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    Air Pollution News

    MCG trains sanitation workers to prevent waste burning

    MCG joint commissioner Sapna Yadav, who attended the programme as the chief guest, stressed the role of sanitation workers in identifying and preventing incidents of waste burning (HT Archive)
    Cities
    Published 4 hours ago

    Architects get relief as BMC suspends dust-pollution rule

    Architects get relief as BMC suspends dust-pollution rule
    Cities
    Published 2 days ago

    Delhi's new AI control room can spot the polluters. Stopping them is still up to authorities

    Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta looks on as Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav virtually inaugurates 13 new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS), at Delhi Pollution Control Committee's (DPCC) Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC). (@byadavbjp/X via PTI Photo)
    Ht Explainers
    Published 3 days ago

    Farm fires evading satellite monitoring prompt focused ground checks

    Farm fires are a major reason for pollution in northwestern India and the NCR. (AP/Representative)
    India News
    Updated 2 days ago

    Pollution surveillance widened in Delhi with 13 new monitoring stations

    The new monitoring stations have been installed at Ghummanhera, Chhawla, Karala, Hastsal, Jharoda Kalan, Burari, Narela, Maidan Garhi, Nangloi, Vasundhara Enclave and Badarpur, among others.
    Cities
    Published 3 days ago

    Limiting warming to 1.8 degree C could prevent loss of 1.89 billion years of healthy life: Analysis

    Limiting warming to 1.8 degree C could prevent loss of 1.89 billion years of healthy life: Analysis
    India News
    Published 3 days ago

    SC against firecracker ban in Delhi-NCR, but asks ‘what's religious about bursting crackers’

    Supreme Court said that the Court would not hurt religious sentiments but urged people to voluntarily adopt safer practices.
    India News
    Updated 4 days ago

    Pollution & politics: Why is clean air so hard to deliver?

    Experts say the Indo-Gangetic Plain’s geography traps pollution, making air quality a regional crisis across South Asia.
    Cities
    Published 5 days ago

    The science behind CAQM's advice to reschedule school sports during winter smog season in Delhi-NCR

    A child who is running a race on a smoggy morning would draw far more pollution, and draw it deeper into the lungs, than a classmate sitting at a desk.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 9 days ago

    CAQM proposes ‘clean-air zone’ for Connaught Place inner circle

    The inner circle of Connaught Place could be the starting point for a clean-air or low emission zone (LEZ), with vehicles being kept out of the area and the space be redesigned to encourage walking and public movement
    Cities
    Updated 10 days ago

    Gurugram schools face air pollution 5.5 times above safe limits, study finds

    The report, Clean Air Zones Around Schools: Gurugram Case Example, was released at Urban Adda 2026 during a session titled “From Tailpipes to Treelines: Reimagining Urban Air through Clean Air Zones”.
    Cities
    Updated 10 days ago

    Emissions such as NOx, Ozone areunder-addressed health threats: Experts at Urban Adda 2026

    Emissions such as NOx, Ozone areunder-addressed health threats: Experts at Urban Adda 2026
    Cities
    Published 11 days ago

    MCG’s 294-road dust-free target faces questions as key stretches remain dusty

    An MCG official said repeated listing of roads reflects the need for daily sweeping and regular monitoring rather than a one-time dust-removal exercise. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 16 days ago

    SC decision to allow green fire crackers may push pollution to 2025 levels

    In October 2025, the Supreme Court allowed NEERI-approved green crackers for three days around Diwali, within fixed hours.
    Cities
    Updated 16 days ago

    Gurugram gears up for winter pollution, expands air monitoring and dust control

    Five new monitoring locations have been identified, while MCG plans to increase the city’s air-quality stations to eight by December 2026 (HT Archive)
    Cities
    Published 17 days ago

    MCD House: Councillors flag gaps in air pollution control

    A short-notice discussion on air pollution saw councillors flag issues ranging from accumulated waste and illegal dumping of construction material to inadequate water sprinkling and enforcement against activities contributing to road dust. (Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Published 17 days ago

    Delhi Cabinet approves real-time pollution source tracking, EV road sweepers

    The move comes against the backdrop of how Delhi has long struggled to accurately pinpoint what is polluting its air and where it’s coming from. (Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Updated 17 days ago

    Delhi govt’s winter action plan targets sources in time, but mirrors Grap

    Delhi’s average AQI over the past eight years shows a clear seasonal pattern.
    Cities
    Updated 18 days ago

    Higher parking fees, 50% WFH: Delhi govt announces measures to curb pollution

    Starting November 1, parking charges at authorised parking sites will be doubled to discourage the use of private vehicles
    India News
    Updated 18 days ago

    World Lung Day: Lucknow experts decode the triggers behind rising youth asthma

    Asthma patient taking a puff (For representation only)
    Cities
    Published 21 days ago

    Haryana to use drones to detect farm fires

    For field monitoring, the state has deputed 8,134 village-level nodal officers. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 22 days ago

    BMC clears NEERI study to assess Kanjurmarg landfill emissions

    CSIR-NEERI will assess emissions and odour levels around the Kanjurmarg landfill and examine the factors contributing to the complaints from neighbouring residential areas.
    Cities
    Published 23 days ago

    Vehicles move through smog as AQI begins to shoot up in Ghaziabad

    Ghaziabad: Vehicles ply with their headlights amid dense smog on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and National Highway-9 near Dasna
    India News
    Published 23 days ago

    Bombay HC calls for ban on street firecrackers during festivities

    The court directed the Maharashtra government and Mumbai Police to strictly enforce decibel limits during religious processions and take strict action against violators. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Updated 24 days ago

    BMC cannot blame architects for air pollution lapses: Council

    BMC cannot blame architects for air pollution lapses: Council
    Cities
    Published 26 days ago

    Death by breath: How mining dust in Aravallis is killing residents

    Death by breath: How mining dust in Aravallis is killing residents
    India News
    Published 26 days ago

    GB Nagar: Vehicles without PUCC to not get fuel from Oct 1

    Vehicular emissions and road dust remain key challenges in the fight against pollution (Sakib Ali /HT)
    Cities
    Published 27 days ago

    Union minister Bhupender Yadav calls for ‘mission-mode’ drive against pollution before winter

    Union minister for environment, forest and climate change Bhupender Yadav with chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on Friday. (Sourced)
    Cities
    Published 28 days ago

    Over 650 end-of-life vehicles seized in Gautam Budh Nagar amid pollution crackdown

    The district transport department said enforcement teams are checking vehicles at major intersections, expressways and internal roads. (HT Photos)
    Cities
    Published 29 days ago

    Punjab’s 5-yr roadmap aims zero stubble burning by 2030

    Punjab has drawn up a comprehensive five-year long-term plan to achieve ‘zero’ stubble burning by 2030, with the state government submitting the roadmap to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and proposing measures ranging from crop diversification and next-generation crop residue management machinery to biomass industrial parks and permanent stubble storage depots across the state.
    Cities
    Published 29 days ago
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