Delhi's air quality continued to deteriorate on Tuesday as a thick layer of toxic smog blanketed large parts of the national capital, including areas around India Gate. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) near India Gate stood at 421, placi
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued Show Cause Notices to 06 coal-based Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) located within a radius of 300 km of Delhi for non-compliance with the mandatory provisions relating to co-firing of pellets or briquettes
"He was born solely to take action against Kejriwal and to write letters against him. The BJP created him for this very purpose. So the poor fellow remains busy with this task day and night. When Kejriwal was in power, he was working against him, and even though Kejriwal is not in power n
Writing about an incident with the former Chief Minister, LG Saxena said that he had asked Kejriwal about the pollution, and the concerns were dismissed as an issue which is raised every year but is forgotten about later on.
Businessman Robert Vadra on Tuesday expressed concern over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, saying that all political parties must rise above politics and work collectively to address the serious issue of air pollution in Delhi.
Several pollution hotspots included Anand Vihar (466), Chandni Chowk (425), and Ashok Vihar (444), also falling under the 'severe' category across large swathes of the national capital.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Media In-charge, Anurag Dhanda, on Monday warned that granting open permission to remove the Aravalli hills would sharply worsen Delhi's already critical pollution crisis, said a release from the party.
As air quality in the national capital continues to deteriorate during the winter months, medical experts are flagging a noticeable rise in neurological as well as respiratory complaints, underlining the urgent need for sustained government action and public cooperation to curb pollution.
Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj shared a video that punctured the BJP government's claims of strict enforcement under GRAP-IV, showing a brick plant operating inside the Delhi government-run Kondli STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) and spewing thick smoke despite the
Several states and cities in Northern India were engulfed in dense fog. Delhi/NCR, UP, Varanasi, and Jaipur woke up to reduced visibility and intense cold.