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DDA marks 4.7 hectares of water body site in Delhi's Narela

India, Dec. 24 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has identified and demarcated nearly 4.7 hectares of land forming part of an old water body in north Delhi's Narela and informed the National Gr... Read More


CAQM issues notice to six thermal plants for environmental violations

India, Dec. 24 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital region (NCR) has issued show cause notices to six coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) for not complying wi... Read More


Bad air, dense fog: Double whammy for Delhi

India, Dec. 24 -- A double whammy hit the national capital on Tuesday as air quality deteriorated into the "severe" category for the fourth time this month and then combined with dense fog to reduce v... Read More


Delhi's AQI 'severe' as visibility drops to 50m; over 200 flights delayed

India, Dec. 23 -- Delhi's air quality turned 'severe' even as dense fog enveloped the national Capital leading to delays in flight and rail operations. Winds became calm overnight, sending the air qu... Read More


3 months of data on Yamuna water quality missing

India, Dec. 23 -- Data on water quality of the river Yamuna and of Delhi's sewage treatment plants (STPs), common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) and drains - mandated to be posted at least once a m... Read More


Delhi AQI 'very poor'; dense fog disrupts air and rail traffic again, over 150 flights delayed

India, Dec. 22 -- Delhi's air quality stayed 'very poor' on Monday, even as dense fog was recorded in the national capital. Visibility dipped to 150 metres at Palam between 7.30am and 8.30am as over 1... Read More


'Was provoked, faced casteist slurs': AIX pilot on airport altercation

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- A day after the aviation ministry grounded an Air India Express pilot following an alleged assault on a passenger at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International IGI) Airport, the captain... Read More


'Surfactants behind Yamuna froth': TERI study

India, Dec. 22 -- Froth in the Yamuna is caused by a mix of human-made surfactants (from places like Dhobi ghats) and natural surfactants (saponins from water hyacinth plants). This foam is exaggerate... Read More


Air on verge of 'severe' again, smog hits flights

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Capital continued to be blanketed in fog on Thursday due to dipping air quality, which plummeted from the lower-end of "very poor" to around 373 by the afternoon, forcing the... Read More


centre to set up 4-member expert panel to tackle ozone pollution

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Union environment ministry has proposed to constitute a four-member expert panel to work on ozone (O3) pollution to assess ways to mitigate its ill-effects and also assess it... Read More