Most complaints relate to violation of norms at construction and demolition sites, dumping of garbage, open burning of waste. read more

Higher incomes, entrepreneurial opportunities and easy access to information are factors helping guide their decision. read more

Recently the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) shared a proposal on creating a liveability index for the city and has identified 10 parameters for the index, including mobility, safety and emergency services, water supply and sewerage,... read more

At the moment, the only mass transit options available in the city include 23 Gurugaman buses, the DMRC Metro that doesn’t go beyond Huda City Centre, the Rapid Metro, and another 50-odd buses run by Haryana Roadways. read more

Experts said that NCR cities lacked robust public transport systems that could absorb the fallout from the proposed ban on non-CNG private vehicles, making it highly impractical. read more

The Supreme Court-mandated body has suggested that all non-CNG vehicles – including all private cars and two-wheelers – in the National Capital Region (NCR) be barred from the roads if pollution levels spike again. read more

The reading at 10am at the Sector 125 monitoring station in Noida was 280 for particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and 534 for PM10 on Tuesday. The AQI goes to the ‘severe+’ category when either PM 2.5 value is recorded higher than 300 or PM10 value is higher... read more

The RFID system facilitates automatic deduction of toll tax from the vehicle owner’s account without having to stop the vehicle at border points. The sensors read the tags on vehicles and deduct the toll amount from their e-purses. read more

With persistent threats of adverse health effects since Diwali, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) on Monday cautioned people again against doing strenuous outdoor physical activities. read more

On Sunday, PM2.5 in Gurugram was 96ug\/m3, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. However, the daily average measure remained alarming, at 328ug\/m3. read more

Over the last 72 hours, the air quality in the city has been between 401 and 420. This is the first time this season that the AQI value has remained ‘severe’ for three days in a row. read more

The air quality in Noida and Ghaziabad was in the ‘very poor’ quality till Thursday afternoon. It, however, spiked to ‘severe’ category only on Thursday evening due to the local pollutants that accumulated after bursting of crackers on Diwali. read more

A day after Diwali, Gurugram was the least polluted among the NCR cities. However, the deterioration in air quality remained conspicuous. At 2am on Thursday, Gurugram recorded its highest measure of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) this season at 622\u03BC... read more

Smog in Delhi NCR worsened the day after Diwali celebration

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Diwali was celebrated across Delhi on Wednesday with bursting of firecrackers, though their use was subdued with the Supreme Court mandating that only “green” fireworks were allowed and only for two hours — between 8 pm and 10 pm. read more