China will punish two business enterprises in Shanxi province for excessive discharge of air pollutants, the country's environment authorities said today. The Ministry of Environmental Protection' ...More

NEW DELHI: Days after the Centre notified a graded response plan to counter pollution, Delhi Transport Minister Satyendar Jain said today odd-even scheme will be implemented if air pollution touches ' ...More

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today warned that the problem of air pollution was very serious and solutions need to be found urgently, rather than in years. "This pollution problem is very seriou ...More

A day after the Centre notified a graded response system to combat air pollution in Delhi and NCR, the Supreme Court told the government that it needs to find urgent solution and not take years to tac ...More

The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned that the problem of air pollution was very serious and solutions need to be found urgently, rather than in years. “This pollution problem is very serious. If ...More

Not a single city in northern India meets international air quality standards, according to a Greenpeace report that estimates air pollution kills more than 1 million Indians each year. The report re ...More

Highlighting the urgency to find immediate solutions to curb air pollution rather than mull over possible solutions, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Environment Pollution Control Authority to i ...More

New Delhi, Jan 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the increasing air pollution saying it was "very serious problem" and solutions need to be found urgently. A bench of Justice M.B ...More

The EPCA, empowered by the Centre to roll out the graded response action against air pollution in Delhi and NCR towns, may come out with the first set of directives when it meets on Friday. EPCA m ...More

Odd-even scheme, halt on construction activities among desperate measures planned to control pollution Concerned over the deteriorating air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region, the Envir ...More

AMARAVATI: In what could be an early warning signal to the administration before going into the actual works of capital city construction with massive structures and industries, the air pollution leve ...More

Concerned over the deteriorating air quality in Delhi and the NCR, the Environment Ministry has amended laws and formally tasked a Supreme Court-appointed panel with implementing a graded action plan ...More

New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) With the Centre empowering the Supreme Court-mandated EPCA to enforce the Graded Response Action Plan to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR, odd-even scheme may be enforced and ...More

New Delhi, Jan. 16: The nation's capital will impose "odd-even" curbs on private cars, restrict entry of trucks and stop construction activities each time air pollution exceeds severe levels under a g ...More

Environment NGO's lauded the Centre's decision on Monday to empower the EPCA in enforcing a graded response plan to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR, saying it is an important step for public health ...More

The Ministry of Environment has notified a Graded Response Action Plan to fight air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region area, reported The Indian Express. With the plan in place, measures such ...More

With the Union Ministry of Environment notifying the Graded Response Action Plan to combat air pollution in Delhi-NCR, some departments appeared more ready than others to implement the measures. The D ...More

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 16: Air pollution level has touched the danger mark in several parts of the city, a recent study of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board has revealed. According to the study, Pa ...More

Beijing's air quality target for 2017 is more than double the acceptable standard set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the mayor announced on Saturday in the wake of weeks of hazardous air poll ...More

NEW DELHI: Odd-even may be back on Delhi roads and a host of other emergency measures will kick in if pollution levels touch emergency proportions with the Centre entrusting the Supreme Court-appointe ...More