New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal has directed authorities, including the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), to take stringent measures aimed at improving the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi-NCR.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Delhi Police issued over 1,000 challans on Thursday to vehicles violating traffic norms and pollution guidelines, an official said on Friday.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Nations in the Global South risk becoming a dumping ground for used internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, unless governments adopt policies to seize the benefits of the electric vehicle revolution, warns a report from the financial think tank Carbon Tracker published on Friday.
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday upheld an order of another division bench of the same court putting a stay on the cutting down of trees in the Maidan area of central Kolkata, considered as the lungs of the city, for the purpose of expansion of metro railways in the state capital.
Sydney, Nov 17 (IANS) Health authoritIES in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Friday urged local residents to plan ahead for extreme heat in the upcoming summer season.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the cyclonic storm “Midhili”, currently over the Northwest & adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal, is likely to cross the Bangladesh coast on Friday night.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Hours after Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena slammed the Delhi Government over air pollution, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that the Arvind Kejriwal Government has taken a slew of measures over the past several years which led to a significant improvement in the air quality.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The deep depression over west-central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours and cross Bangladesh coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Air quality across Delhi remained in the 'severe' category with the AQI hitting the alarming levels at several places on Thursday morning.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The overall Air Quality Index of Delhi was at 386, in the "very poor" category on Wednesday evening, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
