Denying fuel won’t give us clean air
From December 18 onwards, a Delhi commuter may pull into a petrol pump as usual, only to be silently refused fuel: no argument, no explanation, no warning.
From December 18 onwards, a Delhi commuter may pull into a petrol pump as usual, only to be silently refused fuel: no argument, no explanation, no warning.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Tuesday criticised the government's reliance on the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to tackle Delhi's pollution crisis, saying it's a reactive approach focusing on crisis management rather than avoidance.
The court questioned why the year-long prohibition on the manufacture, sale, and use of firecrackers was confined only to Delhi-NCR and not applied nationwide.
This figure already surpasses the total number of clean air days in the full years of 2016 (110 days), 2017 (152 days), and 2018 (159 days), and equals the 163 days in 2022.
According to an official document, to provide clean, safe, and walkable streets and clean air in the region, trainings were imparted to different stakeholders, including government officials, enforcement agencies, and engineers, offering lessons on sustainable road design and dust control measures.
According to the latest analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Delhi has once again topped the charts as the most polluted city in India during the winter months of October 2024 to February 2025.
Former Delhi Environment minister Gopal Rai, claiming that the previous AAP government, under Arvind Kejriwal’s leadership, ensured clean air for Delhi to 209 days in the last year from 109 in 2016, said on Sunday that the BJP should take it forward.
As voting for the high stake Delhi assembly polls concluded on Wednesday, city voters expressed a strong desire for change, hoping for a fresh leadership approach, while many reaffirmed their trust in the incumbent government.
In a significant development, the Haryana Governing Committee, led by Chief Secretary Dr Vivek Joshi, has approved the draft Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development (HCAPSD).
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