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
A new study has revealed that the air inside homes in Delhi has become unsafe, with high levels of pollutants found in it, despite keeping doors shut. “Houses in the city have very polluted … READ FULL STORY
Life expectancy of Delhiites will be up by nearly three years, if the target of the National Clean Air Programme to improve air quality by 20 to 30 per cent in the next five … READ FULL STORY
Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan, on January 10, 2019, launched the much-awaited National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to improve air quality by 20 to 30 per cent in next five years, with 2017 as … READ FULL STORY
Delhi’s air quality turned ‘severe’, on November 12, 2018, as the pollution level increased due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, even as the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA directed authorities to allow construction only during the daytime … READ FULL STORY
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 302 at 11 pm, on November 7, 2018, which fell in the ‘very poor’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control … READ FULL STORY
Delhi’s air quality turned ‘severe’ on October 30, 2018, for the first time this season, with stubble burning intensifying in neighbouring states, authorities said. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was 401, falling in … READ FULL STORY
Greenpeace India, on July 6, 2018, lamented that while China has taken an important step, by releasing its second clean air action plan to fight air pollution, India’s clean air action programme is ‘yet … READ FULL STORY
Societies in Gurugram, where diesel generator (DG) sets were operated for several hours a day, had 30 per cent higher PM2.5 and PM10 levels, compared to the levels before the usage of DG sets, … READ FULL STORY
Delhi and Varanasi are among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, in terms of PM2.5 levels in 2016, data released by the World … READ FULL STORY
Over 300 construction sites were penalised for violating dust pollution norms in Delhi, although the drive against open burning of waste did not gather as much steam. Analysis of data shared by the Delhi … READ FULL STORY
