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Two cloud seeding trials to be conducted this month in Delhi: Sirsa

Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa. (ANI)
Published on May 04, 2025 05:50 AM IST

Gurugram civic body takes action to prevent recurrence of fire incidents at Bandhwari landfill

Gurugram civic body takes action to prevent recurrence of fire incidents at Bandhwari landfill
Published on May 01, 2025 10:02 PM IST

Non-electric, non-essential vehicles disallowed from Delhi forests

The southern ridge in Delhi. (HT Archive)
Published on Apr 29, 2025 05:34 AM IST

Will end policy paralysis, clean up garbage: New Delhi mayor

Newly-elected Delhi mayor Raja Iqbal Singh. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Published on Apr 26, 2025 05:34 AM IST

Delhi govt to halt sale of fuel to overage vehicles within 2 weeks

The initiative aims to curb vehicular emissions. (HT Archive)
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 08:27 AM IST

Pollution control: Now, BJP plans ‘cloud seeding’ trials

Delhi cabinet minster Manjinder Singh Sirsa at the Vidhan Sabha. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 04, 2025 09:27 AM IST

Can the new government break Delhi’s pollution cycle?

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Smog and pollution on Mayur Vihar Road near Akshardham temple in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 03, 2025 06:36 PM IST

Sirsa inspects Gurugram-Delhi highway, calls for traffic and pollution control measures

Sirsa inspects Gurugram-Delhi highway, calls for traffic and pollution control measures
Published on Mar 29, 2025 08:19 PM IST

858 crore meant to curb pollution still unutilised, says House panel

In its report released on Tuesday, the Committee noted with shock that “amount to the tune of 858.00 crore allocated for ‘Control of Pollution’, which is 27.44% of the annual revised estimates allocation of the Ministry, remains unutilized since the approval for continuation of Control of Pollution Scheme till 2025-26, is awaited, even at the fag end of the financial year”. (HT Archive)
Published on Mar 26, 2025 07:50 AM IST

1.2mn vehicles have affixed colour-coded stickers, Delhi govt tells SC

A bench headed by justice Abhay S Oka on Friday took up the affidavit filed by Delhi and the Union of India on the national scenario on implementation of high-security registration plates (HSRP) and CCS, and adjourned the matter for next week. (HT Archive/Representative photo)
Published on Mar 23, 2025 05:52 AM IST

214 of 406 cities meet 2.5 standards, LS told

New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh said SPCBs and Pollution Control Committees (PCC) have prepared plan for the expansion of air quality monitoring network in additional 119 cities (ANI)
Published on Mar 18, 2025 08:41 AM IST

Plan to switch govt vehicles in Delhi to electric mode in the works, CAQM tells SC

The CAQM was granted time till March 17 to respond, and the court will consider them on March 21. (HT Archive)
Published on Feb 28, 2025 11:22 PM IST

‘BJP’s civic body will make Manesar a model city,’ says Sunderlal Yadav

BJP’s mayoral candidate from Manesar Sunderlal Yadav (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 25, 2025 05:50 AM IST

Ggm:Workshops in govt schools aim to boost environmental responsibility among students

These interactive workshops aim to directly impact 1,200 students, encouraging them to adopt sustainable practices. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Feb 19, 2025 10:40 PM IST

NGT raps Uttar Pardesh govt over Hindon pollution, seeks fresh affidavit

The affidavit also disclosed that there are 366 industries in the Hindon river basin, of which 123 are non-compliant with pollution norms. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 04, 2025 06:46 AM IST

KDMC demolishes 22 illegal jeans factories in Kalyan

KDMC demolishes 22 illegal jeans factories in Kalyan
Published on Jan 30, 2025 07:12 AM IST

Maha Kumbh: Daily water testing, removal of pooja waste among measures to keep Ganga 'dip-safe'

Maha Kumbh: Daily water testing, removal of pooja waste among measures to keep Ganga 'dip-safe'
Published on Jan 24, 2025 11:13 AM IST

G Noida authority prepares detailed project report to protect Surajpur wetland

The Surajpur wetland and sanctuary is spread 325 hectares, including 60 hectares of a natural lake located on Dadri-Surajpur-Chhalera (DSC) road in Greater Noida, 20km from Noida. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 18, 2025 08:11 AM IST

Officials: Unregistered dairies add to Ludhiana’s Buddha Nullah pollution

A team of officials from the Centre and the state during an inspection of several key locations along the Budhha Nullah in Ludhiana on Thursday. (Manish/HT)
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 06:14 AM IST

BMC issues 78 stop-work notices to construction sites, halts road repair work

Residents of Borivali complained of air pollution in their area due to construction/ road works. (Photo by Vijay Bate/HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 01, 2025 10:23 AM IST

Delhi Traffic Police intensifies vehicle checks under GRAP Stage IV restrictions

Delhi Traffic Police intensifies vehicle checks under GRAP Stage IV restrictions
Published on Dec 17, 2024 08:34 PM IST

‘Betrayed by state’: Activists to start campaign from Jan 1

Activists allege that effluent treatment plants discharge approximately 105 million litres of toxic water into the Sutlej River via the Buddha Nullah. (HT File)
Updated on Dec 14, 2024 05:12 AM IST

Delhi’s air quality dips as winds keep mercury below normal

Delhi’s minimum temperature was 8°C on Tuesday, which was two degrees below normal and slightly down from 8.2°C recorded a day earlier. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 08:01 AM IST

MP Manish Tewari flags urbanisation around Chandigarh in Lok Sabha

Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari also enquired about the steps to preserve Chandigarh’s planned urban heritage and the possibility of a comprehensive policy framework, balancing urbanisation, environmental sustainability and agricultural preservation. (ANI File Photo)
Published on Dec 06, 2024 07:40 PM IST

Grap: 24x7 checks at Gurugram border to ensure compliance

Traffic police data shows that over 6,100 vehicles were fined approximately 10 crore for violations, including the operation of BS-III petrol, BS-IV diesel cars, and vehicles with expired pollution certificates, between November 15 and December 2. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Dec 03, 2024 07:28 AM IST

Cleaner tech, better waste mgmt can help create greener industry in U.P: Experts

Panellists expressing their views during the panel discussion in Lucknow on Friday (HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 10:41 PM IST

Deteriorating air quality in Lucknow

Talkatora, which has a number of factories, often tops the pollution charts in live monitoring stations (File photo)
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 06:10 AM IST

50% Delhi govt staff to work from home due to pollution, announces Gopal Rai

Women walk on a road near India Gate as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality worsened due to air pollution, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday.
Published on Nov 20, 2024 09:56 AM IST

Ghaziabad second most polluted city in country with ‘severe’ AQI

In Ghaziabad, the four monitoring stations of Indirapuram, Loni, Sanjay Nagar and Vasundhara averaged (past 24-hours) AQIs of 375, 476, 440 and 444, respectively, on Tuesday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 05:16 AM IST

‘Severe air quality decline expected in NCR due to lack of winds’

The forecast suggests this poor air quality will persist for several more days (File photo)
Published on Nov 19, 2024 10:46 PM IST