Source: dnaindia.com As the waste dumping yard at Pirana continues to be a major source of air pollution in the city, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the state government to deposit Rs 75 crore in an escrow account to clear the site. The NGT pulled up State and civic authorities, saying concrete steps need
Source- ndtv.com As black smoke pours out of an ancient scooter that’s been pulled over, a khaki-clad New Delhi transport official issues a fine to its rider: 100 rupees, about $1.42. It’s hardly Hollywood stuff, but this is progress in a city of 20 million on the front lines of India’s battle against the world’s worst
Source- ndtv.com India is the world’s second most polluted country, slightly trailing only Nepal, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) said on Monday. Particulate pollution is so severe that it shortens the average Indian’s life expectancy by more than four years relative to what it would be if World Health Organization (WHO)
Source- indianexpress.com The level of pollutants in Kolkata has surpassed the level of particulate matter in New Delhi, which is globally infamous for its air pollution. In the past 72 hours, the air quality index (AQI) in the City of Joy has dipped to “very poor” category, crossing levels registered in the national capital, making it
Source- news18.com New Delhi: As emergency measures to check pollution come into force from Thursday in Delhi-NCR, state pollution control bodies have been directed to initiate criminal prosecution against violators, while the Delhi government said it was fully prepared to implement odd-even scheme to regulate private vehicles when needed. A day after the air quality slipped into
Source – siliconeer.com The Delhi High Court gave an urgent hearing, June 15, on a plea which dubbed the air pollution in the national capital as “emergency-like situation” and sought answers from the Delhi government and state pollution control committee on the measures taken to curb it. The high court said that the matter brought before
