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SC pulls up Centre and state governments; bans stubble burning in Northern India
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Centre as well as the State governments for their failure to curb air pollution in Delhi despite...
Air Pollution: Supreme Court issues directives for saving Delhi-NCR
The bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta on Friday took on record the joint affidavit submitted on behalf of Ministry of Environment,...
Stubble Burning – The Problem and Solutions
By Pravir Kumar
The whole country is concerned about the thick smog enveloping North India, especially the National Capital Region (NCR). Apart from factors like...
Air Pollution in Delhi: Every Breath You Take
Above: Haze near India Gate that poses a major health risk/Photo: UNI
Delhi and its adjoining areas are facing an unprecedented crisis as pollution levels...
Supreme Court to hear pollution complaint on Bandra Worli Sea Link
Supreme Court today admitted the appeal against a judgement of the National Green Tribunal which had disposed of an application stating the issue of...
Stickers for Vehicles: Colour My World
Above: Illustration by Rajendra Kumar
In an effort to stem air pollution, a scheme was introduced for NCR states to have colour-coded stickers on all...
Air Pollution: Time Running Out
Above: A grey haze over a busy road/Photo: UNI
Despite Delhi falling in the “severe” to “poor” category for more than 300 days a year,...
Peripheral Ring Road: Going Round in Circles
Above: The PRR project will decongest traffic and reduce air pollution in Bengaluru/Photo: Youtube
Whether the traffic nightmare in Bengaluru will ease or not depends...
National Clean Air Programme: No Goal in Sight
Above: Smoggy skies over Delhi
The lack of a legal mandate and clear fiscal strategy coupled with a meagre Rs 300 crore allocation means...
Air Pollution: Promises to Keep
Above: Photo by Anil Shakya
The government has acknowledged the need to set targets and show the resolve to reduce particulate matter, but unless there...
Pollution in NCR: Capital Punishment
Above: The November smog takes away the shine of Delhi’s iconic India Gate area/Photo: UNI
It is that time of the year when Delhi and...
SC Lashes Out At Delhi Govt For Inaction on NGT’s 2015 Order
The Supreme Court came down hard on the Delhi government for its failure to control the use of old vehicles which were banned by...
SC grants conditional nod for fire crackers, online sale banned
Supreme Court refuses a blanket ban on sale of fire crackers but says they can be burst only in designated areas and within the...
Centre to Delhi HC: 704 metro coaches have already been commissioned for curbing air...
~By Kunal Rao
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has added 906 new coaches to its trains, out of which 704 coaches have already been...
SC blasts Centre for delaying tactics on Delhi environmental issues
In the environmental issue of Delhi, the deteriorating air quality, nothing has been done by the Centre to date to ameliorate the pain of...
Air pollution matter: No counsel appears for Delhi govt, SC imposes Rs 1 lakh...
The apex court on Monday (July 9) imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the Delhi government as no counsel appeared on behalf...
Cancer deaths due to pollution in Ramganga river: Allahabad HC seeks replies from DM,...
Above: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court on Monday (June 25) sought replies from District Magistrate, Bareilly, Chief Medical Officer, Bareilly and Pollution Control...
Polluting Badarpur power plant offers afforestation in lieu of closure
The issue of the hugely polluting Badarpur Thermal power plant, which was closed down during the massive Delhi smog (and restarted on March 16,...
Bus stand pollution in Meerut: NGT’s earlier judgment on air quality will form plinth
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday (January 12) took up a case of pollution created by a bus stand in Meerut. It was...
SC tells Centre to apprise it of efforts to curb air pollution
Above: A stainless steel factory in New Delhi. Photo: Bhavana Gaur
The Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta on Monday...
Delhi HC takes note of air pollution due to crop burning
It is now a fact that one of the major reasons for polluted air in Delhi is stubble burning in the neighbouring states of...
Scourge of the Smog
The Big, Bad Pollution Haze in Delhi and NCR left millions with a choked feeling, watery eyes or seriously sick. When will the laws...
'Air pollution' - 22 News Results
SC pulls up Centre and state governments; bans stubble burning in Northern India
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Centre as well as the State governments for their failure to curb air pollution in Delhi despite...
Air Pollution: Supreme Court issues directives for saving Delhi-NCR
The bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta on Friday took on record the joint affidavit submitted on behalf of Ministry of Environment,...
Stubble Burning – The Problem and Solutions
By Pravir Kumar
The whole country is concerned about the thick smog enveloping North India, especially the National Capital Region (NCR). Apart from factors like...
Air Pollution in Delhi: Every Breath You Take
Above: Haze near India Gate that poses a major health risk/Photo: UNI
Delhi and its adjoining areas are facing an unprecedented crisis as pollution levels...
Supreme Court to hear pollution complaint on Bandra Worli Sea Link
Supreme Court today admitted the appeal against a judgement of the National Green Tribunal which had disposed of an application stating the issue of...
Stickers for Vehicles: Colour My World
Above: Illustration by Rajendra Kumar
In an effort to stem air pollution, a scheme was introduced for NCR states to have colour-coded stickers on all...
Air Pollution: Time Running Out
Above: A grey haze over a busy road/Photo: UNI
Despite Delhi falling in the “severe” to “poor” category for more than 300 days a year,...
Peripheral Ring Road: Going Round in Circles
Above: The PRR project will decongest traffic and reduce air pollution in Bengaluru/Photo: Youtube
Whether the traffic nightmare in Bengaluru will ease or not depends...
National Clean Air Programme: No Goal in Sight
Above: Smoggy skies over Delhi
The lack of a legal mandate and clear fiscal strategy coupled with a meagre Rs 300 crore allocation means...
Air Pollution: Promises to Keep
Above: Photo by Anil Shakya
The government has acknowledged the need to set targets and show the resolve to reduce particulate matter, but unless there...
Pollution in NCR: Capital Punishment
Above: The November smog takes away the shine of Delhi’s iconic India Gate area/Photo: UNI
It is that time of the year when Delhi and...
SC Lashes Out At Delhi Govt For Inaction on NGT’s 2015 Order
The Supreme Court came down hard on the Delhi government for its failure to control the use of old vehicles which were banned by...
SC grants conditional nod for fire crackers, online sale banned
Supreme Court refuses a blanket ban on sale of fire crackers but says they can be burst only in designated areas and within the...
Centre to Delhi HC: 704 metro coaches have already been commissioned for curbing air...
~By Kunal Rao
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has added 906 new coaches to its trains, out of which 704 coaches have already been...
SC blasts Centre for delaying tactics on Delhi environmental issues
In the environmental issue of Delhi, the deteriorating air quality, nothing has been done by the Centre to date to ameliorate the pain of...
Air pollution matter: No counsel appears for Delhi govt, SC imposes Rs 1 lakh...
The apex court on Monday (July 9) imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the Delhi government as no counsel appeared on behalf...
Cancer deaths due to pollution in Ramganga river: Allahabad HC seeks replies from DM,...
Above: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court on Monday (June 25) sought replies from District Magistrate, Bareilly, Chief Medical Officer, Bareilly and Pollution Control...
Polluting Badarpur power plant offers afforestation in lieu of closure
The issue of the hugely polluting Badarpur Thermal power plant, which was closed down during the massive Delhi smog (and restarted on March 16,...
Bus stand pollution in Meerut: NGT’s earlier judgment on air quality will form plinth
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday (January 12) took up a case of pollution created by a bus stand in Meerut. It was...
SC tells Centre to apprise it of efforts to curb air pollution
Above: A stainless steel factory in New Delhi. Photo: Bhavana Gaur
The Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta on Monday...
Delhi HC takes note of air pollution due to crop burning
It is now a fact that one of the major reasons for polluted air in Delhi is stubble burning in the neighbouring states of...
Scourge of the Smog
The Big, Bad Pollution Haze in Delhi and NCR left millions with a choked feeling, watery eyes or seriously sick. When will the laws...
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