"The government is taking some steps to control pollution.

Applauding citizens, Delhi high court on Thursday credited them with the success of the odd-even scheme introduced by the AAP government.

HYDERABAD: In a span of seven months, sRide, the official carpooling partner of car-free Thursday was able to save emission of nearly 14,000 kg of carbon dioxide.

The meeting will be attended by officials of all the departments concerned and independent environment experts, said the minister.

For about a week, the air quality in the capital has been hovering in the "very poor" category, but no severe smog episodes have also been experienced during this phase.

Will it be odd for Chennai to even consider reducing congestion caused by vehicular traffic? The jury is still out on the odd-even scheme in Delhi.

“After January 15, when all the money is collected, we will make cycles cheaper for people to buy by providing a subsidy,” said Rai.

The Lal panel, which was constituted following Bombay High Court directives, had said private cars should be rationed during peak hours on weekdays for roads in the island city on an experimental b

Delhi government on Saturday informed the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) that as many as 60,000 cars have converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) sin