It also suggested additional emergency measures such as “stickers indicating fuel and age on all vehicles through PUC”, so that categories of vehicles can be prohibited based on threat level.

It is learnt that the EPCA is now mulling over a proposal to make the enforcement mechanism automatic so that such situations can be avoided

The Centre will soon set up an inter-ministerial task force, headed by the Prime Minister's principal secretary, Nripendra Mishra, to look into the issue of Delhi's air pollution and find ways and

According to the experts from Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), the air quality in Delhi may deteriorate further as fog formation is likely due to drop in temp

NGT directs govt to come up with solutions to stop stubble burning.

Dust billows as a worker grinds the concrete divider of an under-construction flyover as vehicle drive through a smog covered Capital (AFP)

The SC bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur also asked the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to ensure that all fuel refilling centres in the National Capital Region (NCR) have PUC centres.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, average Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi-NCR at 5 p.m. on Sunday was 292 compared with 298 on Saturday, both considered "poor".

Vehicular emission contributes to 20 per cent of the city’s air pollution

EPCA observed that stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana is a contributory factor but not the only problem during winter.