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Close Thermal Plants If Air Quality Falls: Green Panel To Haryana, UP
Haryana and Uttar Pradesh must be ready to shut down some thermal power plants if air quality worsens in the coming days, a top anti-pollution body has said.
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As Delhi Air Quality Remains Severe, Entry Of Trucks Banned For 24 Hours
Entry of trucks to Delhi would be stopped for 24 hours starting 11 pm Friday in view of the severe pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA has instructed authorities.
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Construction Activities In Delhi Only During Daytime: Environment Body
Construction activities will be permitted only during the daytime from 6 am to 6 pm, the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA has directed authorities. It also said heavy vehicles stationed at the Delhi border will not be charged any toll tax till Tuesday. Environment Pollution Control Authority Chairperson Bhure Lal responded to the viability of the recom...
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"What Kind Of Pollution Control Are You Doing?" Supreme Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the centre why most of the pollution under control (PUC) centres in Delhi were either not working or were to be closed down and observed "what kind of pollution control are you doing".
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Delhi Pollution: Government Says Will Roll Out 2,000 New CNG Buses Within A Year
Censured by the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority or EPCA for having done "too little" to augment the city's public transport, the Delhi government today announced that 2,000 new CNG buses will be rolled out in next one year.
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EPCA Wants Only BS VI Vehicles To Be Sold In India From April 2020
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that only BS-VI emission standards compliant vehicles should be allowed to be sold from April 1, 2020.
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NDTV Expose: Despite Ban, How Furnace Oil Is Choking Delhi's Air
The baffling question of why Delhi's air pollution continues to break records has drawn many replies from experts that range from burning of farm waste and construction dust to trucks entering the national capital. NDTV has uncovered a big contributor of the smoke that pulls down Delhi's air quality, makes the capital's air among the world's most p...
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Delhi Pollution And Who Created 'Gas Chamber': Supreme Court To Consider
With Delhi turning into a "gas chamber", the Supreme Court will tomorrow consider how and whether to intervene in what has become a public health crisis.
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App To Curb Air Pollution Launched
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), a Supreme Court-appointed pollution watchdog, on Friday launched a mobile app "Hawa Badlo", aiming to improve air quality with public participation.
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Trucks Entering Delhi Not Paying 'Green Tax', Finds NDTV in Midnight Inspection
At around midnight on Sunday, a group of experts and officials were at Delhi's border with Gurgaon for a surprise inspection. What they learnt is this - the Supreme Court had imposed a green tax of Rs 700 and Rs 1,300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi, but on Day 1, not a single rupee had been charged.
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Close Thermal Plants If Air Quality Falls: Green Panel To Haryana, UP
Haryana and Uttar Pradesh must be ready to shut down some thermal power plants if air quality worsens in the coming days, a top anti-pollution body has said.
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As Delhi Air Quality Remains Severe, Entry Of Trucks Banned For 24 Hours
Entry of trucks to Delhi would be stopped for 24 hours starting 11 pm Friday in view of the severe pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA has instructed authorities.
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Construction Activities In Delhi Only During Daytime: Environment Body
Construction activities will be permitted only during the daytime from 6 am to 6 pm, the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA has directed authorities. It also said heavy vehicles stationed at the Delhi border will not be charged any toll tax till Tuesday. Environment Pollution Control Authority Chairperson Bhure Lal responded to the viability of the recom...
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"What Kind Of Pollution Control Are You Doing?" Supreme Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the centre why most of the pollution under control (PUC) centres in Delhi were either not working or were to be closed down and observed "what kind of pollution control are you doing".
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Delhi Pollution: Government Says Will Roll Out 2,000 New CNG Buses Within A Year
Censured by the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority or EPCA for having done "too little" to augment the city's public transport, the Delhi government today announced that 2,000 new CNG buses will be rolled out in next one year.
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EPCA Wants Only BS VI Vehicles To Be Sold In India From April 2020
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that only BS-VI emission standards compliant vehicles should be allowed to be sold from April 1, 2020.
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NDTV Expose: Despite Ban, How Furnace Oil Is Choking Delhi's Air
The baffling question of why Delhi's air pollution continues to break records has drawn many replies from experts that range from burning of farm waste and construction dust to trucks entering the national capital. NDTV has uncovered a big contributor of the smoke that pulls down Delhi's air quality, makes the capital's air among the world's most p...
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Delhi Pollution And Who Created 'Gas Chamber': Supreme Court To Consider
With Delhi turning into a "gas chamber", the Supreme Court will tomorrow consider how and whether to intervene in what has become a public health crisis.
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App To Curb Air Pollution Launched
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), a Supreme Court-appointed pollution watchdog, on Friday launched a mobile app "Hawa Badlo", aiming to improve air quality with public participation.
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Trucks Entering Delhi Not Paying 'Green Tax', Finds NDTV in Midnight Inspection
At around midnight on Sunday, a group of experts and officials were at Delhi's border with Gurgaon for a surprise inspection. What they learnt is this - the Supreme Court had imposed a green tax of Rs 700 and Rs 1,300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi, but on Day 1, not a single rupee had been charged.
