New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) The government today said a Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) for management of air pollution "specifically" for Delhi-NCR has been finalised by the Environment Ministry. The pl ...More

New Delhi: The Indian government is now set to undertake a major overhaul of its strategy with a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which includes setting up of nearly 600 new air quality monitoring ...More

NEW DELHI: The Central government has for the first time explicitly acknowledged that pollution is a national problem and is as serious in rural areas as in cities. To deal with it, the government has ...More

NEW DELHI: As part of its dedicated air pollution abatement programme for 100 polluting cities, the Centre has formulated a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to fight the menace through a long-term ...More

CHANDIGARH: City mayor Davesh Moudgil on Monday called a meeting of the municipal corporation officers regarding the scientific disposal of garbage and dry leaves. During the meeting, thos present dis ...More

New Delhi: The Union Environment Ministry's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) is a good step but has ambiguous planning and lacks clarity, said Greenpeace India after accessing documents through an ...More

HYDERABAD: It was way back in 2013 that the then government had announced that polluting industries in the city would be shifted out of the city to areas beyond the Outer Ring Road (ORR). More than fi ...More

In a move that could offer some much-needed relief to residents of Delhi-NCR battling air pollution, especially during winters, the Narendra Modi-led government has approved a plan to the tune of Rs 1 ...More

Calcutta: The air in the city is more toxic than in Delhi in February, data collected by pollution-monitoring bodies reveal. During the period under study, Calcutta's average air quality index (AQI) ...More

If Narendra Modi-led government has its way, the severe air pollution caused by farm stubble burning in the National Capital Region (NCR) may have a permanent solution in near future. It occurs during ...More

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in collaboration with Khalsa College and Down to Earth magazine organised a seminar on `The Scourge of Nitrogen Pollution in India’ here today. The experts ...More

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved a new scheme worth Rs 1,151.80 crore to provide subsidised farm machineries to farmers in Delhi and adjoining states to address stubble ...More

THE DELHI High Court Monday pulled up the East Delhi Municipal Corporation for not implementing the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, in and around Mandoli Jail, where an inmate has alleged he can’t ...More

PATNA: Traffic police personnel in the city will use portable emission analysers to check the level of air pollution emitted from different vehicles by the end of this month. The state transport depar ...More

PATNA: The state government admitted on Monday that the state capital enjoyed ‘good air quality’ only on two days in 2017 and several steps were being taken to check pollution.Giving the data of total ...More

Five winters, endless primetime panel discussions and citywide protests later, not much has changed. Those who live in Delhi, find themselves subjected to air quality as dangerous as the Great London ...More

Do short-term emergency action and daily health alerts lower air pollution and cut health risks? This curiosity is strong today, especially after Delhi and the National Capital region implemented th ...More

KOCHI: Economic growth in the course of urban development is causing serious air pollution problems everywhere. By 2050, outdoor air pollution is projected to become the top cause of environmental rel ...More

Panaji: In an effort to tackle air pollution in towns and cities, the central government has set out to ensure that dust mitigation measures for construction and demolition activities are compulsorily ...More

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped Rs 2 lakh as costs on the Delhi government for not filing an action plan for providing perks and infrastructural assistance to farmers to stop ...More