Delhi's air quality worsens, over Rs 5.85 cr fine imposed

Delhi's air quality worsened further on Saturday, with many areas in the "severe" category, even as authorities intensified their action by imposing penalties of around Rs 5.85 crore on the first......

'Toothless' environment laws: SC slams Centre on air pollution

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre for making the environment protection law "toothless", and said the provision under the CAQM Act which deals with penalty for stubble burning was......

Stubble burning: SC raps Punjab, Haryana govts

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Punjab and Haryana governments over the non-prosecution of violators found guilty of stubble burning while summoning the state chief secretaries to......

Cong sees 'silent undercurrent' against BJP in west UP

The Congress on Friday claimed that a 'silent undercurrent' is brewing across western Uttar Pradesh against the 'failures' of the Modi government, as it flagged issues such as 'neglect' of......

Tracking air: As Delhi AQI worsens, experts call for long-term solutions

Air quality index (AQI) soared past 350 level in parts of Delhi on Thursday and experts cautioned that as weather turns colder it may breach the 400-mark ceiling and enter the ‘severe’......

Scrapping vehicles in volumes to curb pollution will be a tough task

For deciding which vehicles are to be scrapped, the setting up of fitness centres and regulating them would be a humongous task. One of the things that became mandatory in the middle of 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......

WATCH: Bangladesh players practice in smog-hit Delhi

IMAGE: Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim walks amidst smog during a practice session at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Authorities handed out free......

India vs Bangla T20: Delhi's post-Diwali air pollution a cause of concern

The BCCI and DDCA officials are now hoping that the city's poor air quality doesn't become an issue during Sunday's first T20 International. IMAGE: Sri Lanka's players wear masks during the third......

PIX: Lankans get 'fussy' over smog-covered Feroz Shah Kotla

'If 20,000 people in the stands did not have problem and the Indian team did not face any issue, I wonder why Sri Lankan team made a big fuss. I will need to talk to the secretary and ask him to......