Not much was learned about the way pollution behaved during the trial phase of odd-even in January except that the air quality monitoring plan will have to change.
Not much was learned about the way pollution behaved during the trial phase of odd-even in January except that the air quality monitoring plan will have to change.
With the odd-even scheme of Delhi government set to return from April 15, the Centre on Tuesday played down its impact on air pollution, saying a single factor or action cannot substantially reduce
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said a comprehensive set of actions following an integrated approach is required to make substantial improvement in air qual
Experts say Ozone levels go up with the rise in temperatures, as the gas is formed from a photochemical reaction which needs high sunlight. “Ozone does not have any source of its own.
To understand the impact of the odd-even policy in Delhi researchers will need to take into account prevailing weather conditions of not just Delhi, but also its outskirts and neighbouring states.
Last week, Gadkari had said that Euro VI compliant fuel may be introduced in metros much ahead of the April 1, 2020 deadline, ensuring that Delhi is accorded topmost priority in the rollout plan.
New Delhi may be the world’s most polluted city, but it’s making an effort to relinquish that title. With pollution from particulate matter at potentially lethal levels early last December, city officials took a drastic step: they announced that they would temporarily restrict the use of private vehicles by allowing owners to drive only on alternate days, based on the sequence of their number plates.
