While the odd-even scheme has successfully created public participation, this is not enough. An appropriate approach to deal with air pollution is to carefully assess the nature and account of the sou ...More

Stunned by the Supreme Court's refusal to allow Jallikattu, many in Tamil Nadu hope and pray that the ancient bull taming sport doesn't fade away. The Supreme Court ruling came on Wednesday, a day ...More

Outcomes aside, the Delhi government’s odd-even plan has yielded a rich bounty. It sets the template for citizen engagement with a public policy reform experiment: heightened awareness regarding the c ...More

Acting tough on the construction sites flouting dust pollution norms, the Delhi government has penalised 14 Delhi Metro sites and 42 major projects, imposing environmental compensation charge of Rs ...More

City fails to improve despite temperature rise, clearer sky, which reduce pollution Despite a rise in temperature and a clearer sky, the city has once again recorded ‘poor’ air quality on Wednesday. ...More

The Supreme Court threw out petitions challenging Delhi’s odd-even scheme on Thursday and called the pleas a publicity stunt, a day before the radical road rationing plan to clear up the city’s toxic ...More

The Arvind Kejriwal government will organise a function to mark the ‘successful’ completion of the odd-even experiment. He and his cabinet will thank police, along with other agencies, for successf ...More

The level of pollutants in the atmosphere rose on Wednesday evening as a thick blanket of fog enveloped parts of the city, a situation that is likely to persist on Thursday, an India Meteorological De ...More

BENGALURU: Despite access to private vehicles, there is still a large portion of the city that relies on public transport and non¬motorised mobility. Public transport will and should continue to be an ...More

Most are happy with implementation, but many say they will buy a second car if the rule is extended, reveals survey. In a survey of 1,00,000Delhiites, a little over 50,000 feel that the AamAadmi Part ...More

Burning garbage or leaves, one of the key causes of air pollution in the city, may now attract a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh. The municipal corporations have decided to impose the maximum amount of fine ...More

NEW DELHI: With just three more days to go for the odd-even trial to end, ambiguity continues over the level of pollution in the national capital with the Delhi government claiming that the pollution ...More

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take some specific steps to control pollution and asked it to start working on some of the measur ...More

It isn’t walking on water, but still a very difficult job — one that India has been trying unsuccessfully to accomplish for the last three decades. AMITABH SINHAlists the steps the government has plan ...More

http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/delhi-hc-will-not-interfere-in-odd-even-plying-scheme-116011200029_1.htmlThe high court on Monday refused to interfere with the AamAadmi Party ...More

Patna: At a time when poor air quality has become a matter of concern in major cities of the country and efforts are being made the overcome the situation, residents of Patna are forced to inhale prob ...More

BHOPAL: After Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices to Madhya Pradesh government, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and MP Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) for rise in air po ...More

Pulmonologists blame atmospheric pollution due to vehicular emission and petrochemical wastes for the rise in bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis in the city. Stop buying cars and plant more tre ...More

A day before the Delhi High Court's decision on the odd-even scheme for private cars in Delhi, the AamAadmi Party government on Sunday said that the air pollution level of particulate matter across De ...More

Vehicular pollution in Delhi has grown from 64 per cent to 72 per cent from year 1990 to 2000 Air pollution caused by vehicular traffic declined by over 50 per cent in the national capital on Saturda ...More