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People burst firecrackers in New Delhi on Thursday night despite the ban imposed on its sale by the Supreme Court to control air pollution.

Delhi: Cracker ban goes up in smoke

Capital wakes up to hazy morning, air quality severe' Rise in number of heart, lung patients.

20 Oct 2017 8:13 PM GMT

The Supreme Courts order banning firecrackers has received mixed reactions from various quarters.

Costly flip-flops over ban on firecrackers

The CPCB has yet to submit the report due on January 11, 2017, on the air pollution impact.

11 Oct 2017 6:42 PM GMT

New Delhi and several other North Indian states have been enveloped with toxic smog for over a week, forcing authorities to enforce emergency measures. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi: Air quality becomes very poor' again

The Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) National Air Quality Index has Delhi in the 'very poor' zone with a score...

20 Nov 2017 12:50 PM GMT

Air quality in Delhi over the last two days has improved, giving residents a reason to smile. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi air quality improves a little

The average concentration of ultrafine pollutants like PM (particulate matter) 10 and PM 2.5 in the air reduced...

14 Nov 2017 7:57 PM GMT

Acting tough on those violating emission norms, Irdai has said vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate will not be insured.

Delhi air quality turns severe'; pollution may rise faster' now:...

The overall AQI was 401, falling in 'severe' category, the highest this season, Central Pollution Control Board said.

30 Oct 2018 11:52 AM GMT

Nandini Sharma and Kabir Arora, Class 11 students of Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, bagged the innovation award on Wednesday after a two-month-long science competition on the topic Mitigating Air Pollution in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi pollution very critical': SC prohibits plying of old petrol,...

SC directed transport department to announce that 15-year-old petrol, 10-year-old diesel vehicles would be impounded if...

29 Oct 2018 11:43 AM GMT

Morning haze envelops the skyline on the outskirts of New Delhi on Wednesday. The Indian capital and large parts of north India gasp for breath for most of the year due to air pollution caused by dust, burning of crops, emissions from factories and the burning of coal and piles of garbage. (Photo: AP)

Air quality slips to very poor' again

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi at 328 at 4 pm.

24 Oct 2018 7:49 PM GMT

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified four reasons for the sudden onset of pollution - temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and atmospheric boundary layer - for the worsening Delhi air. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

41 teams to check pollution violations

Officials said this is the first time that the teams were fanned in the NCR regions too. Earlier, they used to be...

11 Oct 2018 8:51 PM GMT

National Green Tribunal. (Photo: PTI)

Units ordered to close for checking pollution

The tribunal asked the chief secretary to send the compliance report by November 30 by e-mail and posted the matter for...

10 Oct 2018 12:46 AM GMT

The fecal content in the Mithi river is 16 times the permissible limit.

Action plan against river pollution in next 2 mths'

The MPCB has entrusted NEERI with the task of preparation of the draft action plan for mitigating the river pollution.

2 Oct 2018 8:13 PM GMT

Officials attributed the sudden deterioration in the air quality to a change in wind direction, which is now blowing from the northwestern region towards Delhi and bringing dust and smoke from stubble burning in neighbouring states with it.

Delhi: Air quality remains in very poor' category

It said that 20 areas in the national capital recorded very poor air quality while it was poor in six areas.

29 Nov 2018 11:46 PM GMT

Smog in Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai's air ranks third, Mumbai remains moderate

The report, which was released in Delhi on Thursday, featured the annual average of air quality index (AQI) across the...

19 Jan 2018 9:02 PM GMT