Kolkata: Curbs on registration of diesel SUVs and the path-breaking odd-even vehicle formula in Delhi has put the spotlight on auto emission, but scientists believe construction activity is as much to ...More

With air quality becoming a serious issue in the National Capital Region, clean air has never been more important. We have all heard of atmospheric pollution, caused by vehicular emissions, dust gen ...More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday said it will now consider reducing pollution in prominent tier II cities. It will not touch Delhi as Supreme Court is seized of the matter. Restrained b ...More

Helpchat launches a ‘pollution metre’ feature Helpchat, one of India’s biggest personal assistant apps, has launched a new ‘pollution metre’ feature that monitors the air in the surrounding environme ...More

Expanding the scope of the ongoing case on air pollution, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday directed various state governments to submit data on air quality by next month. Noting that the Su ...More

Helpchat launches a ‘pollution metre’ feature Helpchat, one of India’s biggest personal assistant apps, has launched a new ‘pollution metre’ feature that monitors the air in the surrounding environme ...More

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to lift a ban on fresh registration of diesel-powered cars of 2,000 cc and above in the Capital, despite automakers arguing that CO2 emissions by these cars are 20 ...More

An interplay of hostile weather conditions made air quality oscillate between ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ in the city today, limiting the gains of the ‘odd-even’ car rationing scheme. Monitoring station ...More

PUNE: The city's air quality could soon be as bad as that in Delhi, courtesy heavy vehicular emission. According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) data, the city's air pollution ...More

NEW DELHI: Air quality in the city continued to remain "very poor" on Tuesday as the western disturbance (WD) intensified. Experts said the meteorological conditions continued to have a strong impact ...More

Critics of the Delhi government’s ongoing odd-even road rationing policy have complained that it targets private cars, a relatively small polluter, ahead of addressing bigger concerns like emissions f ...More

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to lift the ban it had clamped on fresh registration of diesel vehicles with at least 2,000 cc engines in Delhi and National Capital Region till April 1 ...More

THANE: Notwithstanding the concrete boom and rise in air pollution, Thane city's vast creek and abundant green cover are inviting many new species of migratory birds that are flocking here in hordes. ...More

As the national capital confronts the rising air pollution with Odd-Even vehicle rationing scheme, the Helpchat mobile application has launched a new feature to track the air quality in the atmosphere ...More

Helpchat has launched a new feature that aims to help Indian citizens in avoiding pollution related diseases by tracking air quality in their locality. This feature monitors the air in the surrounding ...More

China's capital was shrouded by air pollution nearly half of 2015 during which Beijing also issued its first-ever red alert against heavy smog that lead to closure of schools and restricted traffic. ...More

The cut in vehicular emission due to rolling out of the odd-even scheme has resulted “definitive decline” in levels of PM2.5 pollutants, Delhi Government said today while claiming success of the restr ...More

Purifying Delhi air to reach the permissible standards will be an extremely difficult task. The recent IIT (Kanpur) 'Air Pollution Source Apportionment' study done for the Capital categorically states ...More

New Delhi: An interplay of hostile weather conditions made air quality oscillate between ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ in the city on Tuesday, limiting the gains of the ‘odd -even’ car rationing scheme. M ...More

According to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, 80% of PM2.5 air pollution is caused by vehicular traffic, and reduction in its level shows that a lower number of four-wheelers is having a good im ...More