NEW DELHI: Capital’s air quality fell sharply on Tuesday and nosedived towards the “very poor” category with the air quality index (AQI) at the upper end of the “poor” zone at 291, even though a nu
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the pollution season, the Centre on Monday launched an air quality prediction system that would forecast the state of the air three days in advance for various areas in the capi
NEW DELHI: Stubble burning in neighbouring states may be drawing everyone’s attention during the peak pollution days in the capital in pre-winter harvest season, but it is the vehicular emission wh
The capital saw the roll-out of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Monday with a ban on use of diesel generator sets and the closure of the Badarpur thermal power plant, among others.
NEW DELHI: Diesel generator sets will be banned in the capital and the Badarpur thermal power plant shut down from Monday as the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to combat air pollution comes int