Centre approves green tax on old polluting vehicles, tractors to be exempted

Transport vehicles older than 8 years will be charged tax at the time of the renewal of fitness certificate.

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· Jan 26, 2021 · 07:18 pm

Air quality in Delhi, neighbouring areas ‘severe’, visibility low due to fog

Parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Bihar also saw heavy fog on Friday morning.

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· Jan 15, 2021 · 02:38 pm

Air quality commission directs all industries in Delhi to switch over to PNG by January 31

About 1,644 industrial units spread across 50 industrial areas were identified.

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· Dec 23, 2020 · 11:50 am

Air pollution killed 16.7 lakh Indians, led to 1.4% GDP loss in 2019, shows Lancet study

Delhi had the highest per-capita economic loss due to air pollution, followed by Haryana last year.

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· Dec 22, 2020 · 04:14 pm

CPCB asks Delhi to take prompt action on pollution complaints as air quality remains ‘very poor’

Minister of Environment Prakash Javadekar said at a press briefing that Delhi’s pollution problem remained serious, even though stubble burning had stopped.

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· Dec 04, 2020 · 02:13 pm

Delhi’s air pollution in November worse than last year, shows pollution control board data

The Capital also recorded nine ‘severe’ air quality days in November, the maximum number of such days in the month in four years.

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· Dec 01, 2020 · 01:22 pm

As smog engulfs Lahore, authorities in Pakistan blame India

The air quality index of Lahore and Faisalabad was worse than New Delhi in early November.

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· Nov 26, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Delhi’s air quality slips from ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category

The Capital’s overall air quality index value was 401 at 11 am.

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· Nov 25, 2020 · 01:24 pm

Delhi-NCR’s air quality dips to ‘very poor’; Centre’s pollution control panel promises action

The Central Pollution Control Board’s 24-hour average air quality index at 9 am on Tuesday was 361, which falls in the very poor category.

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· Nov 24, 2020 · 10:30 am

Podcast: How India could confront the public health crisis caused by air pollution

Centre for Policy Research’s president Yamini Aiyar speaks with fellows of initiative on climate, energy and the environment, Shibani Ghosh and Santosh Harish.

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· Nov 23, 2020 · 11:30 am

As India moves to curb firework emissions, it must not forget interests of workers, manufacturers

The air pollution crisis calls for a comprehensive multi-source, round-the-year, nationwide approach.

Thamizhachi Thangapandian

· Nov 18, 2020 · 07:30 am

Delhi-NCR’s air quality improves as rainfall brings down Diwali pollution

A day after Diwali, the AQI in the region had reached the ‘severe’ category.

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· Nov 17, 2020 · 08:36 am