As the air quality index in Delhi-NCR deteriorates, the Delhi government and Centre have decided to jointly combat it from November 1st. Teams will be mandated to take action against garbage burning, stubble burning, vehicular emission/traffic choke points/measures to ease congestion, dug up and dusty roads, industrial emission, construction and demolition waste and use of power generators/DG sets.

As winter slowly sets in in North India, so is the toxic smog. The air quality in Delhi has fallen so badly already that the government's graded response action plan came into effect this week. But will this be enough? Clearly not. And what of the farm fire in Punjab and Haryana which are still a major concern. On Left, Right and Centre tonight, we have Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh answering some tough questions.

On today's Prime Time, a discussion about the deteriorating air quality in NCR. We ask whether the Centre and the state governments of Delhi, UP and Haryana are doing enough to control pollution.
With Delhi's air quality levels deteriorating day by day, the Supreme Court directed the transport department of Delhi to impound diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years.

The National Capital these days is in the grip of an emergency. An emergency triggered by air pollution. Delhi's air quality has begun to show a trend towards the 'very poor' category... forcing authorities to kick in an emergency plan that will see the implementation of several measures to improve the city's air quality. All this air pollution besides being a health hazard also impacts climate change in a big way.

Supreme Court has restricted the use of firecrackers across India saying that only green crackers will be allowed. To avoid increasing air pollution, inducing fire accidents, health problems like shortness of breath, eyes burning and respiratory problems, the Supreme Court came up with this judgment. Air quality in Delhi is also gradually inching towards the "severe" category largely due to stubble-burning in neighbouring states Punjab and Haryana. Today, on We The People we debate from reasons to ignorance and to delayed solution is our #RightToBreathe still at risk?

ईंधन के बिना हम और आप अपनी जिंदगी की कल्पना भी नहीं कर सकते । अगर ईंधन न हो तो जिंदगी की गाड़ी के पहिए थम से जाएंगे । साथ ही जिस ईंधन का हम इस्तेमाल कर रहे है । वो स्वच्छ हो । दोनों पहलुओं को ध्यान में रखकर हाइड्रोजन मिश्रित सीएनजी यानी एच-सीएनजी ईंधन के इस्तेमाल पर ज़ोर दिया जा रहा है। दिल्ली में एच-सीएनजी ईंधन से चलने वाली बसों को सड़कों पर उतारने की तैयारी है। इससे प्रदूषण में तो कमी आएगी ही..ईंधन के विकल्पों में भी इजाफा होगा। तकनीकी विशेषज्ञों का मानना है कि गाड़ियों में ईंधन के तौर पर एचसीएनजी का उपयोग किया जाना कम खतरनाक है। विशेष के इस अंक में आज हम बात करेंगे कि एच-सीएनजी क्या है य

The government has sought stakeholders' comments on a draft National Auto Policy, which seeks to promote clean and safe mobility and adopt a long-term roadmap to harmonise emission standards with global benchmarks by 2028. The policy also envisages propelling India’s automotive industry amongst the top three nations in the world in engineering, manufacturing and export of automotive vehicles and components.

NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India's Season 5 agenda for the year is to not only motivate people to keep their ten yards clean but also ask people to lend a hand and help others learn to do so, thereby, creating a ripple effect in the Swachh ecosystem.

On Trending @ 10, we look at a new study with devastating conclusions. It claims non-smokers in Delhi are as much at risk as smokers because of the overwhelming air pollution. Children in our national capital are effectively smoking several cigarettes daily, it says. Just how bad is the situation? We discuss with doctors, environmentalist and a lung cancer survivor.

देश की राजधानी दिल्ली और NCR क्षेत्र में साल 2013 से 2017 के बीच एक्यूट रेस्परेटरी इन्फेकशन ARI के चलते 981 लोगों को अपनी जान गंवानी पड़ी और करीब 17 लाख लोग इस बीमारी के शिकार हुए। विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्यौगिकी और पर्यावरण मंत्रालय से संबद्ध संसदीय समिति की रिपोर्ट में ये बात सामने आई है। इससे पहले 2016 में वर्ल्ड हेल्थ ऑर्गनाइजेशन की एक रिपोर्ट में दुनिया के सबसे प्रदूषित शहरों की 20 शहरों की सूची में शामिल था 2013-17 के दौरान श्वसन संबंधी बीमारियों एवं मौतों का जिक्र किया गया है। इसमें कहा गया है कि हवा में पीएम 2.5 और पीएम 10 की मात्रा मानकों से कई गुना बढ़ गई है। जो स्वास्थ्य के लिये बेहद खत