New Delhi: As toxic smog engulfs northern India once again, a new report titled Jugaad Innovation: India’s Grassroots Fight Against Air Pollution highlights how citizen-led…
View More Grassroots ‘Jugaad’ Innovations Power India’s Clean-Air Fight as Pollution Worsens
Delhi’s air pollution persists despite a 75% drop in Punjab’s stubble burning. Political accusations persist, with Delhi officials blaming Punjab farmers. The article questions if Delhi’s own pollution sources are overlooked, given Punjab’s cleaner air quality and the data showing reduced burning.
View More Stubble burning down 75% in Punjab, yet BJP-Delhi govt blame farmers
Punjab launched an amended Crop Residue Management (CRM) Loan Scheme to curb stubble burning. Cooperative societies get an 80% subsidy (up to ₹24 lakh), and individual farmers receive a 50% subsidy for purchasing machinery. The scheme promotes sustainable agriculture and renewable energy.
View More Punjab Government Launches CRM Loan Scheme through Cooperative Banks
NEW DELHI: In a decisive move to tackle the alarming air pollution levels in the national capital, the Delhi government has announced a complete ban…
View More Complete bans firecrackers to combat severe air pollution
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has announced the withdrawal of emergency measures under Stage 4 of the GRAP due to the improvement in Delhi’s AQI. The…
View More SC withdraws GRAP Stage 4 measures as Delhi’s AQI improves
NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Adjoining Areas has relaxed the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) IV norms for all…
View More CAQM relaxes GRAP IV for educational institutions, boosts hybrid learning
India stands at a critical juncture in its energy journey. With coal accounting for 55% of the country’s commercial energy requirements and coal-based thermal power…
View More 30 years is too late: Fast-tracking India’s energy transition
NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai attributed the ‘severe’ air quality index in the national capital to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).…
View More AAP’s Gopal Rai accuses BJP of allowing crackers amid Delhi’s ‘severe’ pollution
NEW DELHI: It has been more than a month since the conflict between Israel and Hamas erupted. Israel has conducted intense airstrikes in the Gaza…
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KOLKATA: Environmental activists questioned the “poor” implementation of Supreme Court orders to stop stubble burning, as Delhi’s air quality plummets beyond “stable categories”, on Friday. …
View More Environmentalists question Delhi’s ineffective pollution control as AQI drops
NEW DELHI: With Delhi’s pollution breaching ever-hazardous records of reaching the 999 mark at a certain place in the national capital, the Ram Manohar Lohia…
View More RML Hospital opens OPD dedicated to Delhi’s air pollution
Delhi government intends to thoroughly assess the recent Supreme Court order before implementing the odd-even traffic rule
View More Delhi govt reconsiders odd-even scheme amid severe air pollution
