Delhi air pollution curbs eased after AQI improves in National Capital Region
Dec 06, 2024, at 05:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With the Delhi air quality improvement, the Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) has lifted stringent pollution curbs under stage 4 of GRAP in the national capital and surrounding areas with immediate effect.
Days after massive earthquake kills 157, another one hits Nepal today; tremors felt in Delhi
Nov 07, 2023, at 02:31 am
Kathmandu/New Delhi/IBNS: Days after the massive earthquake in Nepal that killed 157 and injured many, the Himalayan country was hit by another 5.6 magnitude quake on Monday and tremors of which were felt in neighbouring India's Delhi and NCR.
Cold wave to drop temperatures in Delhi, NCR to 3 degrees Celsius next week: IMD
Jan 15, 2023, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A cold wave, predicted to hit Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) next week, will bring down the temperatures to as low as 3 degrees Celcius.
Air pollution in Delhi at its highest since January: Report
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Air pollution in Delhi is at its highest since January with some areas in the National Capital Region reporting "severe" category air quality, according to the latest forecast.
Winter pollution levels and trends point to national air quality crisis, says CSE’s latest analysis
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An all-India winter air quality analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says particulate pollution spiked and stayed elevated with varying intensity across all regions during the winter of 2021-22 (15 October to 28 February).
Delhi-NCR continues to be hit by 'very poor' air quality
Nov 13, 2020, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: National Capital's air continued to reel under the very poor category on Friday , the Central Pollution Control Board said here.
No relief from 'poor' air in Delhi-NCR
Nov 04, 2020, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi's air quality improved slightly on Wednesday but continued to remain under the 'poor' category with the Air Quality Index measuring at 279 at 1000 hrs, the Central Pollution Control Board said here.
NCR, Guwahati better able to cope with Lockdown stress: Survey
Jun 26, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A study conducted on the mental well-being of citizens across urban India during the lockdown shows that those in Delhi (NCR) and Guwahati came out with flying colours.
Hundreds of trains, flights hit by fog in NCR
Jan 06, 2019, at 01:04 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Hundreds of trains were cancelled and tens of flights were affected in India's National Capital Region owing to fog on Sunday, reports said.
Delhi-NCR will generate 1,50,000 MT e-waste by 2020: ASSOCHAM study
Jan 10, 2018, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) is likely to generate about 1,50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of e-waste per annum by 2020 from the current level of 85,000 metric tonnes growing at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 25%, reveals ASSOCHAM Council on Climate Change & Environment latest findings.
Fire crackers ban in NCR: Responsibility for clean air lies on all, says ASSOCHAM
Oct 23, 2017, at 08:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): Expressing concern over poor implementation of the Supreme Court ban order on sale of fire crackers in the Delhi–NCR, the ASSOCHAM today said ensuring a clean environment should be a combined responsibility of the Centre, state governments, civil society and public at large and not of the apex court alone.
50,000 Diesel cars to go off road in NCR
Jul 19, 2016, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Around 50,000 Diesel fueled cars are about to go off road in the NCR region, following the cancellation of their registration after the National Green Tribunal deemed them unfavourable for nature, reports said.