Pollution Kills Fish: Delay Kills Reform
Thousands of fish surfaced dead in the Yamuna, at Burari, Delhi, in the early summer of 2025, just weeks before the monsoon. The scale of the die-off, widely reported by the media, left little doubt that it was the result of human
“Surge in Delhi’s Air Pollution in 2024 Stirs Alarming Public Health Concerns”
In 2024, residents of Delhi experienced a series of disruptions due to hazardous air pollution—persistent coughing, reduced visibility from thick smog, school closures, halted construction activities, and restrictions on private vehicle movement. In a troubling report released on January 6, 2025, the
Air Pollution Threatens To Derail The Growth Story Of Delhi
Delhi has been grappling with air pollution for more than 25 years. But it has not come to grips with it. The National Capital Region (NCR) has the worst air quality in the world. Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan
Government Mandates Use Of PNG By Industrial Units To Curb Pollution In NCR
Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha informed that the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas has notified a list of approved
Stage IV Of Graded Response Action Plan To Be Implemented With Immediate Effect To Combat Severe Air Pollution In NCR
Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) in an emergent meeting held today decided to implement Stage IV of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect in the wake of anticipated unfavourable meteorological conditions which are expected
Stubble Burning: States Urged To Take Preventive Steps And Utilize Central Schemes For Controlling Air Pollution
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, called upon the state governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and NCT of Delhi to strive for achieving zero stubble burning in very near future. He promised all central help to achieve
Plastic Pollution: The Bane Of A Wonder Material
Plastic Pollution: The Bane of a Wonder Material The measures announced to make the July 1 ban on 20 single-use plastic (SUP) items are so comprehensive that only lax enforcement can breach them. But they left out the big polluters—the producers of
NGT Asks Delhi Government to Follow Zero-Tolerance Policy on Noise Pollution
A committee set up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to monitor compliance with noise regulations in Delhi has advised the city government to follow a zero-tolerance policy against the use of unnecessary honking and the use of modified silencers, reported PTI.
India and the Pollution It Breathes
The latest Air Quality Life Index by the Energy Policy Institute of University of Chicago has found air pollution to be one of the biggest health threats for India. Toxic air pollutants are reducing life expectancy by five years in the country, with pollution
