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CAQM issues statutory direction proposing strict Particulate Matter (PM) e
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
In a move to further strengthen industrial emission control measures across the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued Statutory Direction No. 98, proposing a uniform and more stringent Particulate Matter (PM)
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New solid waste management rules to come into force from April 1
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, superseding the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The rules have been notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and will come into full effect from April 1
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CAQM undertakes comprehensive review of Municipal Solid Waste management a
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The review was conducted through a series of meetings with the concerned NCR State Governments/ GNCTD, Municipal Bodies and NCR State Pollution Control Boards/ DPCC to assess the status of MSW management, with particular emphasis on the prevention of open burning of waste biomass, remedia
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CAQM urges Delhi-NCR and adjoining states to postpone sports events amid a
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas has urged state governments and the Delhi government to postpone physical sports competitions scheduled for November and December, citing prevailing air quality trends.
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NGT issues directions to ensure installation of OCEMS in Gross Polluting I
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued directions to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, and Delhi to ensure the installation of Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring Systems (OCEMS) in Grossly Pollu
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Around 16 % decline in polluted river stretches in last 7 years: CPCB repo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWMP), executed by CPCB in collaboration with State Pollution Control Boards, currently monitors 4,736 locations across the country, including 2,155 on rivers.
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Centre eases rules: 'White Category' industries no longer need State Pollu
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a major regulatory relief to non-polluting industries, the Center has announced that industries categorised under the 'White Category' by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will no longer require prior approval from state pollution control boards to establish and operate.
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Centre's air quality panel directs Delhi, NCR authorities to streamline po
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), NCR State Pollution Control Boards, and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) have been instructed to tag CAQM upon receiving public complaints on their respective social media platforms.
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"Graded Response Action Plan-II stage implementation doesn't seem to be sc
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Hitting out the AAP government, he said, "The government seems to have no research report on pollution and its causes, and the Graded Response Action Plan stage implementation doesn't seem to be scientifically based. Two days ago, Minister Gopal Rai announced the implementation of Graded Res
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New regulations for use of diesel generator sets in Delhi, NCR to curb air
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Commission for Air Quality Management on Thursday issued revised schedule for regulated operations of DG sets in NCR.
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Union Min Bhupender Yadav calls for coordinated actions in implementing Na
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav on Thursday highlighted the importance of the implementation of NCAP and emphasised coordinated actions from the Union Government, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations, Urban Local Bodies and State Pol
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SC directs Central, State Pollution Control Boards to conduct surprise ins
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India has issued directions for the operation of the brick kiln industries in the National Capital Region.
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