Each winter, Delhi slips back into a familiar emergency. A thick blanket of toxic smog settles over the city, visibility reduces, schools shut, flights are disrupted, and hospitals report a surge in ...

Delhi's air pollution remains a major challenge, with the government targeting a 10-15% annual reduction. While acknowledging the complexity and long-term nature of the problem, the minister ...

New Delhi: Every year, as winter begins, Delhi and its surrounding areas face thick layers of smog. The air becomes hard to breathe, and pollution levels rise quickly. To deal with this, the ...

Six new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations have been launched in Delhi, increasing the total to 46. These new facilities will enhance data-driven pollution control measures, with full ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the past weeks, many parts of Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) well over 400 – a level considered “severe” under ...

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - India's capital will ban the use of firecrackers ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in November in a bid to control air pollution that reaches hazardous levels every ...

The expenditure was largely on short-term air pollution mitigation measures carried with funds disbursed to the Public Works Department by the environment department.

Air pollution in Delhi and its suburbs, which together comprise the National Capital Region (NCR), has been alarming in recent weeks. The problem is not new; it has been a recurring phenomenon largely ...

Nov. 18 (UPI) --India's capital region of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority Delhi's ...

NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - New Delhi topped global pollution charts on Friday, partly due to revellers defying a ban on firecrackers to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. India's ...

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This submission was made, despite an earlier request from the court to consider shifting the events to 'safer months' ...