Experts explain why Delhi cracker ban went up in smoke

Gaps in enforcement, limited monitoring, and easy access to firecrackers from the NCR region where restrictions were slack were largely responsible for the widespread flouting of the cracker ban in......

Emergency plan to combat air pollution rolled out in Delhi-NCR

An emergency plan to combat air pollution came into force on Monday which will include measures like mechanised sweeping of roads and deployment of traffic police to ensure smooth passage of......

Delhi chokes with 'very poor' air quality again

The national capital's air quality slipped into the "very poor" category on Friday morning, and was expected to decline sharply over the weekend owing to changing weather and "significant" stubble......

Delhi bans diesel gensets as pollution plan kicks in

The national capital banned generator sets, barring those being used in essential and emergency services, on Tuesday, as the air quality in several places in the city and adjoining areas slipped to......

How Delhi plans to curb and control pollution

In December 2016, the Supreme Court directed the central government to have a graded action plan to tackle the menace of air pollution. There are two plans - Comprehensive Action Plan and Graded......

Govt rushes to ease green norms for industry

Amendments to six environmental laws likely in Budget session The National Democratic Alliance government is in a rush to relax green norms for industries to avoid frequent legislative......

SC halts new commercial plans in Delhi

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi government that it shall not give clearance to any commercial or industrial project till the parking management policy was finalised.The policy should......

Realty hits green hurdle as NDA's reforms end up in court

The ease with which city-level master plans are altered and land-use patterns changed without considering carrying capacities or the overall environmental footprint of urbanisation in different......

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Pollution in Delhi a big worry

'We told them that this year is all the more important as the World Cup is taking place in Delhi and if there is any situation where pollution levels shoot up, it will be embarrassing for the......

Air quality 'poor' on eve of mega FIFA event

IMAGE: Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi. Photograph: Indian football team/Twitter A day before the U-17 FIFA world cup kicks off in Delhi, environment NGO Greenpeace said today the level of......

India ready to play Delhi T20I, Rohit tells Ganguly

'Indian captain has confirmed that the team was fine and had a full outdoor training session without any issue.' IMAGE: The Indian players during their training session at the Arun Jaitley stadium......