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Anand Vihar’s air quality nearly twice as bad as rest of Delhi

On Thursday, the Delhi government issued urgent directives to officials, calling for immediate action to curb rising pollution at designated hot spots

Hazy morning air in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 05:08 AM IST

Delhi govt to procure drones to ‘spray’ mist at pollution hot spots

The drones, in addition to spraying mist to control dust pollution, will also have sensors that will enable it to record air pollution data

An EDMC truck sprinkles water on the road to curb pollution in morning near Laxmi Nagar. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 15, 2024 01:04 AM IST

Grap’s Stage 1 rolls out as calm winds, low temp keep air ‘poor’ in Delhi

Sunday was the first “poor” air day since the monsoon withdrew, marking the beginning of a transition to winter

On Monday, the average air quality index (AQI) stood at 234 (poor) at 4 pm on Monday – a deterioration from Sunday’s 4 pm reading of 224 (poor), according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 15, 2024 05:02 AM IST

Delhi govt notifies ban on all types of firecrackers in Delhi ahead of Diwali

Announcing the notification, Delhi’s environment minister Gopal Rai said the ban has been imposed in order to control the spike in pollution seen in the region through the usage of firecrackers

The blanket ban is part of the government’s broader initiative to mitigate air pollution and protect public health. (AFP photo)
Updated on Oct 14, 2024 02:03 PM IST

Air quality worsens to ‘poor’ in Delhi, minimum stays below 20°C

The 24-hour average AQI was at 224 at 4pm in the “poor” category — a bleak 69 points worse from 155 (moderate) on Saturday

Delhi’s minimum temperature remained below 20°C for the second consecutive day and settled at 18.6°C on Sunday, a degree below normal. The minimum dipped below 20°C for the first time this season on Saturday, when it was also 18.6°C. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 14, 2024 05:02 AM IST

DPCC to monitor impact of firecrackers on air quality

The panel will set up laboratories at the three locations —Satyavati College in Ashok Vihar; ITI Shahdara in Vivek Vihar and on Aurobindo Marg — to assess the impact of emissions from firecrackers on the air quality

walkers and cyclists on Kartavya Path on a hazy Sunday morning. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 14, 2024 05:48 AM IST

Dip in fireflies raise ecological concerns

Fireflies are best sighted just before or after monsoon rain arrives. The insects mate in India between May and early June.

Fireflies naturally regulate the mosquito population by preying upon them and thus, are a sign of a healthy ecosystem. (Photo courtesy: Ashir Kumar)
Updated on Oct 07, 2024 06:31 AM IST

IndiGo glitch leaves many stranded across country

The technical glitch started at 12:30 pm and affected everything from online bookings to check-ins at airports nationwide.

The carrier operates close to 2,000 flights on average and holds an estimated 60% market share in India’s domestic airline sector. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 06, 2024 04:47 AM IST

20 days on, ban on firecrackers in Delhi yet to be notified

A lack of a notification in this regard means that the government cannot take penal action against violators,

Environment minister Gopal Rai on September 9 announced a complete ban on all types of firecrackers, including green crackers, till January 1, 2025. (REUTERS)
Updated on Sep 30, 2024 05:36 AM IST

Voting for Delhi University students’ union polls ends; turnout at 35%

Over 51,300 students voted in Delhi University's elections, but results are on hold due to court orders regarding campus defacement.

Students cast their votes during the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls on Friday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 28, 2024 05:20 AM IST

DMRC to soon introduce facial recognition cameras on Airport Express Line

A tender has been floated for the design, supply, and commissioning of the cameras at the entry/exit points of seven stations.

An Airport Express Line train at Dhaula Kaun. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2024 10:53 PM IST

Delhi govt unveils 21-point winter action plan to combat air pollution

Environment minister Gopal Rai said that the plan, which comes into effect immediately, also includes an anti-dust campaign from October 7

Evening haze engulfing Kartavya Path in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 26, 2024 01:31 PM IST

Taste of what lies ahead as Delhi’s AQI hits ‘poor’

Delhi's air quality worsened to 235 AQI, marking its worst level in 99 days, as pollution from stubble burning and dry winds begins to surge.

