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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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