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From WFH to 2x parking charge, these rules are now permanent in Delhi from Nov 1 to Feb 28Delhi has rolled out a permanent winter anti-pollution plan, effective November 1 to February 28 annually. This framework mandates strict m...
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...
India's cooking fuel shortage is driving up California's gas pricesIndia's cooking gas shortage, driven by the Strait of Hormuz closure, forces refiners to cut alkylate production. This directly impacts Cal...
Delhi govt plans to install anti-smog guns atop Kashmere Gate ISBTDelhi government is installing anti-smog guns at bus terminals to fight dust pollution. Kashmere Gate bus terminal will be the first to get...
Thin layer of smog covers Mumbai's Bandra as AQI hits 123Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex experienced a moderate smog layer with an AQI of 123. Meanwhile, Delhi grappled with hazardous air quality, r...
High-rise buildings, hotels, commercial complexes to mandatorily install anti-smog guns, announces Delhi govtDelhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced that all high-rise buildings, hotels, and key establishments must install anti-s...
Air Pollution: Production at 3.4 M MSMEs hit in Punjab, Haryana, DelhiSevere smog in north India is disrupting factory production, causing supply chain delays and reducing worker efficiency. The PHD Chamber of...
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two citiesPunjab, a province in Pakistan, declared a health emergency due to severe smog, which has affected nearly 2 million people. The government ...
Lahore reports over 15,000 cases in one day due to toxic smog, NASA shares smog photoLahore is facing a severe smog crisis. Hospitals report over 15,000 respiratory infection cases in 24 hours. Children and those with pre-ex...
How can nearby villages help in solving Delhi's killer smog?Delhi needs rural neighbors' help to beat smog, says study. Regional air quality plans, airshed councils, and smog forecasts recommended. R...
GRAP III invoked, anti-smog guns deployed as Delhi govt, central agencies step up fight against pollutionThe Delhi administration, which has stepped up measures to tackle the pollution menace, has deployed anti-smog guns in several places such ...
Consider using water sprinklers, anti-smog guns 24x7: CAQM to Delhi govt after air quality turns severeSatellite images showed a layer of smoke blanketing huge swathes of the Indo-Gangetic plains -- from east Pakistan to east Uttar Pradesh. T...
Smog towers 'quick fix', no scientific evidence they tackle pollution long-term, say expertsTheir comments came soon after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India's first smog tower in the city's Connaught Place area...
Causes for heavy smog in China unknown, need research: Li KeqiangWhile highlighting steps to address coal burning, exhaust of vehicles and dust to control smog specially in the winter, he said the causes ...
Causes for heavy smog in China unknown, need research: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang"I fully understand public concern about smog. Like air, blue skies treat everyone equally. We all want to have such blue skies," Chinese P...
China cracks down on factories as it battles pollutionA total of 72 Chinese cities including Beijing have issued yellow, orange and red smog alerts, official media reported quoting the Ministry...
China says some factories have violated anti-smog measures
Waste burning continuing unabated in AravaliThe state government is all set to prepare an action plan with the help of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) ...
Beijing to end coal usage by 2020 to reduce smogAn official of the Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau said boosting efforts to cut air pollution in northern China, especially winte...
China issues first alert for pollution in 2016The weather observatory upgraded its fog alert from yellow to orange for Saturday evening to Sunday morning under China's four-tier warning...