Delhi Air Pollution News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Delhi's new anti-pollution moves: Will they be enough?
N: ew Delhi: Every winter, Delhi makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. Thick smog covers the city, pollution levels skyrocket, and air quality drops to hazardous levels. It’s a crisis that returns year after year, and while the government takes action during these peak months, the bigger question remains: are we doing enough, and more importantly, are we doing it all year round?
Working to bring life back into Delhi because clean air isn't a luxury, it's a right: Minister Sirsa
New Delhi, April 7: Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Minister for Environment, Forest and Wildlife in Delhi, on Sunday highlighted the efforts being initiated by the BJP government to curb air pollution in the national capital.
Expand bus fleet, boost last-mile connectivity, says CAG report on managing Delhi air pollution
New Delhi, April 1: To arrest the deteriorating air quality in the national Capital due to vehicular emissions, the Delhi Government should immediately address the issue of shortage of 2,250 public transport buses and complement it with last-mile connectivity options, recommended a CAG report on air pollution.
Delhi: CAG report on air pollution points to data shortage, discrepancy
New Delhi, April 1: Discrepancies in Pollution Under Control (PUC) certification system, lack of data on vehicles' emission load and shortage of public transport buses were flagged as key reasons for the city's toxic air in a CAG report on pollution tabled by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday in Delhi Legislative Assembly.
AAP intentionally polluting Delhi air to defame BJP, says Minister Sirsa
New Delhi, March 21: Delhi Food and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of intentionally worsening Delhi's air pollution to harm the image of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
From April 1, no sale of petrol to vehicles older than 15 years: Delhi Minister Sirsa
New Delhi, March 1: Delhi Forest and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday announced a ban from April 1 on sale of fuel to vehicles older than 15 years and constituted a team to identify and restrict movement of overage, polluting vehicles in the city.
Milind Deora submits Committee report, recommends 'rules enforcement for solving Delhi's air pollution'
New Delhi, Feb 11: Milind Deora, Rajya Sabha MP and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation presented the 254th report on air quality management in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the House on Tuesday.
Delhi's air quality dips to 'poor' category
New Delhi, Jan 27: After two days of moderate air quality, the air quality in the national capital has again deteriorated, falling into the 'poor' category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 6 am on Monday was recorded at 242.
Delhi wakes up with dense fog, air quality deteriorates to the 'very poor' category
New Delhi, January 15: A thick layer of fog covered parts of the national capital early Thursday morning, significantly reducing visibility across the city.