Chennai: Toxic foam blanketed a road in Tamil Nadu's Hosur, about 40 km from Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru, on Thursday morning following heavy rainfall and the release of water from a nearby reservoir, media reports said.
Schools in Delhi to reopen on Nov 20 after air quality improves from 'severe' to 'very poor'
New Delhi: Schools in Delhi are set to resume classes on Monday, November 20, following an improvement in the city's air quality from the 'severe' category to 'very poor,' media reports said.
Delhi govt closes primary schools till Nov 10 as air quality worsens
New Delhi: Due to the rising levels of air pollution in the national capital, the Delhi administration has decided to prolong the closure of schools for students up to class 5 until November 10.
Delhi primary schools to reopen on Nov 9 as air quality improves
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi primary schools will be reopened on Nov 9 while some other restrictions on outdoor activities of schools will be eased as the air quality in the national capital improves, the city government's environment minister Gopal Rai said on Monday.
Delhi air improves, set to get better this week: IMD
New Delhi/UNI: The air quality in Delhi on Monday improved to "very poor" from the "severe" category that was recorded post Diwali, MeT data showed.
All industrial units in Delhi to switch to PNG by Jan 31, 2021
Delhi/IBNS: In a major intervention, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas on Tuesday ordered all the industrial units in Delhi to move to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) by January 31, in order to improve the air quality of the national capital and its adjacent areas which has been deteriorating regularly.
Local factors behind 95 pc of Delhi's pollution: Prakash Javadekar
New Delhi/UNI: Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that around 95 per cent of the factors adding up to Delhi's pollution were local, while the stubble burning only contributes around 5 per cent to it.
Supreme Court voices concern over rising pollution in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday summoned Chief Secretaries of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday in connection with the alarming rise of pollution in Delhi-NCR region.
West Bengal BJP MP Babul Supriyo promises action against polluting industries
Kolkata, Jun 30 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Control Babul Supriyo has said he will take steps against industries responsible for rampant pollution in the Asansol Industrial belt.
Ropar, June 5 (UNI) Taking a tough stance on environment protection, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday called for collective efforts by every citizen, while stressing the need to be stricter with industry on adherence to environmental standards in order to check pollution.
Kejriwal and Khattar agree to work jointly to curb pollution problem
Chandiagar, Nov 15 (IBNS) : Delhi Chief Minister and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday agreed to work jointly to tackle the pollution problem, plaguing several north India stats, inclduing the national capital.