As the national capital grapples with increasing levels of pollution, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has launched a blistering attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that the real reason behind the air and the water pollution here is the dirty politics of the BJP. She assured
On the worsening air quality in the national capital Delhi, environmentalist Vimlendu Jha on Saturday said that stubble burning was one of the main reasons for the increase of the pollution.
Speaking to ANI, Bhandari said "Their intention is only to play with the health of the Delhi public. The AAP-led government is not taking any step to control the pollution in Delhi. The air quality in Delhi has reached the peak poor quality and in Mumbai the air quality is good. They had sai
The meeting focused on evaluating ongoing efforts to tackle pollution from various sources, including paddy stubble burning, vehicular emissions, road and construction dust, solid waste management, and diesel generator (DG) sets.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday wrote to Delhi state unit presidents of Congress and BJP, seeking positive suggestions for incorporation into the Winter Action Plan aimed at reducing pollution in Delhi.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stressed the need to stop crop residue burning, which affects air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and asked state governments to take steps to curb pollution.
The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'severe' category on Saturday.
The air quality in Delhi was recorded at 404 at 7:46 am on Saturday, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR-India).
"The Air Quality Index is in the Very Poor category in several areas... It indicates that the air pollution level has gone up after the bursting of crackers... The air has become still and its speed is slowing down, causing an accumulation of pollution. Right now, we need strictness with ou
Amid the increasing pollution in Delhi, Anumita Roy Chowdhury, Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Center for Science and Environment has asked to speed up action throughout the year to build adequate infrastructure.
Delhi's Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, has written a letter to the Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister and asked for action on the plying of non-destined vehicles in Delhi from UP's border to curb pollution in Delhi.