Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave appealed for a united response, and said that no one should indulge in a political blame-game on fighting pollution.

Lauding the Delhi government's announcement of taking emergency steps to tackle the severe air pollution, a green body on Sunday said these will need strict enforcement and vehicle restraint measur

The Congress leader further said the Supreme Court should take suo moto cognizance in public interest and issue binding instruction to all concerned authorities.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 04/11/2016 regarding rising air pollution in the area of NCT, Delhi. National Green Tribunal directs all the concerned states to "place on record the action taken in furtherance to the order of the Tribunal in relation to prohibition on burning of agricultural residue.

According to air quality monitoring network SAFAR, PM2.5 levels are in severe category and are expected to remain in this category for more than three days, it said.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh V/s. Hotel Jaypee Vasant, New Delhi & Others dated 03/11/2016 regarding hotels using illegally ground water and consuming it without the permission of Central Ground Water Authority thereby impacting the environment by its activities and there are other issues also raised.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Chandra Saxena Vs. SDMC and Others dated 03/11/2016 regarding faulty design of the Rain Water Harvesting System installed by SDMC (South Delhi Municipal Corporation).

SDMC contends that the design of the RWHS is as per the design approved by the Committee constituted by the High Court and therefore they cannot make any alteration. National Green Tribunal notes that SDMC is virtually taking a refuge on the ground that the design of the RWHS is approved by the Committee but we do not find any such material on record.

The Delhi government has begun a pilot project for controlled burning at east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill, which will be followed by the implementation of similar steps at Bhalswa and Okhla, as part

Faced with a shocking jump in the level of air pollution in the capital, the Centre has summoned top officials of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Friday to review the action

The Delhi government on Tuesday announced an action plan to deal with the severe pollution this winter.

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