The odd-even scheme based on the last digit of the vehicle’s registration number was implemented twice in 2016
The Graded Response Action Plan or GRAP, which promises to take strict action to control air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region, cannot replace...
Use of pet coke and furnace oil leads to the emission of extremely high levels of Sulphur which in turn leads to air pollution
A PIL filed in 1985 by environmentalist M C Mehta who had raised the issue of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR led to the imposition of...
Burning of firecrackers and stubble has increased the level of PM 2.5 and PM 10 in the air, which has raised the level of pollution
Artificial rain is not a novel idea. Cloud seeding, where silver iodide and dry ice is used to cause rain, has been used by China, Indonesia...
As per the observations from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's air quality will worsen in the next few...
Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority chairman Dr. Bhure Lal expressed concern over the situation of Anand Vihar and compared the area to an open air...
Supreme Court rapped the Ministry of Environment and Forest on delaying the issue of norms and said that failure in payment of fine would invite serious...
Emissions of fine particles like PM2.5 increase by 1.5 to two times due to congested or slow moving traffic, especially from diesel engines
An IIT-Kanpur study on Delhi's air pollution, considered the most comprehensive report on the issue till date, had identified road dust as the biggest source of...
The air quality in Delhi post Diwali had turned 'severe' for the first time in 2017
