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.
Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the government is considering to attempt artificial rain in the city on November 20-21.
The decision to announce early winter break in Delhi schools was taken during a meeting chaired by the Union Territory's Environment Minister Gopal Rai.
He says farm fires are down by 38 per cent.
The authorities of Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Faridabad ordered the suspension of physical classes, from pre-school up to class 9, till November 10.
Air pollution's grave impact on foetuses: preterm birth, low birth weight, and developmental concerns. Urgent call for cleaner air and awareness.
