Delhi Pollution

Supreme Court Allows Sale, Use Of Safer Firecrackers With Conditions: Live Updates

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Tuesday October 23, 2018

As pollution in Delhi reaches levels unimaginable, the Supreme Court allowed sale and use of firecrackers with stringent conditions.  On Diwali, crackers will be allowed for two hours, from 8 pm to 10 pm, the court said. With the government now pushing new initiatives to curtail hazardous air, a petition called for the countrywide ban citing the ...

Call To Ban Firecrackers Across Country, Supreme Court Decision Today

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday October 23, 2018

Pollution levels in Delhi already on the upswing, the Supreme Court is expected to take a call today on whether the sale of firecrackers will be banned across the country. Buoyed by the ban on firecracker sale in the National Capital Region last year, a petition has called for the countrywide ban on manufacture, sale and possession of firecrackers,...

As Delhi Struggles With Poor Air Quality, 4 Fire Incidents In A Day

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 22, 2018

A fire that started at the sprawling Bhalswa garbage landfill site in the capital on Sunday night is yet to be brought under control, fire officials said.

India, World's Fastest Growing Economy, Has World's Most Toxic Air

India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Monday October 22, 2018

Asia's largest economy, China, has long had a reputation for smoggy skies. But these days, neighboring India is fighting the far bigger battle with pollution: it is home to the world's 10 most polluted cities.

Delhi Pollution 4 Times The Permissible Limit, To Worsen In Coming Days

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday October 21, 2018

The Central Pollution Control Board recorded the overall Air Quality Index of Delhi at 301 on Sunday.

Half-Marathon In Delhi Uses Radio Waves To Clean Smoggy Air For Runners

Delhi News | Reuters | Sunday October 21, 2018

New Delhi's half-marathon race used ultra high frequency (UHF) radio waves to clear the air for the runners on Sunday, an experimental technique the organisers hope could improve the city's notorious air quality.

Delhi Holds Its Breath As Burning Farms Herald Pollution Season

Delhi News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 21, 2018

Harpal Singh struck a match and watched his fields burn, the acrid smoke drifting toward New Delhi where a lethal smog cocktail is once again intensifying over the world's most polluted megacity.

Haze Engulfs Delhi As Air Quality Nears 'Severe' Category

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 20, 2018

A haze engulfed the national capital as the air quality nosedived to "very poor" category with several areas inching towards "severe" pollution levels, authorities said today.

Delhi Air Quality Improves After Rain From "Very Poor" To "Poor"

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 19, 2018

Delhi's air quality improved today after rain hit parts of the national capital, according to authorities.

Six-Member Team To Check Pollution In Delhi As Air Quality Remains Poor

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 18, 2018

With deteriorating air quality in Delhi, Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday formed an inspection team to check air pollution.

Amarinder Singh Meets PM Modi, Asks Compensation For Stubble Burning

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 18, 2018

With the national capital region bracing for choking smog, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to press for compensation to farmers to discourage them from burning stubble, and warned that the problem could aggravate if the matter is not addressed urgently.

Delhi's Air Quality Reaches "Very Poor", Inches Towards "Severe" Category

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 18, 2018

Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the 'very poor' category for the first time this season. According to authorities, several areas in the national capital are inching towards severe levels of pollution.

Bryan Adams Stunned By Delhi's October Smog, Says "Could See My Shadow"

Delhi News | Written by Ishika Seal | Tuesday October 16, 2018

The sight of Bryan Adams' silhouette in the dusty air above Gurugram's Leisure Valley Park on Sunday might have been the only positive side-effect of the heavy, toxic smog that has engulfed the National Capital Region. However, with the pollution across Delhi-National Capital Region hitting "very poor" levels - that is over six times above the safe...

Delhi's Biggest Thermal Plant Shuts As Pollution Plan Kicks In: 10 Points

Delhi News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday October 15, 2018

Delhi's biggest coal power plant has been ordered to be permanently closed from today and the roads will be swept with special machines as part of a set of emergency measures that have been put in place by the government to combat air pollution, authorities said. With the temperatures slowing dipping, Delhi air pollution levels have gone up with to...

Delhi To Enforce Emergency Plan" As Pollution Returns: 10 Points

Delhi News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 15, 2018

Pollution levels in Delhi have started their annual journey up as the national capital braces for winter. At 16 degrees Celsius, night temperature has barely acquired a nip, day temperature is at a level 30 degrees. But the overall Air Quality Index or AQI, has already moved to the "poor" category. On Sunday, the AQI recorded at 10 am was 201. The ...