Piyush Goyal, who arrived an hour late to address the ‘Vyapari Sammelan’ (traders’ conference), was greeted by a huge garland that covered at least ten people on the makeshift stage. read more

In an interview to HT, Vardhan, 64, said he has resolved to beat pollution, redevelop the Walled City and provide relief to traders. read more

Prepping for the doorstep campaigning, party workers went through a list of slogans with the favourites emerging as ‘Lakshya Hamara, Modi Dobara’ and ‘Dr Sahab ki kya pehchan, saaf chhavi aur kamal nishan’. read more

In their campaign rallies, the AAP has pitched that Delhi Police should come under the city government and that can happen only with full statehood. read more

One of the oldest and earliest constituencies in the country, Chandni Chowk will vote on May 12, the sixth of the seven phased-Lok Sabha election 2019. Votes will be counted on May 23. read more

Officials said the air is expected to remain in the “severe” category – a classification when AQI is above 400 – till Saturday. read more

NCAP, which was launched by India’s environment minister Harsh Vardhan last week, aims to reduce the concentration of PM 2.5 (fine, respirable pollution particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micron) and PM 10 (coarse pollution particles) in 102... read more

Besides strategies to reduce air pollution concentration, pollution monitoring networks will be enhanced and activities will be put in place to improve awareness. read more

A panel, formed to examine having a separate time zone for the northeastern states, recommended against it for “strategic reasons”, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. read more

India and the other developing countries strongly resisted their move, citing the historical responsibility of the developed nations in emitting carbon dioxide, contributing to global warming. read more

On October 27, union environment minister Harsh Vardhan had directed CPCB to initiate criminal proceedings against government agencies and officers failing to check sources of pollution even after being informed by the pollution control agencies. read more

The green crackers manufactured were sent to the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) for safety checks and granting licences to the manufacturers. read more

Central Pollution Control Board teams deployed in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad, found the compliance rate of the agencies concerned in following the directives was “very poor”. read more

The Environment Minister tried his hand in acting at the popular Ramleela depicting the life of Lord Rama organised by the Luv Kush committee in the sprawling grounds of the Red Fort. read more

The cyclonic storm, which was expected to hit the Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts on October 11, has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and heavy rains are expected in several eastern and northeastern states read more