Page 78 - Air Pollution

Air pollution: Delhi deploys 150 tankers to sprinkle water to settle dust

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said he has directed PWD officials to increase the number of water sprinkler tankers

Air quality dips further in Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon

PM 2.5 and PM 10 were the prominent pollutants in these neighbouring cities of Delhi

Need to strictly enforce laws, SOPs to curb pollution: Air quality panel

The panel also called for encouraging "coal-using industries in NCR to minimize the use of coal in the coming months"

US study links pollution to higher Covid-19 mortality, Indian experts defer

A new analysis of more than 3,000 counties in the US suggests that people with long-term exposure to PM 2.5 may be more likely to die from Covid-19

India plans trading programmes for companies to curb pollution: Report

India is one of only a handful of large economies that have yet to set a target for achieving net-zero carbon emissions after Asian neighbours made public pledges over the last two months

Delhi Air Pollution: Itchy throat, watery eyes & a gas chamber, yet again!

A layer of haze lingered over the national capital and its suburbs on Thursday morning, with raging farm fires and a fall in the wind speed and temperatures pushing air quality to the worst levels in around a year. As the skies hung heavy and acrid over the region, people complained of itchy throat and watery eyes. PM10 levels in Delhi-NCR stood at 561 microgram per cubic meter (g/m3) at 8 am -- the highest since November 15 last year, when it was 637 g/m3, according to CPCB data. PM10 levels below 100 g/m3 are considered safe in India.

Delhi hit by Covid third wave; no Diwali carnivals, organisers count losses

Terming the sudden spike in cases in Delhi as the third wave, CM Arvind Kejriwal told the people there is no need to panic as the AAP govt is closely monitoring the Covid situation

NGT widens ambit of firecracker cases beyond NCR, notices to 18 states, UTs

The National Green Tribunal Wednesday expanded the ambit of hearing cases on pollution by use of firecrackers beyond the NCR and issued notices to 18 states and Union Territories where air quality is beyond norms. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that it has already issued notice to Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and the state governments of Odisha and Rajasthan have already issued a notification prohibiting the sale and use of firecrackers. The green panel sought response from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttarakhand and West Bengal. "Having regard to further developments such as grievance being raised for the State of MP and States of Odisha and Rajasthan have banned the use of firecrackers in the wake of unsatisfactory air quality, the scope of proceedings may need to be ...

Low on staff, motivation: Regulators fail to enforce air quality standards

The study found staff shortages, increased workloads, poor understanding of the health impacts of pollution, poor coordination with related agencies and low levels of motivation

India doing well on climate change; on path to meet Paris Agreement targets

In recent weeks, three countries in Asia have announced their intention to move towards a "net-zero" emissions target: South Korea (2050), Japan (2050) and China (2060)

Toxic air to make India's Covid-19 fight deadlier, healthcare under strain

Delhi's 28 million people haven't had a single day of clean air since early September, according to World Air Quality Index

Best of BS Opinion: The post-lockdown scars, pollution in NCR, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

New body, old problems

Pollution in NCR needs an expansive response

Centre releases Rs 2,200 cr to 15 states for improving air quality

This will help the beneficiary states to undertake air quality measures, including capacity-building of the local bodies within their million-plus cities/agglomerations

No manufacturing units in new industrial areas to curb pollution: Delhi CM

Kejriwal announced on Monday no manufacturing units will be allowed in new industrial areas of the city and these zones would be available only to services and hi-tech industries

Air pollution: NGT notice to Centre to ban fire crackers from Nov 7-30

The NGT issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests and four state governments on whether use of fire crackers be banned from November 7-30 in the interest of public health and environment

Best of BS Opinion: Air quality crisis, corporate results, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Payment for not burning stubble?

My logic, as an environmentalist and campaigner for clean air, is that this will be a perverse incentive, writes Sunita Narain

Solving North India's air quality crisis

The 2009 laws kicked off the air-quality crisis, so the best way forward for policy lies in going to the root cause and repealing these laws

116,000 infants killed within months due to air pollution in India: Study

Babies born with a low birth weight are more susceptible to childhood infections and pneumonia.