The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to interfere with the AAP government’s even-odd scheme of vehicle rationing in the capital, saying it was a policy decision taken based on expert knowledge to c ...More

NEW DELHI: With five more days to go before the odd¬even experiment in Delhi draws to a close, the jury is still divided on how much impact the much¬debated vehicle rationing system has had on the cap ...More

The air you breathe is cleaner, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government has said. In fact, the government says pollution was down by as much as 50 per cent on Saturday. The much-touted odd-even scheme ...More

NEW DELHI: Whether due to odd-even rule or not, air pollution levels in the city have begun to fall. Data released by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) of the minis ...More

The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to interfere with the AAP government’s even-odd scheme of vehicle rationing in the capital, saying it was a policy decision taken based on expert knowledge to c ...More

Gurgaon: The city has witnessed a drop in air pollution this weekend, compared to the last. However, levels continue to be much higher than national safe standard. The level of particulate matter ( ...More

Mumbai’s air quality differs in different pockets because of variable topography, wind movement and factors such as vehicular density, industries, biomass burning, bakeries, construction, garbage dump ...More

Whether the odd-even scheme has had any impact on air pollution levels is up for debate, but it has proven that the city’s residents are willing to make sacrifices : The Capital may, arguably, still ...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

The air you breathe is cleaner, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government has said. In fact, the government says pollution was down by as much as 50 per cent on Saturday. The much-touted oddeven scheme ...More

Last month Beijing issued its second ever “red alert” over heavy air pollution, closing schools and banning outdoor construction. Photo: Reuters Shanghai: Beijing will close 2,500 small polluting fir ...More

NEW DELHI: Delhi roads may have had it easy in the new year so far but the same may not be true for the air all around. Even as the state government continues to rave about the success of the odd-e ...More

Air quality in Delhi improved considerably on Saturday, mainly due to strong winds and sunny conditions, with level of particulate matter settling 50 per cent less than the average readings since the ...More

Govt’s claim that pollution in the city has dropped over the past week is at odds with data of the daily average levels as well as peak values of PM he Delhi government's claim that pollution in the ...More

From January 1, the Delhi government brought in a new rule that restricts car use to alternate days, based on the odd and even numbered registration plate. This is an emergency response to the publ ...More

NEW DELHI: Air pollution caused by vehicular traffic has declined by 50 per cent in the national capital, the Delhi government said on Sunday. "More than 50 per cent drop in air pollution primaril ...More

Air quality in Delhi improved considerably on Saturday, mainly due to strong winds and sunny conditions, with level of particulate matter settling 50 per cent less than the average readings since the ...More

A K Sharma has one of the most difficult jobs in Delhi. The tall, grey-haired, quick-witted man is the director of fire services in the Capital. It is a job — Sharma admits — that has caused him many ...More

NEW DELHI: Delhi government on Saturday informed the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) that as many as 60,000 cars have converted to run on compressed natural gas ( ...More

The Delhi government’s experiment with allowing odd/even numbered 4-wheelers on Delhi’s roads on odd/even dates is now eight days old. The scheme itself was introduced on a trial basis for two weeks ( ...More