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No fresh licenses for selling of firecrackers will be given, and existing licenses will be suspended. (Photo: File)

To fight pollution, SC bans sale of crackers in Delhi

The ban on firecrackers comes into force from Thursday itself, until any further order or hearing of the Supreme Court.

25 Nov 2016 2:46 PM IST

The environment ministry will utilise its ambient air fund to disburse subsidy at the rate of Rs 15,000 each to 2,027 e-rickshaws.

Subsidy for e-rickshaws to fight pollution in Delhi

According to the government, the registered e-rickshaws will receive this aid in February.

25 Jan 2017 2:38 AM IST

National Green Tribunal

NGT orders inspection of NBCC project in South Delhi

NGT had earlier cracked the whip on the National Buildings Construction Corporation for pollution & environmental...

23 Jan 2017 5:46 AM IST

In his letter to Union environment minister Anil Madhav Dave, his counterpart in the Delhi government, Imran Hussain, said that banning the use of wood in crematoria and switching to electric or CNG mode does not appear to be a tenable solution because of religious beliefs. (Photo: AP)

Delhi government planning to build green crematoriums

Delhi government said it has hired an agency to create engineering designs for creating non-polluting crematoria with...

23 Jan 2017 4:23 AM IST

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's pollution very serious issue, urgent steps needed: SC

'This pollution problem is very serious. If you talk for years for a solution, then it is a problem,' the SC bench...

17 Jan 2017 5:35 PM IST

The government can implement these measures in the wake of the Union environment ministrys notification issued on January 12. (Photo: PTI)

Odd-even can make comeback in Delhi

Govt armed by Centre to take slew of measures if pollution crosses danger mark.

17 Jan 2017 2:10 AM IST

Set up 14 more stations to monitor pollution: L-G Anil Baijal

Baijal gave the orders at a high-level meeting on pollution attended by Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain.

22 March 2017 3:00 AM IST

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)

Delhiites breathing better air this season

As per Safar, the day's average readings of PM 2.5 and PM 10 were 179 and 101 micrograms per cubic metre respectively.

10 Jan 2017 2:31 AM IST

At the moment only an average of 1,088 vehicles are being parked across the three parking lots.

No vehicles in Connaught Place from February

Inner, middle circles will be pedestrian zones as part of 3-month smart city pilot project.

6 Jan 2017 1:37 AM IST

It forecast that the levels are likely to be 211 and 337 respectively tomorrow. The new years eve may see some improvement though. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality enters 'severe' zone yet again

Air quality had started falling again on December 27. The average AQI of December 27 and 28 were 329 and 385, both in...

30 Dec 2016 10:03 AM IST

Smog gripped Delhi a day after smoke-free Diwali. The Delhi Pollution Control Committees (DPCC) RK Puram monitoring station, on Thursday, recorded PM2.5 and PM10 at 878 and 1,179 micrograms per cubic metre at around 11 pm. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Delhi: Met forecasts 'severe' air pollution in New Year run-up

The concentration of pollutants will rise till at least December 29 due to low velocity wind and the coming down of the...

26 Dec 2017 9:09 PM IST

Manufacturer Cloud Tech said the anti-smog gun can blast up to 100 litres of water per minute into the skies and clear 95 percent of airborne pollutants.

India unveils 'anti-smog' gun to clear skies above Delhi to little...

The pollution levels did not drop despite the water sprayed from the device, which costs around Rs 20 lakh per unit.

20 Dec 2017 4:36 PM IST