Air Pollution

The Supreme Court's impatience with slow progress on tackling Delhi's poor air quality is understandable, and also symptomatic of the deficiency in such tackling. Tackling air pollution cannot be limited to emergency situations or advance planning for a week at the peak of air pollution crisis. Sustained efforts that address…

The Centre's measures to control air pollution were ad hoc, the Supreme Court has said. The court asked the Modi government to draw up a long-term scientific strategy to ensure clean air for the nation's capital. A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices DY Chandrachud and…

In its submissions to the SC on air pollution, the Centre has said that it has collected over ₹4.8 crore as 'environmental compensation' from over 100 errant industries in Delhi-NCR, fined thousands of polluting vehicles, found 262 construction sites non-compliant and imposed fines worth ₹80 lakh against them. Faced with…

Irish people must break their emotional bond with the “cosy fire”, a leading chemistry expert has said, in the wake of the EPA warning of “worrying” air quality at 52 sites across the country. The Environmental Protection Agency said the burning of solid fuel in villages, towns and cities, particularly…

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Updated: Monday, November 22, 2021, 13:45 New Delhi, Nov 22: Delhi continues to be one of the most polluted cities in the world, with deteriorating air quality levels, especially around the onset of winter, when farmers in…

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Updated: Sunday, November 21, 2021, 17:33 New Delhi, Nov 21: All schools in Delhi will remain shut for physical classes till further orders, in the wake of air pollution. However, online education to continue. Representational Image "The…

DDMA allows standing passengers in Delhi Metro trains, buses to tackle air pollution PTILast Updated: Nov 20, 2021, 08:39 PM IST Synopsis In an order, the DDMA said 30 standing passengers will be allowed in each Metro train coach. In Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and Cluster buses, the maximum number…

As for the bigger reconciliation bill, which is still being negotiated, language also would subsidize logging on both federal and private lands, as well as subsidize forest biomass energy, wood pellet facilities, and production of cross-laminated timber (a type of prefabricated wood panel used in home construction) under the heading…

By CHRISTINA LARSON, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — New Delhi struggles with pollution year-round, but the problem becomes especially acute during fall and winter months. On Wednesday, the concentration of tiny pollution particles was nearly 30 times above the level deemed safe over a 24-hour period by the World…

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