Delhi contributes to 26% of its pollution in summer and 36% in winter, says study

The rest, 74% of the PM 2.5 pollution, comes from other cities in the National Capital Region and from outside India.

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· 5 hours ago

SC accepts Centre’s proposal to use coloured stickers on vehicles in NCR to indicate nature of fuel

Vehicles running on petrol and CNG will display light-blue stickers while diesel-based ones will carry an orange sticker.

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· Aug 13, 2018 · 04:28 pm

Delhi: Supreme Court to decide on complete ban on firecrackers

The bench said around 20%-25% of children in Delhi suffer from respiratory problems due to abnormally high levels of pollution during Diwali.

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· Aug 01, 2018 · 10:09 pm

Delhi’s air quality improved due to rain but is only momentary, says environmental group

Greenpeace India said although the city’s air turned “good” for the first time this year on Saturday, the source of pollution has not been addressed yet.

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· Jul 29, 2018 · 04:35 pm

Crop burning in the North is spreading pollution not just to Delhi but even India’s South

A new study analysing data from multiple sources from 2003 to 2017 finds that the spread of particulate matter is much beyond the North.

Neha Jain

· Jul 26, 2018 · 01:30 pm

‘Kitchen killer’: Why US’ efforts to end open-fire cooking in developing countries have failed

The slow movement on US’ expensive attempts through the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves holds lessons for similar efforts in India.

Sara Morrison, ProPublica

· Jul 14, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Pollution by fine particulate matter killed 14,800 people prematurely in Delhi in 2016: Study

Delhi was surpassed only by Beijing and Shanghai, where 18,200 and 17,600 premature deaths related to PM 2.5 were reported.

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· Jul 13, 2018 · 12:19 pm

Why your exposure to air pollution could be much higher than your neighbour’s

Daily routine affects how much polluted air we breathe. A new measurement metric is needed to assess that.

Johanna Buechler, The Conversation

· Jun 28, 2018 · 08:30 pm

North India dust storms: Human rights panel issues notice to Centre over deforestation in Aravallis

The National Human Rights Commission also sent notices to the Rajasthan and Haryana governments, and sought a response in six weeks.

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· Jun 21, 2018 · 04:27 pm

Delhi: Air quality still in ‘severe’ category despite slight improvement

The level of pollution came down a bit after local winds picked up speed on Friday and dispersed pollutants, a weather scientist said.

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· Jun 16, 2018 · 04:23 pm

Air quality: 11 flights cancelled at Chandigarh airport, Centre asks Delhiites to ‘avoid exposure’

The weather department forecast thunderstorms with gusty winds and lightning for parts of North India till Tuesday.

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· Jun 15, 2018 · 12:38 pm

Delhi: LG halts all civil construction activities till Sunday to combat dust pollution

On Wednesday, the the city’s air quality deteriorated beyond the ‘severe’ level because of a dust storm in western India.

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· Jun 14, 2018 · 06:22 pm