Delhi Pollution

The Delhi government has banned trucks and other heavy vehicles from entering the city between October this year and February 2023 to reduce air pollution in the winter months.

Air Pollution: According to the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index report average Indian resident is set to lose 5 years of life expectancy if the WHO guidelines are not followed on air pollution.

Delhi is the world's most polluted city with air pollution shortening lives by almost 10 years, while in Lucknow it's 9.5 years.

The summer of 2022 -- one of the hottest in history -- has witnessed widespread ozone exceedance, making the air of Delhi-NCR more toxic, according to an analysis conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

Delhi's sole slaughterhouse in Ghazipur has been shut for last few days for allegedly not complying with environmental norms and traders fear that the closure may trigger meat shortage leading to increase in its prices.

At first glance, this video of white foam floating on the surface of the Yamuna River in Delhi's ITO area appears almost peaceful.

Delhi's air quality in May this year was the poorest for the month in the last three years, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.

The induction of 150 electric buses equipped with state-of-art features, including CCTV cameras, panic button and GPS, into the DTC's fleet today has come after almost 11 years when the public transporter procured buses in such a large number.

The average air quality index (AQI) in Delhi in April this year was 256, the worst for the month since 2016, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has imposeda fine of Rs 50 lakh on the North Delhi Municipal Corporation for being negligent and not taking proper steps to prevent the fire at the Bhalswa landfill, officials said on Thursday.

Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to submit a report on the fire that broke out at Bhalswa landfill in north Delhi within 24 hours.

दिल्ली ट्रैफिक पुलिस ने पर्यावरण विभाग को पत्र लिखकर राजधानी में पर्याप्त संख्या में चार्जिंग स्टेशन लगाने का सुझाव दिया है, ताकि बिना चार्ज किए इलेक्ट्रिक वाहनों के खराब होने से होने वाले ट्रैफिक जाम से बचा जा सके.

New helmets have come out in the market that acts as filters. Mavox helmets can filter out maximum pollutants on account of their carbon filter. This carbon filter is washable and can be cleaned easily.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a multi-department high-level meeting on air pollution on Monday to plan a campaign against open burning of garbage, fires at landfillsites and dust pollution, officials said on Sunday.

Delhi is among the 31 cities under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which have shown an increase in the level of PM10 pollutant concentration in 2020-21, the government told Parliament on Thursday.

The Delhi government has banned trucks and other heavy vehicles from entering the city between October this year and February 2023 to reduce air pollution in the winter months.

Air Pollution: According to the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index report average Indian resident is set to lose 5 years of life expectancy if the WHO guidelines are not followed on air pollution.

Delhi is the world's most polluted city with air pollution shortening lives by almost 10 years, while in Lucknow it's 9.5 years.

The summer of 2022 -- one of the hottest in history -- has witnessed widespread ozone exceedance, making the air of Delhi-NCR more toxic, according to an analysis conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

Delhi's sole slaughterhouse in Ghazipur has been shut for last few days for allegedly not complying with environmental norms and traders fear that the closure may trigger meat shortage leading to increase in its prices.

At first glance, this video of white foam floating on the surface of the Yamuna River in Delhi's ITO area appears almost peaceful.

Delhi's air quality in May this year was the poorest for the month in the last three years, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.

The induction of 150 electric buses equipped with state-of-art features, including CCTV cameras, panic button and GPS, into the DTC's fleet today has come after almost 11 years when the public transporter procured buses in such a large number.

The average air quality index (AQI) in Delhi in April this year was 256, the worst for the month since 2016, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has imposeda fine of Rs 50 lakh on the North Delhi Municipal Corporation for being negligent and not taking proper steps to prevent the fire at the Bhalswa landfill, officials said on Thursday.

Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to submit a report on the fire that broke out at Bhalswa landfill in north Delhi within 24 hours.

दिल्ली ट्रैफिक पुलिस ने पर्यावरण विभाग को पत्र लिखकर राजधानी में पर्याप्त संख्या में चार्जिंग स्टेशन लगाने का सुझाव दिया है, ताकि बिना चार्ज किए इलेक्ट्रिक वाहनों के खराब होने से होने वाले ट्रैफिक जाम से बचा जा सके.

New helmets have come out in the market that acts as filters. Mavox helmets can filter out maximum pollutants on account of their carbon filter. This carbon filter is washable and can be cleaned easily.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a multi-department high-level meeting on air pollution on Monday to plan a campaign against open burning of garbage, fires at landfillsites and dust pollution, officials said on Sunday.

Delhi is among the 31 cities under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which have shown an increase in the level of PM10 pollutant concentration in 2020-21, the government told Parliament on Thursday.