Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday expressed hope that the second trial of the cloud seeding exercise carried out in the national capital would yield positive results and help reduce pollution levels.
CM Gupta said the plan will be implemented once the India Meteorological Department (IMD) gives clearance based on suitable cloud and moisture conditions.
Malviya claimed that Punjab's practice of burning stubble is the primary cause of air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), rather than the festival of Diwali or firecrackers.
Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Monday criticised the government over rising pollution in Delhi NCR after GRAP-2 was invoked, saying authorities are prioritising votes over controlling pollution and are using religion as a weapon.
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi today with officials from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Delhi Government, NCR states, and other agencies to review measures for tackling air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
"Environment Day is very close, and air pollution in Delhi is a matter that is related to all of us. For years, we have been suffering from air pollution. We have a dream - Clean Delhi, Green Delhi, Healthy Delhi. I am very happy that our Environment Department and Minister have drafted a
The Audit Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on performance audit on Prevention and Mitigation of Vehicular Air Pollution in Delhi (Audit Report No. 2 of the year 2022) was placed in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi today.
Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa met Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena to discuss key environmental issues, including pollution, waste management, and the condition of the Yamuna river on Friday.
Congress candidate from New Delhi Assembly Constituency, Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday alleged that Athe am Aadmi Party-led Delhi Government has done nothing to resolve the issue of pollution in the national capital.
"Putting money into people's pockets is not exactly welfare, welfare is helping people as per their needs... The people of Delhi already know that if they vote for AAP, they will get 2100, if they vote for Congress they will get 2500, if they vote for BJP they will get 2500," Dikshit said
"Congress is a 140-year-old party, we have been in power and also been in the opposition. If flyovers were not made by Sheila Dikshit, there would have been jams everywhere in Delhi. The elderly and children are breathing poisonous air. An epidemic is going to happen...We have the roadmap
The Supreme Court on Monday said 'no' to relaxing Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV measures to curb air pollution in Delhi and it will hear the parties on this aspect on the next date of hearing.