Page 39 - Delhi Air Quality

Stubble burning in Punjab dips 30%; Centre asks officials to be more active

Punjab and Haryana have been informed to take more action on stubble burning, says Union Minister for Environment and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan

Who cares for air? Delhi meet on pollution skipped by environment ministers

The air quality is expected to deteriorate further around Diwali due to local factors and regional causes such as stubble burning, mainly in Punjab and Haryana

Delhi's air quality improves, but remains close to 'severe', curbs imposed

The Ministry of Earth Science's air quality website, SAFAR showed Delhi's air quality as 'very poor' with PM10 level at 370 and PM2.5 level at 215.

Cars may face restrictions, schools could be shut if Delhi air worsens

All industries using coal and biomass as fuel(excluding thermal and waste to energy plants) to remain closed in Delhi and NCR districts from November 4th to 10th according another EPCA order

Delhi's air quality plummets to worst of the season, AQI at "severe" level

Experts warned that episodes of smog will begin in a couple of days

Ban on private vehicles likely from Nov 1 if air quality worsens in Delhi

The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) will be implemented from November 1

Air quality turns severe, 44 teams to check pollution in Delhi from Nov 1

The teams have been mandated to take strict punitive action against violators responsible for sources of air pollution

'Very Poor' air quality in Delhi-NCR; SC bans old petrol, diesel vehicles

According to a WHO report, over one 100,000 children under five years of age died in India in 2016 due to exposure to toxic air

Scientists develop 'green' crackers, but you won't have them this Diwali

These crackers will not only be 'green', they would also reduce noise pollution. Next, CSIR scientists plan to develop e-crackers

Toxic air killed over 100,000 kids aged below 5 years in India in 2016: WHO

Out of the over 100,000 deaths in the country in 2016, 60,987 were due to ambient air pollution (32,889 were girls and 28,097 boys)

SC bans 15-yr-old petrol, 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in NCR due to pollution

National Green Tribunal had also banned 15-yr-old petrol and 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR

Now, Delhi-NCR citizens can lodge complaint about pollution on social media

Central Pollution Control Board directed by SC to 'immediately' create a social media account to address the issue

Delhi's air quality set to dip, but stubble-burning no villain

The plunge in air quality after Diwali was largely due to burning of firecrackers

Why didn't Delhi, UP, Haryana govts take steps to check air pollution: NGT

Central Pollution Control Board asked to state what emergency directions it has issued to tackle the issue

Stubble burning: Air quality worsens in Delhi, use of masks advised

The PM2.5 was set to increase to at least 122 units on Tuesday and 137 units on Wednesday, a day before Diwali

Delhi-NCR air quality worsens to 'severe' as stubble burning increases

With north-westerly winds coming from Punjab and Haryana where stubble burning according to the satellite images has increased manifold, air quality in Delhi-NCR may fall further

Take feedback

Govt should take feedback from the people before taking another plunge this winter

Airpocalypse: Band-aid solutions won't fix Delhi's grave air problem

The government is aware of steps that it needs to take to fix this problem, but has not done what is needed to fix this public health emergency

Air purifiers to fight Delhi pollution: When the state abandons public good

We seem to have forgotten that there are certain indispensable tasks of the state, rather than it being the mai-baap of all domains

SC notice to Centre, states on plea to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR

It has also sought effective implementation of the odd- even car rationing scheme