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Low-pollution industries in green category will get permission to operate
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In a major relief to small, non-polluting industries, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has announced that from August 1, 2025, units in the "green category" will automatically receive operational clearance if the DPCC fails to respond within 20 days of application.
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Sand, dust storms affect 330 million worldwide, cause 7 million premature
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent report by the United Nations' World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has revealed that sand and dust storms, intensified by climate change, are causing serious health and environmental issues, affecting over 330 million people across 150 countries, Al Jazeera reported.
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Mansukh Mandaviya joins 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' rally in Gandhinagar,
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, took part in the latest edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle on Sunday, as part of a special rally organised under the theme 'Cycling Rally with Public Sector Undertakings' in Gandhinagar.
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Delhi Police directs E-commerce, social media platforms to halt online sal
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi Police has taken a significant step to curb air pollution in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi by directing social media and e-commerce platforms to stop the online sale of firecrackers immediately.
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CAQM stays implementation of end-of-life vehicle policy till November 1
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to an official statement by CAQM, direction 89 will be amended to allow EOL to receive fuel from pumps till November 1.
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CAQM holds meeting with Haryana, Punjab on air pollution mitigation action
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The senior officials of the Commission, along with the Chief Secretaries and senior officers of the two State Governments, Haryana and Punjab, were present at the meeting.
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"Decision is good for pollution control," say Delhi residents on end-of-li
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi vehicle owners have supported the policy restricting fuel supply to end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), calling it a positive step towards pollution control. The development comes as the Delhi government has written to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), seeking a hold on the di
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Delhi government halts End-of-Life vehicle impounding after public backlas
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Merely two days after its rollout, the Delhi government has put its End-of-Life (EOL) vehicle impounding on hold, which involved a ban on providing fuel to diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years.
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"BJP's 10-year vehicle ban will force 62 lakh to buy new vehicles; profits
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The BJP government has imposed a 'Tughlaqi Farman' aimed solely at harassing Delhiites. Under this order, vehicles older than 10 years will be denied fuel and will be forced off the roads. This means 62 lakh vehicles will have to be removed overnight--40 lakh two-wheelers and 20 lakh four-w
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Delhi to trial run cloud seeding to combat smog menace
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a bid to tackle the city's worsening air pollution, Delhi's Environment Minister Majinder Singh Sirsa announced a trial run of artificial rain through cloud seeding, set to commence between late August and early September, with five tests planned to assess its efficacy against smog, pa
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MP: Incineration of 337 tonnes Union Carbide waste concludes at Pithampur
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Four decades after the tragic incident of 'Bhopal gas tragedy', a total of 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste materials from the Union Carbide factory site were shifted to Ramky company located in Pithampur for disposal on the night of January 1.
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'Hasiru Sankalpa' launched merging ground-level action with strategic poli
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a landmark collaboration, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) Bangalore South Officers, Karnataka State Bioenergy Development Board (KSBDB) under Chairman S E Sudheendra, and Hasirotsava Forum on Monday launched "Hasiru Sankalpa" (Green Resolve). The initiative merges grou
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