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.
She further urged the Centre and the state governments to take immediate action, offering support and cooperation from her party.
The Uttarakhand government has announced a landmark initiative to curb air pollution by imposing a ‘Green Cess’ on vehicles entering the state from outside.
In a bid to encourage wider participation in efforts to combat the capital’s air pollution, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has extended the proposal submission deadline for Delhi’s Innovation Challenge by 15 days.
India’s air-pollution mortality rate stands at around 186 deaths per 100,000 people, more than ten times the rate in high-income countries, which is 17 per 100,000.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital deteriorated on Sunday morning, reaching the 'very poor' category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
