Connaught Place smog tower has noticeable impact on air pollution up to 300 mts: Delhi Minister Gopal RaiThe smog tower at Baba Kharak Singh Marg has 5,000 coarse filters and 5,000 fine filters developed by experts at the University of Minnesot...
14 Oct, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
DPCC spent over Rs 12 crore on 3 phases of odd-even scheme: RTI replyThe reply to the RTI filed by activist Amit Gupta revealed that the pollution control body gave Rs 3.38 crore to divisional commissioner an...
07 Dec, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
Are your smog towers working? SC asks Delhi govt''The Delhi government has said it has installed smog towers. Are these working?'' a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana asked senior ...
13 Nov, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
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...
24 Aug, 2021, 11.54 AM IST
India's first smog tower inaugurated in DelhiThe tower has been set up as a pilot project and initial trends will be available within a month. If the pilot project is successful, more ...
23 Aug, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal to inaugurate country's first smog tower on August 23"I am confident that the smog-tower will yield positive results for us. It must be noted that Central Government is also constructing one s...
19 Aug, 2021, 06.51 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal to inaugurate Delhi 1st smog tower on August 23: Gopal RaiAnother 25-metre-tall smog tower, built by the central government at Anand Vihar, is expected to become operational by August 31, officials...
19 Aug, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal expected to inaugurate Delhi's first smog tower on August 23Another 25-metre-tall smog tower, built by the central government at Anand Vihar, is expected to become operational by August 31, officials...
13 Aug, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
Smog tower at Anand Vihar missed deadline due to lockdown, will be ready by Aug 31: OfficialsThe Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has looked for three additional months to finish the development of an exhaust cloud tower at An...
15 Jun, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
COVID-19 slowed down construction of Delhi's 1st smog tower, will be ready by Aug 15: Gopal RaiDelhi's first smog tower's construction was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Environment Minister Gopal Rai says that the tower, to be co...
10 Jun, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
SC asks govt to issue directions on use of anti-smog guns, smog towers during project constructionThe apex court said that time has come to advance the intent behind improving air quality a mandatory feature for modern buildings and more...
05 Jan, 2021, 07.21 PM IST
Delhi Cabinet approves tree transplantation policy, smog tower installation in Connaught PlaceAddressing an online media briefing, he said the Cabinet has also approved a proposal to install a 'smog tower' in Delhi's Connaught Place ...
09 Oct, 2020, 06.57 PM IST
Smog tower installation project in Delhi: SC asks Centre to start work soonThe apex court asked Solicitor General Tushar to apprise it on August 10 about the time frame and also when the work for installation of th...
04 Aug, 2020, 04.00 PM IST
We are worried for future: Supreme Court on air pollution in Delhi-NCRA bench of justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta said this while hearing a plea filed by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), seeki...
06 Mar, 2020, 08.09 PM IST
'Smog-free tower' turns dust into jewellery nowTo help clean up the air, Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde created a 23-foot-tall air purifier called the ‘Smog-free Tower’ in 2015. Now, he...
29 Jan, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
Hate the odd-even car plan? Here's a tower to make India pollution-freeA tower created by a Dutch designer, that cleans air and uses the carbon to make diamonds, could make its way to Mumbai or Delhi soon.
09 Dec, 2015, 10.00 AM IST
Can Beijing turn its smog into diamonds?Dutch designer and architect Daan Roosegaarde has created a 23-feettall, air-cleaning “Smog Free Tower” and he’s ready to ship it to Beijin...
08 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST