Cleaning the Yamuna remains one of the top priorities of the Delhi Government and has long been a major issue of concern in the national capital due to the river’s severe pollution levels over the years.
The action underscores Delhi government’s commitment to keeping a check on industrial pollution to safeguard public health.
The weather across the National Capital Region (NCR) has become increasingly distressing for residents, with an unusual combination of morning…
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday expressed concern over worsening air pollution in India, citing scientific studies and recent data analyses that link high levels of fine particulate matter to rising mortality and serious public health risks.
Why has societal indifference become the defining trait of our times? Why do rules get broken with impunity, failures shrugged off, and dangers accepted as if they were destiny?
For more than a decade now, Delhi has lived with the strange normalcy of poisoned air.
Climate Trends’ air-pollution and health expert Dr. Palak Balyan warns that air pollution is “a pandemic as severe as COVID at its peak,” adding that if cities like Beijing and London could reverse extreme air pollution, Delhi too has hope and can improve its air quality.
He was speaking after chairing a high-level review meeting on air pollution in Delhi NCR.
Despite recent policy interventions and technological improvements, top urban centres continue to face serious air-quality challenges, highlighting the need for more aggressive pollution-control strategies, sustained enforcement measures, and long-term urban planning reforms.
The sight of volcanic ash drifting over Delhi ~ originating from an eruption thousands of kilometres away in Ethiopia ~ feels almost surreal.
