Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Union Cabinet approved a scheme that will work towards reducing pollution in the Delhi-NCR region and promote cleaner mobility.
After days of scorching temperatures and relentless heat, Delhi-NCR woke up to a welcome change on Thursday as cloudy skies, cool winds and light showers brought much-needed relief to residents exhausted by the early summer blaze.
The scorching summer heat has made life extremely difficult for people in the national capital and surrounding areas, with Delhi-NCR reeling under intense heatwave conditions.
The weather in the Delhi-NCR has taken a noticeable turn once again. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there is a strong likelihood of rain accompanied by thunder and lightning on Tuesday across Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad.
The heat across Delhi-NCR has begun to intensify, with temperatures soaring past the 40 degrees Celsius mark.
Experts from the Air Quality Early Warning System have forecast that pollution levels in Delhi are likely to remain in the ‘very poor’ category for the next six days.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday said it conducted search operations in a money laundering case linked to narcotics, leading to the seizure of 82.53 kg of cocaine in Delhi, the recovery of Rs 70 lakh in cash, and the freezing of 110 mule bank accounts.
As per the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) forecast, Delhi’s air quality is expected to remain in the ‘very poor’ category until Sunday and may deteriorate to the ‘severe’ category between Monday and Tuesday.
For those of us who live in Delhi-NCR, every winter is now déjà vu wrapped in smog; except it is no t imagined but real. The script is also to o familiar and almost normalised by now; AQI indices spike, schools close, flights circle, and the usual cast of villains takes the stage - stubble burning, diesel trucks, firecrackers and unhelpful winds.
A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar said, “Situation is very very serious! Why are you all appearing here? We have the virtual hearing facility. Please avail it. This pollution will cause permanent damage.”
