION REDUCTION IN DELHI
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launches 150 electric buses, EV charging stationsDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta along with Union Environment Minister Bhupendar Yadav launched 150 electric buses and four charging statio...- Delhi air particles hampering pollution fight by fettering sunlight, weakening winds: StudyAir particles in Delhi obstruct sunlight, which subsequently affects wind strength and pollution dispersal. A recent study highlights that ...
- Foodgrain target for 2026-27 cut to 374 MT amid El Nino concernsThe Centre has also assured states of adequate availability of fertilisers, certified seeds and financial resources for the 2026-27 rabi se...
- Haryana cuts stubble fires by 91 pc since 2021; steps up air pollution measures ahead of winterHaryana has made notable strides in minimizing paddy stubble-burning events while implementing enhanced pollution management strategies. Th...
- 'Not in favour of FIRs against farmers over stubble burning': Punjab CM MannPunjab CM Bhagwant Mann said he does not favour FIRs against farmers for stubble burning and called for a Rs 3,000-per-acre incentive to ma...
- From Gujarat to Rio: How India's pollution solution could offer lessons for Delhi-NCR’s dirty air crisisAn Indian emissions trading scheme developed in Gujarat is now being explored internationally. This market-based approach encourages indust...
- BRICS Climate Agenda: Focus on Global South as India pushes for sustainable futureIndia's BRICS presidency prioritizes climate action and energy transition for developing nations. Discussions will cover critical minerals ...
- Bittu Tabahi cleaned MP’s polluted Ajnar River by hand for months; now Dutch CEO says ‘come work for us’A 20-year-old BSc student from Madhya Pradesh has gone from cleaning a polluted river by hand to receiving a public invitation from Boyan S...
- Indian Railways is planting an aromatic-rooted grass in Lonavala ghats to prevent landslides and avert a Nepal-like flash flood situationIndian Railways is testing vetiver, an aromatic-rooted grass native to India, as a low-cost nature-based solution to stabilise vulnerable s...
- ET Evoke: OECD nations should pay the Global South for climate damages they've caused - if the latter adopt carbon pricing, says Economics Professor Michael GreenstoneGreenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, says air pollution is shortening liv...
- Pakistan significantly affects NCR, Punjab's annual PM2.5 concentration: ReportPakistan's transboundary pollution contributes nearly thirty-three percent to Delhi's annual PM2.5 levels. Local sources account for twenty...
- GOBARdhan Scheme can help reduce gas imports by $5 billion, says IBAThe GOBARdhan Scheme is expected to significantly reduce India's gas import bill. This initiative aims to convert organic waste into clean ...
- Centre to provide Rs 1 lakh crore infra boost to Delhi in 2 years; Nitin Gadkari says it will change the face of the capitalThe Union government will spend Rs 1 lakh crore to enhance Delhi's infrastructure. Projects include cleaning Yamuna, reducing air pollution...
- What can India do reduce pollution? Nitin Gadkari has answer for factor responsible for 40% of the problemUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari linked India's pollution problem to fossil fuel imports, emphasizing the need for alternative fuels, especiall...
- COVID-19: Lockdown in India may have saved 630 lives, says studyScientists, including those from the University of Surrey in the UK, assessed the levels of harmful fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from ve...
- Lockdown cuts PM2.5, PM10 levels by half in Delhi: CPCBThe CPCB said reduction in PM10 and PM2.5 levels primarily indicate depletion in combustion and industrial sources of pollution which are c...
- Air pollution in Delhi did not drop by 25 % as claimed by AAP govt: GreenpeaceIn government advertisements, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been claiming that levels of PM 2.5 (or particulate matters equal to small...
- ET View: Anti-pollution needs a proper policy, not gesturesThere have been cases such as Varanasi and Delhi where there has been a substantial reduction in the level of particulate matter.
- Pollution comes from trucks, industries, diesel generators and open burningIn an alarming bad-air situation like in Delhi, the public transport should ideally be based on electric. There are other sectors that dema...
- Odd-even scheme beneficial, can reduce pollution: TERIAs the 'odd-even' pilot scheme drew to a close today, a policy research organisation termed it as "beneficial" and said it can be used as a...
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