Pedalling towards a cleaner capital
The real crisis lies in major cities, where overcrowded roads, rising pollution, declining patience and poor traffic discipline have become commonplace.
The real crisis lies in major cities, where overcrowded roads, rising pollution, declining patience and poor traffic discipline have become commonplace.
Delhi’s draft EV Policy 2026 opens for consultation, proposing incentives, scrappage benefits and strict timelines to push electric mobility across two-wheelers, commercial fleets and private vehicles.
Pakistan emerged as the world’s most polluted country in 2025, recording PM2.5 levels up to 13 times higher than the safe limits prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The framework aims to improve road cross-sections, right-of-way (RoW) utilisation, greening measures and road maintenance protocols across the NCR.
The CAQM, in view of the forecasts for meteorological conditions and air quality index made available by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), respectively, has taken a call on the preventive, restrictive measures under stage II of GRAP, invoked in the entire NCR on October 19 last year.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Tuesday said it has intensified efforts to control air pollution in the national capital, with work in progress to install 30 mist spray systems along Shanti Path and Africa Avenue.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Delhi, questioning where is the artificial rain which the Rekha Gupta government had promised to tackle post-Diwali air pollution.
Residents of Delhi have complained about breathing difficulties and irritation in eyes following the rise in air pollution post Diwali celebrations.
Air pollution in the national capital worsened on Sunday, with the air quality slipping into the ‘very poor’ category on the eve of Diwali.
The air pollution in the national capital worsened on Sunday, with the quality dropping to the 'poor' category on the eve of Diwali.
