“Stubble burning and landfill fire in and around Delhi continue to increase Air Pollution Level of Delhi and situation to become worst during Diwali falling on November 7,” says Shambhavi Shukla, Senior Research Associate who works with Center for Science and Environment Air pollution Team to Newsd. Air quality has[Read More…]
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Delhi Air Quality: Environment minister Imran Hussain claims improvement
New Delhi: Delhi Aam Admi Party (AAP) government environment minister Imran Hussain claims that the pollution level of the national capital has improved over the last three years. He said due to the measures that have been implemented to improve air quality in Delhi which include the ban on garbage[Read More…]
Combat air pollution on war footing: Delhi Environment Minister
New Delhi: With deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday directed various departments to combat air pollution on a war-footing and also take mandated actions under ‘very poor’and ‘severe’ categories of air quality index. Hussian reviewed the preparedness and action plan of various[Read More…]
No definition of green-firecrackers, too late to check: Environmentalists
New Delhi: While welcoming the Supreme Court’s verdict on imposing certain restriction on the timing of bursting firecrackers, environmentalists say there is no definition of green firecrackers, while raising scepticism if this will work this Diwali which is merely two weeks away. The SC on Tuesday refused to impose a[Read More…]
Air pollution may lead to changes in heart structure
London: Researchers have found that people exposed to even low levels of air pollution can have changes in the structure of the heart, similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure. For every one extra microgram per cubic metre of PM2.5 — small particles of air pollution[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor releases white paper on pollution in Delhi
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday released a white paper on air pollution in the national capital, saying the people of Delhi have a right to breathe, but the central and Delhi government are preventing it. The white paper was prepared at the direction of party’s Delhi unit President Ajay[Read More…]
Air Pollution: Delhi air quality 12 times polluted in the morning hours
New Delhi: Reeling under ‘very poor’ air quality with toxins since past month, the Delhi on Sunday saw pollution levels 12 to 19 times the permissible limit during morning hours. According to the data from Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the major pollutant PM2.5 or particles with a diameter less than[Read More…]
Delhi pollution: AAP government proposes aerial water sprinkling
The Delhi government on Monday expressed its willingness to the Centre to bear the cost of aerial sprinkling of water in the national capital in order to help reduce air pollution. Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain wrote to Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan and said[Read More…]
Air pollution can lead to chronic sinus problems
India, China accounts for more than 50% premature deaths by air pollution, says report
Polluting vehicles in Delhi to lose license despite being PUC certified
As per the currently implemented Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to check pollution in Delhi which is well known for its very poor air quality, polluting commercial vehicles in Delhi’s neighbouring states will end up losing their permits. Evidently polluting commercial vehicles in Delhi or NCR, despite carrying a valid[Read More…]
Air pollution: None of the Indian cities comply with WHO standards
Not a single Indian city among 168 monitored, meet with the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, said Greenpeace on Wednesday in a study called Airpocalypse. The study is based on the data sought through diverse sources and the Right to Information (RTI) Act for 24 states and union territories. “The[Read More…]
Supreme Court bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi, NCR
In view of an alarming condition of air pollution in national capital, the Supreme Court banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and its neighboring areas. The Apex Court also asked the Centre to suspend licenses of firecracker sellers in Delhi & NCR. The court wants a ban on the[Read More…]
Delhi Pollution: NGT bans construction, SC asks Centre to respond within 48 hours.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to devise a common minimum programme to control the air pollution in Delhi and NCR for the next 48 hours. Earlier in the day, the National Green Tribunal banned any kind of construction for one week in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). NGT slammed[Read More…]
Delhi Pollution : Kejriwal bans construction, shuts schools and power plant
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced a slew of measures to be undertaken by the government to reduce the hazardous air pollution in the city. Speaking to media after an emergency Cabinet meeting, Kejriwal announced a ban on construction related activities for the next ten days and shutting[Read More…]
Alarming! Delhi air pollution 42 times higher post Diwali
Air quality in Delhi worsens alarmingly on Diwali night as pollution levels hiked as much as 42 times higher than the normal in one of the most polluted spots of the Capital city. On Monday morning, people woke up to smog with visibility up to 200 metres. According to real[Read More…]
Alarming: 75% of casualties due to air pollution in India, says WHO
Majority of deaths in India is not caused by diseases but due to air pollution. Air pollution is killing nearly 8,00,000 people annually in the South East Asian Region with India alone accounting for over 75% of the casualties caused by cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer, according to a new[Read More…]