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Heavy smog engulfs Delhi-NCR as air quality slips to ‘very poor’ category

New Delhi: A thick blanket of smog enveloped the National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday, pushing air quality to alarming levels and raising serious public health concerns. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) for Delhi…

Delhi slips into ‘severe’ air category, stage-III GRAP curbs enforced across NCR

New Delhi: With air quality in the national capital deteriorating sharply, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday invoked Stage-III restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR, placing the region…

Delhi chokes as AQI breaches 450; GRAP-4 emergency curbs kick in across NCR

New Delhi: As stricter pollution norms under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage 4 came into force, emergency curbs were triggered across Delhi on Sunday as the city’s air quality continued to deteriorate. The…

Grow human, natural capital to save planet from disaster: UN Report

New Delhi: It is high time that we moved away from seeing GDP as the only measure of economic growth to indicators that also track human and natural capital. That is the gist of a…

Kolkata air worse than Delhi for a week, experts seek more monitoring stations in crowded zones

Kolkata: After Kolkata’s air pollution level surged past that of Delhi for the past seven days in a row, environmentalists have called for a wider network of automatic air quality monitoring stations in the densely…

Scandinavian nations top in sustainable Competitiveness Index, China in Intellectual Capital

New Delhi: Scandinavian countries continue to be top scorers when it comes to sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI), which serves as inclusive alternative to the GDP, However, the World as a whole is far from being…

Green Hydrogen: Choice of technology important for India

New Delhi: India is aiming at achieving Net Zero by 2070, and in this transitionn, Green hydrogen is going to play a significant role as a clean, scalable fuel alternative that can decarbonize sectors which…

Delhi-NCR pollution: Centre issues directions to improve air quality within a week

New Delhi: Expressing concern over the poor air quality in the Delhi-NCR, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday issued directions related to traffic movement and removal of construction waste to ensure visible improvement within…

Delhi air pollution: AQI slips into near severe zone amid dense fog, cold conditions

New Delhi: Air pollution levels in the national capital deteriorated sharply on Sunday, edging dangerously close to the “severe” category as dense smog, plunging temperatures, and thick fog blanketed large swathes of northern India. The…

Kashmir receives season’s first snowfall in higher reaches; rain in plains after 3-month dry spell

Srinagar: The higher reaches of Kashmir received its first snowfall of the season, and rain lashed the plains of the Valley, heralding the first day of the 40 days of harsh winter cold, locally known…

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