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After citizens’ protest, NMMC takes action to improve air quality

HT Image

Updated on Nov 10, 2023, 8:08 AM IST

More green cover, good traffic mgmt.: Saharanpur fares better on AQI front

The district has jungles spread over 3,32,229 hectares, covering over 9 per cent of the total area . (Pic for representation)

Updated on Nov 10, 2023, 7:50 AM IST

Stubble of discomfort

Farmers burn paddy stubble at a village in Kapurthala on Wednesday. (PTI)

Published on Nov 9, 2023, 10:50 PM IST

Measures being taken to contain stubble burning, says Punjab AG after SC rebuke

Punjab advocate general (AG) Gurminder Singh said the state government has stepped up its action against controlling stubble burning following the Supreme Court’s order. (HT File)

Published on Nov 9, 2023, 6:06 PM IST

At 423, Capital’s AQI ‘severe’, Delhi govt to meet, decide on emergency steps

A haze enveloped the Akshardham Temple on Wednesday. (HT/Sanjeev Verma)

Updated on Nov 9, 2023, 10:28 AM IST

Collective responsibility to save environment: Haryana CM Khattar

Collective responsibility to save environment: Haryana CM Khattar

Updated on Nov 9, 2023, 8:00 AM IST

HT Reality Check: Despite pollution fine, dust & disarray persist at under-construction flyover site

The situation is critical on Ring Road, flanked by residential areas on both sides, as the flyover construction continues to be a constant source of air and noise pollution.

Updated on Nov 9, 2023, 6:24 AM IST

Anand Mahindra suggests alternative to stubble burning to curb Delhi pollution

Regenerative agriculture

Published on Nov 8, 2023, 10:56 AM IST

Amid spike in pollution, Delhi’s high NO2 levels a sign of worry

Heavy smog in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 8, 2023, 5:06 AM IST

Lucknow’s air quality ‘poor’ for third day in a row

AQI is categorised as follows -- 0-50 (good), 51-100 (satisfactory), 101-200 (moderate), 201-300 (poor), 301-400 (very poor), and 401-500 (severe). (Pic for representation)

Updated on Nov 8, 2023, 5:02 AM IST

Curing the persistent winter cough in Delhi

A man wears a mask to protect himself from growing level of air pollution in New Delhi on Monday.

Published on Nov 7, 2023, 3:49 PM IST

Delhi pollution: AAP govt to decide today on odd-even exemptions

A view of traffic at MCD toll tax booth on a smoggy morning in Delhi on Monday. (Raj K Raj/ HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 7, 2023, 11:49 AM IST

Tourists disappointed as smog engulfs Taj Mahal

People visit the smog engulfed Taj Mahal in Agra

Published on Nov 7, 2023, 10:35 AM IST

Alarmed by 300 AQI in Navi Mumbai, activists urge residents not to burst firecrackers

HT Image

Updated on Nov 7, 2023, 7:08 AM IST

Barring 10, 12, all classes online as Delhi AQI stays in red

Traffic jam in Delhi amid smog on Monday. (Sunil Ghosh /HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 7, 2023, 6:25 AM IST

Rising pollution raises health concerns in Meerut; 3 jaggery crushers sealed

Meerut’s AQI was comparatively lower than the AQI of Delhi, Ghaziabad, and other NCR cities. (Representational photo)

Updated on Nov 6, 2023, 9:30 PM IST

Afternoon brief: BJP-AAP blame game over Delhi pollution; all the latest news

Delhi chief minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal

Published on Nov 6, 2023, 1:42 PM IST

Air pollution: Haryana asks DCs to decide on closing schools in NCR districts

Fourteen districts of Haryana fall in the National Capital Region, where the air pollution level was severe. Farm fires in Punjab and Haryana are being blamed for the deteriorating air quality in NCR. (HT file photo)

Updated on Nov 6, 2023, 12:36 PM IST

Farm fires in Punjab possibly affecting Haryana’s air quality: CM Khattar

Observing that “pollution has no boundaries”, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that it is quite possible that the bad air in Punjab could be polluting that in the state as well. (HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 6, 2023, 8:18 AM IST

Lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of lung cancer

As Delhi air quality dips to ‘severe’, here are lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of lung cancer

Updated on Nov 6, 2023, 8:06 AM IST

Don't drive these cars in Delhi! Government introduces fines of up to ₹20,000

Cars parked at Connaught place in New Delhi.

Published on Nov 4, 2023, 6:11 PM IST

X shares visuals as pollution covers Delhi-NCR

Delhi covered in smog.

Published on Nov 4, 2023, 11:39 AM IST

Greater Noida breathes ‘most’ toxic air, AQI near 500

Two more western UP cities, Noida and Ghaziabad recorded ‘severe’ deterioration in their air quality as their AQI touched 440 and 410, respectively. (HT)

Updated on Nov 4, 2023, 8:08 AM IST

Farm fires near 13,000 in Punjab, AQI deteriorates

A farmer burns paddy stubble at a field, on the outskirts of Jalandhar on Friday. (PTI)

Updated on Nov 4, 2023, 6:52 AM IST

Delhi pollution: What can negate bad air trap phenomenon?

People exercise in early morning hours amid dense smog in New Delhi on Friday. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 4, 2023, 1:48 AM IST

Gurugram scrambles to fight ‘very poor’ air

The Delhi-Gurugram expressway in smoggy weather at Iffco Chowk flyover on Friday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 4, 2023, 5:30 AM IST

Delhi HC blames forest dept for mess that Capital is in because of pollution

The pollution levels tipped into the severe category for the first time this season on Thursday. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Nov 3, 2023, 3:14 PM IST

Electric shuttle service for Delhi govt employees from November 3

The special shuttle service is being introduced to curtail air pollution in the Capital. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PhotoHindustan Times)

Updated on Nov 3, 2023, 6:04 AM IST

‘Every kid having breathing problem’: Delhi HC rebukes authorities

A man sitting in a boat feeds seagulls on the Yamuna River in Heavy smog as Air pollution rises in Capital/NCR in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, November 2, 2023.

Published on Nov 2, 2023, 4:36 PM IST

Parts of Delhi in deep red as Air Quality Index nears 400 mark

Delhi’s overall AQI worsened to 364, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) 4pm bulletin, a reading in the upper reaches of “very poor”, and the worst yet this season. (File)

Updated on Nov 2, 2023, 2:42 AM IST

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