The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked the Stage II GRAP Action Plan across the National Capital Region. This includes carrying out mechanical/vacuum sweeping and water sprinkling of the identified roads on a daily basis.
The air quality deteriorated in the national capital on Saturday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 352, in the 'very poor' category, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). This is worse than the average AQI recorded at 255 on Sat
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will grace the 20th Formation Day inaugural ceremony of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as Chief Guest on October 28 in the national capital.
Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday hits out at Delhi Police and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the alleged attack on former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during his foot march in the national capital, accusing Delhi police of taking appropriate action again
Earlier on Friday, in response to the BJP's protest against water pollution in the Yamuna River, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendra Jain stated that the industrial waste polluting the river does not come from Delhi, as there are "no water-polluting industries" in the national capital.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday alleged that former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was attacked during a rally in the national capital by the "goons" of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday claimed that former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was attacked during a rally in the national capital and alleged that the attack was carried out by the Bharatiya Janata Party through its goons.
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea challenging the ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
The Chief Justice of India stated that he has stopped going for morning walks because of the rising levels of air pollution."I have stopped going out for morning walks due to the rising levels of air pollution in the national capital," he said.
The AAP Government on Thursday announced that the bus marshals, who were terminated from their services last year, will be hired as the civil defence volunteers for four months to help fight the pollution crisis in the national capital.