According to the CPCB’s Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi-NCR, “Air quality is likely to deteriorate marginally between Monday and Tuesday and may stay in the ‘satisfactory’ category.” read more

A bench headed by National Green Tribunal chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel said a committee be formed to “examine” the matter. read more

The AQI is expected to remain in “good” category for the next three days, as more rainfall is expected, said a statement issued by Safar on Sunday. read more

The last time Delhiites breathed such clean air was on July 31, 2017, when the AQI measured 47. Any reading of up to 50 on the index is considered to be an indicator of good quality air. read more

NGT gave the direction while hearing an execution application filed by environment group Vanashakti. read more

Singrauli shares area with Uttar Pradesh, where it falls in Sonbhadra district. The region in the two states, considered backward, has about 10 thermal power plants having a combined capacity of 21,000 megawatts –the largest for one region. read more

The Air Quality Index (AQI) value, over the past five days at least, has been ranging between 50 and 100, denoting that the air quality is ‘Satisfactory’ at the moment. read more

The crematoriums will operate on compressed natural gas, as per the norms of the Central Pollution Control Board, and will be smoke and smell free read more

The IMD had predicted heavy rainfall for the major part of the week, and had issued an orange alert for Thursday and Friday for the National Capital Region (NCR). read more

The NGT also warned of an additional forfeiture of Rs 20-lakh if the cameras were not installed in the next two months. read more

A meeting regarding the issue was held by the Board on Monday. It pulled up land-owning agencies for their ‘inadequate response’ in addressing public complaints. read more

According to a complaint filed by Noida Sector 77 resident Amit Gupta, several illegal car-washing centres are operating in the city. Of these, two near his residence were running on a plot of land meant for a public park. read more

Air quality in Gurugram has remained in the ‘satisfactory’ category of the Central Pollution Control Board’s air quality index (AQI) since July 16, not exceeding a value of more than 95 on the daily AQI bulletin. read more

The country’s apex pollution control body, in a letter earlier this month, directed the state pollution control boards of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to crackdown on industries not using PNG. read more

These proceedings stem from a petition filed by a resident, Praveen Kakkar, in September 2018, in which he alleged that there has been widespread encroachment of the colony’s green and common areas, in addition to other environment law violations.  read more