During peak crop burning season air pollution in Delhi is about 20 times higher than the threshold for safe air as defined by WHO, says a Harvard University study
2 min read4 Apr 2018The proposed plan would give money to farmers in three states bordering DelhiPunjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradeshto cover 80% of the cost of machinery to remove crop stubble
3 min read14 Feb 2018Environment minister Harsh Vardhan says a strong message has to go down that pollution is a serious economic and health issue and is linked to our national image too
1 min read9 Feb 2018Science and technology ministry has called for a concept note in waste management technologies by 31 January
1 min read18 Jan 2018NTPC will float a tender to buy farm stubble at Rs5,500 per tonne for power plants, a move that will check farmers from burning it, a key source of pollution in Delhi-NCR
2 min read16 Nov 2017Cities in north India and Pakistan will continue to experience dangerous level of smog- filled pollution over the next several months, says National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
2 min read16 Nov 2017The abysmal air quality in Delhi in the aftermath of straw burning by farmers of neighbouring states is a situation involving injurers and victim, a framework used to work out efficient liability rules
4 min read15 Nov 2017It should oversee interstate environmental challenges such as clean air
3 min read12 Nov 2017New Delhi declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity as a toxic smog hung over the city for a third day
2 min read9 Nov 2017Delhi high court directs Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan and Delhi to implement directions issued under the Air Pollution Act to ban burning of crop residues
1 min read22 Sep 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared