CAG report on prevention of vehicular air pollution in Delhi’ to be tabled in Assembly on Apr 1
The report will be presented by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the House.
The report will be presented by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the House.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta informed that her government has begun implementing stringent measures to tackle air pollution in the city and a campaign is being launched to improve the city's air quality on a large-scale.
According to the latest analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Delhi has once again topped the charts as the most polluted city in India during the winter months of October 2024 to February 2025.
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Saturday that the government will stop supplying fuel to vehicles older than 15 years after March 31, as part of efforts to combat air pollution in the capital
Delhi is experiencing a rise in temperature, with the maximum temperature expected to reach 27.5°C and the minimum at 10.7°C. The sky will remain clear with no chances of drizzle.
Noida and Gurugram at 7 am this morning recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively both in the highly toxic 'severe'.
Article 47 of the Constitution reposes the duty upon the state to raise the standard of living and to improve public health, says NHRC.
Taking responsibility for stubble burning in Punjab, the Delhi chief minister pointed out that the problem of pollution is not confined to Delhi, but it concerns the entire North India.
A lawyer mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and sought an urgent hearing in the matter.
Unfavorable meteorological conditions with slower wind speed and sudden spike in farm fire incidents are attributed to the dip in air quality. An AQI between 401 and 500 is categorized as severe.