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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) topped the list of complaints, receiving 3,238 grievances in 2024-an almost fourfold increase from 905 last year

Delhi pollution in severe category for third straight day, AQI stands at 409

New Delhi experienced severe air quality for the third consecutive day on Friday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 409, as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The city remained enveloped in smog, which reduced visibility and disrupted both traffic and flight operations. Of the 39 monitoring stations in Delhi, 21 registered severe AQI levels, with four classified as 'severe plus'. Jahangirpuri, Bawana, Wazirpur, and Rohini experienced the worst pollution, with AQI levels of 458, 455, 455, and 452, respectively. However, the 24-hour overall air quality showed slight improvement compared to Thursday’s AQI of 432.

Thin layer of smog engulfs the National Capital as the air quality continues to deteriorate

The Air Quality Index of the national capital remained in the ‘Very Poor’ category on November 02, as per the CPCB. A layer of haze covered the national capital which made it hard for the people to breathe. Several residents and commuters complained of breathing problems and urged the government to curb the air pollution.

Delhi AQI Today: Days before Diwali, national capital air quality improves marginally; AQI hits 264

The Centre urged state governments on Saturday to intensify their crop residue management measures to reduce pollution from stubble burning, a major contributing factor to air pollution during this season.

MC Pollution Tracker: 32 cities have 'poor air', 4 have an AQI of over 300

Delhi's air quality continues to worsen. On October 23, its AQI reading was 349, the third straight day that it stayed above 300, which is considered 'very poor'

Paradeep Phosphates slumps 4% on closure notice for Odisha plant

The Central Pollution Control Board has ordered the closure of the Paradeep Phosphates' plant. The company will need a written permission from CPCB to resume operations after it complies with its directions

Yamuna pollution: Why water production is drying up around NCR?

Early this October, addressing concerns about Yamuna's rejuvenation, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) instructed the CPCB to verify the accuracy of the information presented in reports from states and authorities.

GRAP Stage-III activated: Delhi takes drastic measures to tackle pollution

The Sub-Committee for operationalization of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) said air pollution in NCR is only expected to increase further.

Post AIIMS attack, govt bodies on high alert, issue multiple security advisories

The cyber attack on All India Institute of Medical Sciences last year left centralised records inaccessible. Hospital services such as generation of unique health identification numbers, new registrations, laboratory reports, billing and patient discharge were also hit.

Central Pollution Control Board urges employees not to use torrents, download pirated software to curb cyber attacks

Employees were also advised not to connect personal laptop computers to the Central Pollution Control Board's network.

Child rights body asks Delhi government to shut schools till pollution reduces

The national capital's air quality has deteriorated to 'severe' in the last few days, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

Experts welcome air quality panel's plan to fight pollution in Delhi-NCR

The measure suggested by the Commission for Air Quality Management are a step in the right direction but greater participation by citizens and strict enforcement are the key to its success, they have said

Ansal Properties and Infrastructure fined Rs 100 crore for ‘violation of green norms'

Vice chairman Pranav Ansal says the builder has not received the CPCB letter; maintenance of colony handed over to the RWA almost 12 years ago

Amid the heat and dust, summer pollution is here

Summertime pollutants include wind-blown dust, fossil and dirty fuels, vehicular emission, industrial activities, construction dust, ground-level ozone and biomass burning.

SC directs CPCB to conduct surprise inspections at brick kilns in NCR

The top court directed that those units, located in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, which have the consent to operate and have also declared the production capacity are permitted to operate subject to certain conditions.

Hikal: Why we are closing recommendation for this stock

Environmental compliance, particularly for chemicals and pharma industry, is sacrosanct. Taking that into account, we close our Outperform rating for Hikal and would prefer to stay on the sidelines

Air Pollution: AQI dips across Delhi, Noida; CPCB directs states to implement Action Plan

Uttar Pradesh saw a steep decline in air quality with AQI slipping into 'severe' zone in Noida

Coronavirus lockdown | Significant improvement in air quality across India: CPCB

"The major sectors contributing to air pollution are transport, industries, power plants, construction activities, biomass burning, road dust resuspension and residential activities.

AAP govt must tell how many CPCB directions on air pollution has it followed: Prakash Javadekar

Speaking to the media after an event here, Javadekar said his ministry has already held several meetings with the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan over stubble burning.

WBPCB distributes LPG cylinders among hawkers to contain air pollution

WBPCB Chairman Kalyan Rudra, who was present at the distribution of the programme, said the move was aimed at phasing out coal-fired ovens (open chullahs) with environment-friendly LPG cylinders.

Odd-Even Policy |Small steps towards an eco-friendly Delhi

To ensure that our efforts to curb air-pollution doesn’t fall flat this time over, a mix of the odd-even policy along with reducing public transportation costs and effective implementation of transport policies can help to bring down the pollution levels in Delhi.

SC directs CPCB to inform it about status of pollution in Yamuna at Mathura

A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Ravindra Bhat asked the apex pollution monitoring body to submit a report containing suggestions within six weeks.

NGT refuses to entertain plea challenging Delhi govt's decision to implement odd-even scheme

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel questioned the maintainability of the plea and "dismissed it as withdrawn".

NGT seeks report on illegal constructions in Tughlakabad extension

The tribunal had earlier formed a joint committee comprising representatives of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and SDMC.

Idol immersion in Delhi: NGT panel asks UP, Haryana to coordinate with national capital

Since 2015, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued several instructions and for the first time, efforts are being made to use pits for immersion of idols in Delhi as has been done successfully in Surat.