Delhi Air

The Punjab government has been trying to encourage the setting up of biomass power plants which can put crop stubble to good use

India's losses from air pollution increased more than four times to $560 billion between 1990 and 2013, according to the World Bank

In South India, stubble is not burnt as there is economic value as animal feed, he said sharing he had been pointing out for years many economic usage of rice straw.

On November 1, a Supreme Court mandated panel declared a public health emergency in NCR after the air quality slipped into 'severe plus' category and banned all construction activity till November 5.

The air quality in Delhi-NCR deteriorated further Thursday night and is now at the severe plus level

The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, on Monday predicted that the share of smoke from stubble burning in Delhi's PM 2.5 concentration is likely to jump to 25 per cent on Tuesday

Further deterioration of air quality has been forecast for the coming days with the PM10 level reaching 332 and the PM2.5 level 158

Ghaziabad and Gurgaon recorded 'very poor' air quality at 302 and 336 respectively

Direct neighbouring states to implement the odd-even scheme," said the new review petition of the Delhi government.

The Delhi government counsel said that from next year, with better preparation, it would be in a position to implement the odd-even scheme without any exemption.

Dry and cold north-westerly winds blowing from Punjab and Haryana at speeds of 10-15 km per hour, according to weather analysts, will continue for the next few days, further worsening the air quality in Delhi-NCR.

A ban is rarely a great solution, but we must recognize that no other agency is upholding our right to breath clean air.

Experts say pollution in Delhi during winters is so intense that anything less than 'severe' is considered a relief

Holding a high-level meeting, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday directed immediate implementation of six new measures to curb the menace of air pollution in the national capital.The ideas and their proposals stem from scientific reports of Government of India by CPCB, CSIR and NEERI and orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), a research institute, created and funded by Government of India, has been given the mandate to design and implement these solutions.In collaboration with the PWD, NEERI will design and execute induced-draft creation units at five major traffic intersections in Delhi. The IDC at IIT Bombay will help NEERI design for these traffic intersections.Such a unit has the potential to reduce carbon monoxide and particulate emission by 40percent to 60percent emission in 20-30 metres of radius during peak hours of traffic.Pilot study executed in IIT Bombay on JVLR Road shows ...

Over the Diwali weekend of 2016, India's air quality was among the world's worst and between 40% and 100% worse in five north Indian cities

He stressed on the need for provision of quality pedestrian pathways and non-motorised transport infrastructure.

Centre summoned governments of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh over enforcing ban on stubble burning

New Delhi ranks among the world's most polluted cities, with air quality usually worsening at this time of year