Delhi, Noida schools to reopen

09 Nov 2022

Considering the improvement in the city's air quality, Delhi and Noida schools are scheduled to reopen on 9 November.Earlier on 7 November, the Delhi government announced plans to reopen schools and asked its 50 percent of staff to work from home.Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said, "It has been decided...

BJP attacks Kejriwal over air pollution: ‘2nd ruler to convert city to gas chamber’

05 Nov 2022

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, has been compared to Adolf Hitler on an offensive billboard that has been put up in front of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi headquarters. "Kejriwal is the second ruler who converted his city into a gas chamber, Hitler was first," the ad said....

Delhi: Third straight day of “severe” air quality, Gurugram has 478 AQI, Noida records 529 AQI

05 Nov 2022

Even though the national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI), which was 431 this morning, showed a modest improvement, Delhi's air quality remained in the "severe" category on Saturday for the third straight day. The capital city's AQI on Friday during the equivalent morning session was 472. Additionally, Noida and Gurugram...

Delhi Pollution: SC to hear plea on November 10 on worsening air pollution

04 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a plea on November 10. The plea is aimed at seeking measures to curb worsening pollution in Delhi-NCR. On November 10, a lawyer raised the issue for an urgent hearing, and a bench consisting of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and...

Delhi awakens to heavy smog, air quality index dips to ‘severe

03 Nov 2022

Delhi residents awoke to a heavy layer of haze on Thursday, as the national capital and surrounding areas' air quality once more fell into the severe category. At 8 am, the national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) was 364 (in the "Very Poor" category), and at 7 am, it was...

Delhi govt bans construction work to prevent air pollution

30 Oct 2022

Gopal Rai, the environment minister for Delhi, declared on Sunday that the AAP government has decided to implement the CAQM order, which forbade development and demolition work in the national capital. "According to weather experts, the wind speed will be 4-5 kmph from November 1 and it is predicted that...

EU wants ‘zero pollution’ by 2050. Aim: curb premature demises

26 Oct 2022

According to Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius, the executive branch of the European Union will present proposals to substantially reduce pollution levels throughout the union, perhaps eradicating more than 70% of the 300,000 premature deaths each year over the following ten years. In an effort to move the EU closer to...

‘We are prepared with drones to deal with Diwali incidents’: Fire chief

24 Oct 2022

Even though it is illegal to burst firecrackers in the nation's capital, the Delhi Fire Service has made all the necessary preparations to handle fire occurrences on Diwali. On Monday, the director of the Delhi Fire Service informed the news agency ANI that they "have not let their guard down."...

Air pollution affects lungs, can causes heart disease: Experts

23 Oct 2022

As people prepare for Diwali around the nation, particularly in Delhi, the issue of poor air quality is also becoming more of a concern because the national capital's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 266 on Saturday night. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research...

SC denies hearing on Delhi cracker ban; Says, ‘Let people breathe’

20 Oct 2022

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied a petition by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari that asked for an expedited hearing on a case that challenged the Delhi government's complete ban on firecrackers. "Let people breathe clean air... spend your money on sweets," the apex court said. The Delhi High Court declined...