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.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday was 268, up from 254 on Friday and 245 on Thursday.
India’s battle with air pollution has long been seen through the lens of health and visibility ~ smog-filled skies, wheezing citizens, and the occasional winter air emergency.
Recognising “paddy stubble burning as a matter of grave concern impacting the air quality in NCR”, the commission urged stricter enforcement measures against violators in a recent order released earlier this week.
The meeting witnessed participation of key stakeholders, including the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the governments of NCT of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and the concerned agencies.
The Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC) has come forward to set up a Miyawaki forest, based on Japanese technique to curb the growing air pollution of the industrial city in West Burdwan district.
