The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs two lakh on the environment ministry for not fixing emission norms of Sulphur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxide for 34 categories of industries — important to mitigate air pollution in Delhi and the NCR. The emission norms are significant as these[Read More…]
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Delhi pollution breaches normal-mark, Centre summons 5 northern states
The Centre on Tuesday summoned governments of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh over enforcing ban on stubble burning. The decision comes on a day the Central Pollution Control Board released its report on air quality of Delhi. As per the report, PM 2.5 levels on the day of[Read More…]