Air Pollution
- Mumbai
Mumbai: 584 km of roads being washed to curb air pollution; AQI at 117
Mumbai: A total of 584 kilometres of roads in 24 administrative wards of Mumbai are being regularly washed and cleaned to control dust as part of efforts to curb air pollution, the…
- Delhi
Air pollution levels creep up in Delhi
New Delhi: Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs deteriorated again overnight after a marginal improvement a day ago with forecasts suggesting that a major relief is unlikely in the coming days.…
- Delhi
Delhi logs 12.8 min temp, air quality still ‘very poor’
New Delhi: The national capital on Saturday morning recorded a minimum temperature of 12.8 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department. The IMD has predicted…
- Entertainment
Rubina Dilaik shuts trolls who called her Diwali tweet ‘anti-hindu’
Mumbai: Bigg Boss 14 winner and popular TV actress Rubina Dilaik has amassed a huge fan following across India and is one of the finest female stars in telly ville. The actress…
- Delhi
Delhi: Air pollution’s effect on women’s reproductive health
New Delhi: Even as air quality remains in ‘severe’ category in Delhi, experts said that breathing polluted air can significantly hurt reproductive health. On Thursday morning, air quality across Delhi remained in…
- Delhi
Air pollution: Over 400 challans issued by traffic cops on Diwali
New Delhi: The Delhi Police issued over 400 challans to vehicles violating traffic norms and government guidelines on Diwali, an officer said on Monday. According to police, 84 BS III Petrol vehicles…
- India
Change behaviours, not just policies: Climate experts call for action
Ahmedabad: India’s battle with air pollution, responsible for over 1.6 million deaths annually, is a critical public health and environmental challenge. According to recent data, more than 99 per cent of the…
- India
Clear, blue skies in Delhi as air quality improves further
New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to clear, blue skies and abundant sunshine on Saturday, marking a welcome relief from the suffocating haze that persisted for around two weeks. At 7 am, the…
- Delhi
Delhi Police penalises vehicles contributing to pollution, over 4K ‘challans’ issued
New Delhi: In a effort to combat air pollution in Delhi, the Traffic Police has adopted stringent measures to penalise vehicles that contribute to pollution or fail to meet the necessary roadworthiness…
- Delhi
Kejriwal recommends suspension of DPCC Chairperson over air pollution
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday recommended the suspension of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee Chairman Ashwani Kumar to the concerned authority, in a move to expedite action on bureaucracy…
- India
Directions on bursting firecrackers applicable to all states: SC clarifies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that the directions issued by it against bursting of firecrackers were not just for Delhi-NCR but for also all states. The court further directed…