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.
The pollution of River Yamuna became a focal point during the Delhi elections 2025. The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party failed to fulfil its promise of cleaning the Yamuna and was voted out of power.
Addressing a press conference at the party’s Delhi office, Dikshit, attacking the AAP government, said that to blame stubble burning for Delhi’s air pollution on the farmers of neighbouring states was not justified.
The Supreme Court will expand its focus on air pollution to other cities in India during a hearing scheduled for Thursday.
According to a police source, a ban on bursting fire crackers is underway in the National Capital, failing to which, the violators were to be fined or jailed. But, despite the provision of punishment the implementation failed miserably.
Researchers from the University of Michigan in the US found that exposure to air pollution was linked with higher body fat, higher proportion fat and lower lean mass among midlife women.
The move is aimed at not only managing stubble effectively but also benefiting farmers in terms of income, said Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
Aviation is currently one of the fastest-growing sources of the greenhouse gas emissions driving global climate change. With the expected passenger rise of 8.2 billion by 2025 and the expected industry revenues of $498 billion by 2022 there is a growing concern of increased share of air pollution resulting due to aircraft industry.
Scientists have discovered a new mechanism through which very small pollutant particles in the air may trigger lung cancer in people who have never smoked.
