The pollution level that dipped to “severe plus” state is slowly reducing due to dispersion of pollutants. read more

Only one monitoring station is operated in the city by the Central Pollution Control Board at Vikas Sadan, which collects hourly data about ambient air conditions. However, data obtained at this one station does not hold true for the entire city. read more

There was a decrease in air quality level on Tuesday due to dust storms in western India, particularly Rajasthan, which increased coarser particles in the air, the Central Pollution Control Board said. read more

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality in the region deteriorated because of dust storms in western India, particularly Rajasthan. read more

Haze in north India prompted authorities to suspend civil construction works in Delhi and Haryana. read more

In May, the World Health Organization’s report said 14 of the most polluted cities in the world were in India read more

The air quality index at several places in Delhi showed the PM10 level cross the 500-mark, the Central Pollution Control Board data showed. read more

Satellite data will help the regulator in expanding air pollution monitoring in areas where ground-based network does not exist. read more

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) analysed data from 29 stations in NCR and found that from February to May, the number of days when the ozone standard was breached showed an increasing trend. read more

In the absence of proper segregation of waste inside homes, the danger from hazardous plastics falls on the trash collectors, most of whom are poorly paid. M Khokhan Hamid, 39, hasn’t told his children what he does for a living. Shame keeps Hamid from telling them that every day he goes door-to-door collecting garbage.

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Even as Delhi observes yet another World Environment Day, the city is overflowing with plastic bags. read more

On World Environment Day 2018, experts say it is the responsibility of companies to take back plastics and multilayered packaging that they introduce. Incentives can be provided for this read more

According to the Central Pollution Control Board report of 2017, Delhi produces over 10,000 metric tonnes of waste every day and has the highest share of plastic waste, among all Indian metropolitan cities, at 10.14%. read more

The average annual PM2.5 level in Gurugram was found to be 85.8ug\/m3 (micrograms per cubic metre of air). The safe limit, as per Pollution Control Board, is 40ug\/m3. read more

Going by PM2.5 levels, the app ‘Sh**t! I Smoke’, shows that inhaling the air in Delhi is equivalent to smoking 7.7 cigarettes a day. read more