A layer of haze enveloped Delhi-NCR a day after Diwali as the city's air quality on Monday plummeted to the "severe" category for the first time this season with a large number of revellers brazenly flouting the Supreme Court-enforced two-hour limit for bursting crackers.
The post-Diwali pollution levels in Delhi are likely to be the lowest as compared to the past three years as favourable wind speed would possibly negate the impact of firecracker emissions and stubble burning, according to a government air quality monitor.
A thin layer of toxic haze hung over Delhi in the morning and the overall air quality index stood at 313 at 9 am. It continued its upward trend and was recorded at 337 at 1 pm. On Saturday, Delhi's overall air quality (302) was in the lower end of the "very poor" category
Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday said central government agencies should stop blaming the national capital's residents for the rising pollution in the city and protecting the neighbouring states which are unable to curb stubble burning.
More than 60 per cent of clothing in use these days includes synthetic fabrics, and that market share is growing fast, adding on to pollution caused by microfibres.
A layer of haze lingered over the national capital on Sunday as air quality in several parts of the city plunged to the "very poor" category, days before strict measures to fight air pollution come into force under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
Bharat Stage (BS)-VI fuel will be available in several big cities of the country, including Jaipur, from April 1 next year and the initiative will reduce vehicular pollution by 80-90 per cent, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.
Planning on burning crackers this Diwali? It's time to act responsibly as according to a latest study, it has been found that breathing polluted air does not only make you sick, but it could also make you more aggressive.
The government of Pakistan's Sindh province has decided to award $639 to any person who "films and identifies people who throw garbage" on the streets of Karachi.
Ganesh Chaturthi in Ahemdabad was different and 'Hatke' for all the good reasons. The Amadavad Muncipal Corporation had requested the people of Ahemdabad not to immerse Ganesh Idols into the water bodies and people showered in all their support for pollution prevention.
The PUC centres at DTC bus depots and terminals were opened for private vehicles to undergo the emission tests in view of heavy rush at 940 other such centres across the city.
According to an official, each day on an average 50,000 vehicles undergo the test for a certificate of meeting emission and pollution control norms now, against 10,000 to 12,000 vehicles visiting the test centres before the amended law, which hiked the penalty, came into force.
Under the amended MV Act, the violation of PUC norm now invites a penalty of Rs 10,000. Earlier, it was Rs 1,000 on first violation and Rs 2,000 for next offence.
Former international cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir made his debut speech in Lok Sabha on Thursday in which he expressed concern over pollution in Indian cities.
The research, published in the journal Epidemiology, studied 5,531 adults from 28 peri-urban villages near Hyderabad city.
According to the air quality index (AQI), released every day by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), ozone is emerging as a dominant pollutant along with particulate matter (PM), especially in Delhi and NCR areas, said environment think tank CSE.
The study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) titled 'At The Crossroads' -- has revealed that the growing number of private vehicles without adequate public transport in cities will lock in enormous amounts of pollution and carbon.
The United Nations Environment Programme has chosen air pollution as the theme for this year's World Environment Day that falls on June 5.
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said that traffic congestion (49.67 per cent), water and air pollution (44.52 per cent), and better employment opportunities (43.07 per cent) are the top three priorities overall for Delhi voters.
Over 674 million Indians are likely to breathe highly polluted air in 2030, even if the country were to comply with its existing pollution control policies and regulations, according to a study.
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