A pilot project under which the administration has altered weekly holidays, working hours and timings of markets, factories, schools and corporate establishments in Noida, Greater Noida and surroun
The Delhi government's move to allow only alternate use of cars with odd and even registration numbers from 1 January 2016 is a step in the right direction. However, even as such command and control measures will be difficult to sustain, the gains made from these measures will only wane over time. Long-term measures with strong economic incentives to ensure favourable outcomes are imperative for better quality of air and environment. This involves strengthening public transportation systems.
The odd-even vehicle rationing scheme implemented as an emergency measure to control air pollution during winter in Delhi has reduced the pollution load from cars by 40% and the government must be permitted to continue it till January 2016, says this report prepared by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) of National Capital Region (NCR).
NEW DELHI: After following the odd-even vehicle rule like most Delhiites by resorting to car pooling with his brother judge A K Sikri, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Tuesday told the Arvind K
The cut in vehicular emission due to rolling out of the odd-even scheme has resulted “definitive decline” in levels of PM2.5 pollutants, Delhi Government said today while claiming success of the re
The odd-even car formula in Delhi has brought to the fore the class bias that always existed in the city. Can we learn from history to build a more just and equitable environment for all to live, or will we reinforce the old walls of inequality?
Pollution levels in the Capital will decrease by almost 50 per cent if the odd-even plan is implemented successfully, according to a report released by the Aryabhatta College on Thursday.
