As the festive lights of Diwali fade, a thick blanket of smog engulfs the skies, with air pollution levels rising sharply across major cities in Rajasthan, Delhi and other states.
Delhi's air quality remains poor as recorded this morning. As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) around ITO was recorded at 284 in the "poor" category.
Raising concern regarding higher levels of AQI, Pulmonologist Dr. Sharad Joshi from Ghaziabad said, "Air Quality Index (AQI) has risen significantly, leading to higher levels of particulate pollutants from sources like crop burning, vehicular exhaust, and fireworks. This exacerbates respi
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital continued to be in the 'Very poor' category on Friday morning, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed the firecracker ban conditions in the Delhi-NCR region ahead of Diwali and allowed the bursting and sale of green firecrackers from October 18 to October 21.
New Delhi [India], August 19: India's e-waste ecosystem has posted its strongest year yet under the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime, with national recovery climbing from 61.94% in FY 2023-24 to 70.71% in FY 2024-25. The surge, Shashi She
The sub-committee for invoking actions under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) have opined that invoking Stage-I of the GRAP may not be necessary at this stage, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said in a press release on Monday.
The report, dated February 28 and uploaded on the NGT's website on March 7, stated: "As per statistical analysis, the water quality during the bathing days of Maha Kumbh 2025 at monitoring locations in River Ganga and River Yamuna in Prayagraj was fit for bathing under Primary Water Quality
"Regarding the disposal of Bhopal's Union Carbide plant toxic waste at a factory located in Pithampur, all the concerned departments which include MPPCB (Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board), CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board), third parties etc are following the court's directions an
Chief Akhilesh Yadav further added, "I think, in the fight between Delhi and Lucknow, they are abusing each other. If the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Board is saying that the water is clean and Delhi's Pollution Board says that the water is bad, it means 'Lucknow' was calling 'Delhi' "Suar."