Skewering the tandoor: Why Delhi’s ban misses the point as pollution chokes the cityDelhi's govt is banning tandoors in a desperate attempt to combat smog, a move that distracts from real solutions like vehicular emissions ...
28 Dec, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
NY resolution No. 3: Boycott fireThis New Year, let's light up our resolutions without the flames. The Honest ET List champions a smoke-free celebration, advocating for a b...
17 Dec, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
Call issued to save an iconic piece of Mumbai food history as oven deadline looms over Irani cafesFormer Maharashtra BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar has called for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to exempt Mumbai's Irani cafes from a b...
20 Feb, 2025, 04.02 PM IST
Delhi pollution: After SC revokes GRAP-IV, GRAP-II now in place; Here's what will be allowedDelhi's air quality improved. GRAP Stage-III and IV restrictions lifted. Stage II and I remain active. Supreme Court approved the change. D...
05 Dec, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
Delhi govt identifies 8 more pollution hotspots; will use dust suppressants: Gopal RaiThe government of Delhi has identified eight additional pollution hotspots in the city, bringing the total number to 21. Special teams will...
23 Oct, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Air quality likely to turn 'very poor' in Delhi-NCR; Centre invokes measures under GRAP 'Stage II'The Centre's air quality panel has directed authorities in the National Capital Region (NCR) to increase parking fees to discourage private...
21 Oct, 2023, 07.41 PM IST
CAQM refrains from invoking restrictions under GRAP Stage II in DelhiDelhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) on Monday worsened to 265 from 244 on Sunday. The sub-committee responsible for invoking ac...
06 Feb, 2023, 09.03 PM IST
CAQM asks Coal India Ltd to stop supply, sale of coal to industries in Delhi-NCROnly two units have been found using such highly polluting fuels since January 1, indicating satisfactory compliance of the commission's di...
19 Jan, 2023, 06.35 PM IST
Pakistan flour crisis worsens; prices skyrocket amidst wheat shortage, stampedes reportedTens of thousands spend hours daily to get the subsidized bags of flour that are already short in supply in the market. Chaotic scenes are ...
11 Jan, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
ET Explainer: All you need to know on Pakistan's worst flour crisisThe prices of wheat flour, which is one of the key constituents of the staple diet of people in Pakistan, have skyrocketed amid the ongoing...
10 Jan, 2023, 11.41 AM IST
Delhi-NCR: Ban on coal, other unapproved fuels comes into forceThe ban is part of a comprehensive policy released by the CAQM in July last year. The policy lists sector-wise action plans to curb air pol...
01 Jan, 2023, 11.36 AM IST
Industries in Delhi-NCR using unapproved fuels, including coal, to be shut down from Jan 1The ban on heavily polluting fuels like coal, Light Diesel Oil (LDO) and Naptha in NCR will come into effect on January 1, 2023. The agency...
28 Dec, 2022, 09.09 PM IST
CAQM to implement Revised Graded Response Action Plan from SaturdayThe measures in the "Severe Plus" category or Stage IV include a ban on the entry of trucks into Delhi, and on the plying of Delhi-register...
01 Oct, 2022, 10.59 AM IST
Delhi to implement Graded Response Action Plan from October 1According to directions of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the plan will come into force 15 days before the usual date to...
20 Sep, 2022, 10.25 PM IST
Revamped plan to check air pollution in Delhi-NCR to come into force from October 1The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), announced by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 2017, will take effect on October 15 when a...
07 Aug, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
How Delhi can do better than odd-evenDuring the odd-even trial, Delhi Metro saw daily ridership jump by 2L. Metro has 160 stations in Delhi-NCR. Two new corridors will add 108 ...
16 Jan, 2016, 02.49 PM IST
Pollution scare: No more power cuts in Golden Temple vicinityAround Rs 32.40 crore would be spent by the state on the project and a 66KV station would be established for this purpose.
24 May, 2014, 01.46 AM IST