New Delhi: Government authorities on Tuesday sealed 15 factories in Loni area in NCR region for polluting the environment.

A day after Supreme Court made it clear that BJP heavyweights will be tried for criminal conspiracy in the Babri Masjid demolition case, the Sangh Parivaar’s Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM) launched a dri

Initiative to start with cleaning Najafgarh drain, a major pollutant.

The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), along with the Delhi government and CPCB, has finished drafting the “Comprehensive Action Plan”, which lists out several measures to control air

National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2015 had directed MSRDC to get a separate environmental clearance.

Around 5,000 staff of traffic policemen and 8,000 staff deployed in various PCR vans are most prone to pollutants.

According to 2017 Global Burden of Disease report, India has the second highest number of early deaths due to PM 2.5 in the world.

NGT also sought to know the types of pollutants generated, and asked the authorities to take samples of emissions and analyse them.

Govt armed by Centre to take slew of measures if pollution crosses danger mark.

Around 70 north-bound trains, including Rajdhani services, were delayed, while around 30 others were rescheduled due to fog.

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