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
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Centre why most of the pollution under control (PUC) centres in Delhi were either not working or were to be closed down and observed "what kind of poll
GURUGRAM: The city has been topping the air pollution chart in the National Capital Region (NCR), reporting the highest rate of rise in the level of PM 2.5, an ultra-fine pollutant, over the past w
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/10/2018 regarding use of pet coke in industry. The Applications relate to:
1. Use of Calcined Pet Coke (CPC) in Aluminium Industry
GREATER NOIDA: The regional officer of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) in Ghaziabad has sent a notice to the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant at Dadri with an order to
The quality of air in the national Capital has deteriorated once again with pollution level going up after witnessing a few days of ‘good’ air quality.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 159, over four times more than last Tuesday, according to the Centre's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research Institute (SAFAR).