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Delhi air toxic for third straight day
The conditions led several experts to question what the newly formed Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR had achieved in mitigating the crisis, and what it was doing differently from the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority, or EPCA, that it effectively replaced.
Updated on Dec 25, 2020 04:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Soumya Pillai
As Delhi battles bad air, new commission to fight pollution still to be formed
As Delhi’s air on Thursday deteriorated to its worst level in a year, a newly announced commission to replace the Supreme Court-appointed environment pollution control authority (Epca) was yet to take shape amid concerns over the implementation of urgent measures for pollution control action.
Updated on Nov 06, 2020 02:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Air quality still ‘very poor’; watchdog will take shape next week
With the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (Epca) disbanded, and the Commission yet to be constituted, no body is mandated to take and implement region-wise decisions to tackle a spike in pollution levels in the interim.
Updated on Oct 31, 2020 05:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Enforcement under new ordinance could be tricky, warn experts
The ordinance says polluters in Delhi-NCR can be fined up to Rs1 crore and/or face imprisonment up to a term of five years for violations.
Updated on Oct 31, 2020 05:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Soumya Pillai
Air pollution: New law, new hope, old challenges
Legal experts said the commission may not be able to do much more than what Epca was already doing.
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 04:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi