The problem of air pollution cannot be tackled by the odd-even formula alone, but the government should also subsidise electric cars which do not pollute the air, said a senior AIIMS doctor.

According to reports from monitoring stations, they recorded April's highest level of surface-level ozone on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Days before the Supreme Court considers a plea to impose a green cess on the car industry in view of rising pollution levels in Delhi, Maruti Suzuki chairman R C Bhargava has termed the

Levels of tiny pollution particles (PM 2.5) are relatively lower now than in winter. But there is no relief from dirty, toxic air in the city.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pavit Singh Vs. The State of NCT of Delhi & Ors dated 26/04/2016. This application has been filed by the applicant who is a resident of Chandan Colony, Saidullajab, IGNOU Road, New Delhi, a social activist as well as RTI activist praying for a direction against respondents to demolish/remove the encroachments from the ridge land and the unauthorised construction on the land falling in khasra no.

Southern parts of Delhi also recorded high levels on pollution on 23 April.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's pet odd-even car rationing scheme came for a scathing attack in the Lok Sabha on Monday with an expelled RJD member dubbing it as a plan that would generate c

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kamal Kishore Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 25/04/2016 regarding illegal industries running in residential areas at Mandoli, Delhi. Tribunal directs the Counsel appearing for East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) and the State of NCT to explain why action is not being taken to close the industries which are not having the necessary consent from the Pollution Control Board and are operating in non-confirming area within their jurisdiction.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Ashok Vihar Mitra Mandel Vs. The Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 25/04/2016 regarding dumping of hazardous wastes containing heavy metals in the green belt, Delhi. CPCB has come up with a Reply dated 22nd April, 2016. The CPCB in its Reply has revealed facts emerging out of the analysis of soil samples collected from the area in question.

New Delhi: The Delhi government's pollution control measures should be geared towards reducing people's exposure to toxic air, said a US expert.

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