Ban on construction, diesel cars lifted in Delhi as air quality improves

The Central government on Thursday lifted a ban on non-essential construction work and plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers in Delhi-NCR amid an improvement in air quality in the......

Odd-even on anvil as Delhi's air quality dips close to 'severe plus'

Delhi's air quality has deteriorated further and now stands closer to the "severe plus" category, a stage which might trigger the implementation of the odd-even car rationing measure in the......

Air pollution in Delhi nears 'severe' category again

Air pollution in Delhi neared the "severe" category again amid unfavourable meteorological conditions on Tuesday and a relief is unlikely soon. IMAGE: A view of North block amid dense smog as air......

Delhi may see best Diwali day air quality in 8 years if...

A stringent enforcement of the ban on firecrackers holds the promise of delivering the best air quality on Diwali day in eight years for Delhi on Sunday. IMAGE: People walk at the Kartavya Path......

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Shivanand Kanavi salutes the visionary IT leader F C Kohli who passed into the ages recently. IMAGE: Faqir Chand Kohli. All photographs: Kind courtesy Shivanand Kanavi   Part 1: The......

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......

Delhi is crumbling under its own weight

While Delhi boasts of one of the best metro systems in the world and decent infrastructure, reckless construction, legalising unauthorised colonies, and the worsening water and air quality dent its......

Lenders to rejig debt of 2 more Anil Ambani firms

The two troubled subsidiaries of Reliance Capital have over Rs 20,000 crore debt of both the companies. Reliance Home Finance has a debt of Rs 11,500 crore and Reliance Commercial Finance owes Rs......

How Do Star Kids Compare With Stars?

While the nepotism debate is eternal, there are all kinds of star kid debuts in Bollywood. Prithviraj Kapoor had little to do with his son Raj Kapoor's debut except to pass on his artistic genes.......

Saudi Vellakka: Every Face Counts

I thought Saudi Vellakka a glancing, loving depiction of the judicial system as a pageantry filled with performers trying to do right by everyone, do everything by the book, and failing despite......