NEW DELHI: Only a fraction of truck drivers crossing the border to enter the city between 11pm and 6am reveal their origin and destination by showing a tax receipt issued by the transporter or the

While no one factor may be termed as the biggest contributor to air pollution in Delhi, the morning after Diwali last year saw a massive spike in levels of air pollutants.

Over the past week, images from NASA, available through its Fire Mapper, have revealed a considerable upsurge in the number of fires in not just Punjab, but also Haryana and western UP, between Sep

New figures show the UK government failed to reduce illegal levels of air pollution in the 18 months after a court ordered it to clean up the air.

Use of pressure horns by a large number of private and school buses is common on city roads as the traffic police and the transport department have totally failed to ban the pressure horns.

The scale of London’s air pollution crisis was laid bare on Wednesday, with new figures showing that every person in the capital is breathing air that exceeds global guidelines for one of the most

Measures like diversion of school buses and a limit on private vehicles have been proposed

According to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board on Sunday, Gurgaon was ranked the most polluted city.

GURUGRAM: Gurgaon was the most polluted city in the country on Sunday, with its Air Quality Index (AQI) touching the 274 mark (considered 'poor'). In contrast, Delhi's AQI was a 'moderate' 196.

The Directorate of Transport will not register over 10-year-pld diesel commercial vehicles of other states. The move comes in view of the high pollution created by such vehicles.