New Delhi, Nov. 6, 2018: Hundreds of children here have demanded a complete ban on the use of firecrackers to check air and sound pollution during Diwali and other festivities across the country. Amid chants of “Hum Bacchon Ne Thana Hai Patakhe Nhi Chalana Hai” and “Patakhe Lena Band KaroContinue Reading
Delhi, the city once famous for the charm of the Red Fort and the elegance of Qutub Minar, is today infamous for its pollution crisis. Ranked one of the most polluted cities in the world, the air in the city is taking a toll on its residents’ health. With overContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Delhi government Firday said it has initiated the testing of ‘anti-pollution towers’ on a pilot basis to check their effectiveness in reducing particulate matters and other pollutants suspended in the air. The ‘anti-pollution towers’ absorb particulate matters from surroundings and release fresh air back into the atmosphere,Continue Reading
The toxic haze hanging over Delhi today thickened, leading to near zero visibility at many places, even as air quality slid further and touched calamitous levels. The air quality index of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had a score of 487 on a scale of 500, indicating ‘severe’ levelsContinue Reading
New Delhi: In the dense smog that engulfed India’s capital early this month, a baby named Vaishnavi gasped through the night. Inside the concrete room that her father and mother rent for $20 a month, they took turns staying up, laying a hand on her rib cage, feeling it moveContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: There is thick smog hanging over Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh on the morning after Diwali, with pollution at a dangerous “severe” at 7 am on Monday. Smoke from firecrackers has choked the air and also affected visibility. Data from the central pollution monitoring agency showed that concentrationsContinue Reading
It was “very embarrassing” when visiting foreign dignitaries speak about the high pollution level.Continue Reading
On Thursday, the court used strong words as it questioned whether the government had taken any action to check pollution and asked for a “time-bound action plan’Continue Reading
The national capital is a gas chamberContinue Reading