In what may look like another grim reality check for Indian cities, a recent report on air pollution has ranked New Delhi as the world’s most polluted capital for the third time in a … READ FULL STORY
For the last several years, authorities across the country have been implementing measures, to lessen the impact of air pollution. The subject found mention in finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech for 2021-22. The … READ FULL STORY
With Delhi continuing to witness ‘poor’ air quality, various agencies have announced measures to combat the same. As parts of the Bhalswa landfill site continued to smoulder, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation announced a … READ FULL STORY
The emergency Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), is set to be implemented in Delhi, from October 15, 2018, to deal with worsening air pollution. On October 14, 2018, the air quality was in the … READ FULL STORY
The emergency plan to combat air pollution came into force, on October 15, 2018, in the Delhi-NCR where air quality remained poor, even as the centre claimed that bad air quality days in the … READ FULL STORY
In a week’s time, some clarity may emerge as the environment ministry, on December 28, 2017, gave about seven days to various agencies, to respond whether deadlines listed in a mega plan to clean … READ FULL STORY
Observing that air quality in the national capital was ‘severe’ for most of the month, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed implementation of a graded response action plan, to combat different levels of … READ FULL STORY
