In a first, the Noida administration on Saturday started prosecution proceedings against two government organisations, the two biggest pollution violators of the district . About 25 violators were also arrested last week for causing pollution and not... read more

Delhi’s air quality is expected to improve marginally with the surface wind speed picking up but it will continue to remain poor over the next few days, said government agencies. read more

Doctors from Atmasingh Jethasingh ENT Municipal Hospital in Fort said that the number of cases of ear infections has grown 10 times in the last three year read more

Is the cash-strapped Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited’s (PMPML) decision to hire 25 e-buses by offering a non-refundable subsidy of \u20B950 lakh for each bus in the best interest of the city? Here is what our readers have to say... read more

If the air pollution levels are high, as they are across most parts of north India, don’t exercise outdoors if the air quality index (AQI) is 300 or more and the air does your body more damage than good. Also, while exercising with a common cold is not... read more

While the early pollution warning system has been installed in Delhi and would help alert authorities of dust particles being blown in from west Asia, the Union government has also allocated funds to tackle pollution from stubble burning in northwest... read more

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Light rain over the past 24 hours along with strong winds were the major factors responsible for cleansing the air, said scientists of Safar, the government’s air quality forecasting agency. read more

Narela and Bawana are among the 15 pollution hotspots in Delhi identified by CPCB last week. Pollution from these industrial areas spread to other areas, worsening the overall air quality of Delhi. read more

The first such compost pit to dispose sanitary pads has been constructed in NP Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Mandir Marg. read more

Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 413 at 4 pm on Tuesday against Monday’s 403. The air quality dipped to the ‘severe’ category on Monday after a gap of nearly a month. read more

The last time AQI hit the ‘severe’ zone in Delhi was on November 13; Met department has forecast light rain. read more

The violators, Gautam Budh Nagar administration officials said, will need to respond on the charges within a week. If they fail to do so, prosecution proceedings will be initiated against them, they said. read more

In Gurugram, Raahgiri Day is observed with the support of the district administration every Sunday, when streets that are otherwise reserved for vehicles become fully pedestrianised. The space is then used for cultural events, cycling, sport, talks and... read more

According to a monitoring committee overseeing the cleaning of river Yamuna, the river is ‘virtually reduced to a trickle and remains dry in some stretches for almost nine months of the year’. read more