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India moving away from coal slowly, considerable progress by states: Study

Study finds there has been a 76 per cent reduction in proposed coal power since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, bringing the end of new coal construction into sight.

Delhi environment minister to chair high-level meeting on stubble burning

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has called a high-level meeting on September 9 to discuss a strategy to deal with stubble burning and pollution in the city in winter, officials said on Wednesday. Every winter, Delhi witnesses a surge in air pollution levels due to many reasons, including stubble burning in neighbouring states. "The (environment) minister has called a high-level meeting tomorrow (Thursday) with senior officers from Delhi Pollution Control Committee, environment department and forest department," an official said. At the meeting, the city government's strategy to deal with stubble burning and pollution in winter will be discussed, he said. Delhi will start preparing a "winter action plan" next week, according to Rai. On Tuesday, Rai had sought the creation of a joint action plan by Delhi and its neighbouring states to combat high levels of air pollution in the winter season. He had also called upon Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan to implement the

Delhi, states asked to 'update' action plan to tackle stubble burning

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has asked Delhi and its surrounding states to "refine and update" their action plan to tackle the problem of stubble burning.

India's first smog tower inaugurated in Delhi's Connaught Place

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday inaugurated India's first smog tower in Delhi's Connaught Place that will purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second within a radius of around 1 km.

CM Kejriwal expected to inaugurate Delhi's first smog tower on Aug 23

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to inaugurate the national capital's first smog tower at Connaught Place on August 23, Delhi government officials said on Friday

Experts welcome permanent air quality commission in NCR region

Apart from Delhi-NCR's own sources of emissions, a major contributor especially in winters is the burning of agriculture waste by the farmers in Punjab and Haryana.

India wants ethanol to fuel its cars, but food inflation is a major risk

The government will fast-track an ethanol program that will divert as much as 6 million tons of sugar toward fuel production annually by 2025, according to the food ministry

Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR, Areas Bill passed by LS

A bill which seeks to set up a statutory authority with appropriate powers to tackle air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Govt to table Air Quality Management in NCR Bill in Lok Sabha today

The Government is set to introduce the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR region Bill, 2021 on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha.

Air pollution exposure is shifting from outdoor to indoor here's why

Getting vehicles off the road may do wonders for smog, but there's more to air pollution than that

This pilot trading scheme in Surat could help firms reduce air pollution

Industries participating in the pilot scheme reduced their particulate matter pollution by 24% (with an 8% margin of error)

Air-pollution is major cause behind rising non-communicable diseases

Is the most prevalent risk factor among surveyed the population (76%), followed by low physical activity (67%), poor diet (55%). These three factors even beat stress, tobacco consumption, obesity

The many paths to a greener future

Jayant Sinha and Anshu Bharadwaj note that India is demonstrating a new paradigm in which economic growth does not have to go together with the consumption of fossil fuels and increasing emissions

Delhi's NO2 pollution increased by 125% in one year, finds study

The study analysed NO2 concentrations in India's eight most-populous state capitals.

Household heating, cooking was 40% of Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution in Dec, Jan

Though recent assessments on the use of biomass in Delhi are not available, a large number of homeless people burn firewood and waste to keep themselves warm in winters.

The real oximeter

The oxygen that we get from nature is about increasing green cover and ensuring that our air - our every breath - is not polluted.

Covid slowed construction of Delhi's 1st smog tower, ready by Aug 15: Rai

The smog tower is coming up at Connaught Place

Environment Day: India stands at make or break point of climate change

India is one of the top 5 countries around the world where the exposure of the population to PM2.5 pollutant in the air has increased

Germany failed to cut city's air pollution, rules EU top court

EU court judges in previous rulings also chided France and the U.K. for "persistently" exceeding limits.

NGT imposes Rs 1.17 cr penalty on 21 stone crushers in Andhra Pradesh

The National Green Tribunal has slapped over Rs 1.17 crore penalty on 21 stone crushing and quarrying units for causing pollution and damage to the environment