A farmer sets fire to paddy stubble after harvesting a paddy crop in the field in Amritsar, on Wednesday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 26, 2024 05:01 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Shadow hangs over DUSU polls as campaigning ends

DUSU elections face uncertainty after a court reprimand over campaign defacement. Major parties rally support, with results set for Saturday.

A view of the North Campus on the last day of campaigning. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 26, 2024 05:52 AM IST

DSS resumes sourcing data for pollution ahead of winter spike

According to DSS data, pollution from neighbouring NCR towns, particularly Faridabad, is expected to further impact Delhi’s air quality

Officials highlighted that this year’s emissions inventory, a long-term database of pollution sources, has been updated for greater accuracy (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 05:26 AM IST

PMO holds meeting on pollution in Delhi-NCR

Instructions to states include greening drives and a strict enforcement of restrictions or bans on firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR

A hazy view of the city seen amid rising air pollution levels Delhi NCR, in Noida in January 2024. (HT Archive)
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 05:14 AM IST

DMRC to begin renovations on two Blue Line stations

DMRC will renovate Dwarka Mor and Nawada stations on the Blue Line for ₹8.95 crore, enhancing facilities and aesthetics by next year.

The Delhi Metro Blue Line. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 23, 2024 05:36 AM IST

Dragonfly count nearly doubles in Delhi

Officials said that the prolonged monsoon over the last three months could be the reason for the rise in number of the dragonflies

Wandering Glider and Ditch Jewel were most sighted species of dragonflies across all the biodiversity parks in Delhi, said officials. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 22, 2024 05:28 AM IST

417 trees to be felled for NHAI tunnel to decongest Mahipalpur

The total length of the project, including the approach road to the tunnel, will be 4.9 kilometres and is aimed at decongesting Mahipalpur and its surrounding areas

Traffic congestion on NH 48, near the Shiv Murti interchange. (HT Archive)
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 06:02 AM IST

CAQM revises its rules for curbs under Grap

The CAQM has revised the Graded Response Action Plan to combat air pollution in NCR, focusing on stricter vehicular emissions ahead of winter.

Traffic on a haze-covered Delhi-Meerut expressway. (HT File)
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 06:18 AM IST

DPCC seeks revised real-time pollution study, unlikely this year

A senior DPCC official, requesting anonymity, said there were concerns over IIT Kanpur’s methodology and the same was raised multiple times last year, following which they decided to prepare a new methodology

The super-site set up by the Delhi government to track real-time pollution. (HT Archive)
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 07:52 AM IST

Tenures of state-level green bodies end, clearances now from Centre

The tenures of the Delhi State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the Delhi State Level Appraisal Committee (SEAC), both formed in 2021, ended on September 5

Tree felling is a major part of environmental clearance requests in Delhi-NCR. (Photo for representation)
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 05:22 AM IST

One in four groundwater samples highly saline in Capital: CGWA report

Of 95 samples collected in the Capital, 24 samples or 25.3% had high electrical conductivity (salinity), which was the second highest in the country

Only around 6.04% (937 of 15,507) of the total samples tested across the country had high salinity, indicating Delhi was worse off the national average by over four times, the study found. (Photo for representation)
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 05:16 AM IST

Union govt creates health cards for 56 water bodies in Delhi

The National Wetlands Authority of India told NGT that this was part of efforts to protect water bodies across the country.

Satpula Lake in Khirki Extension in south Delhi on September 1. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 16, 2024 04:50 AM IST
By, New Delhi

‘My courage has grown 100 times stronger’: Kejriwal walks out of Tihar Jail

Despite the heavy rain, a massive gathering of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers waited outside the jail to welcome him back.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal greets his supporters after his release from Tihar Jail in New Delhi on Friday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:03 AM IST
By, Alok KN Mishra

Dragonfly and butterfly counts to be carried out at city biodiversity parks

A dragonfly census will be held between September 18 and 20 at seven biodiversity parks of the Delhi Development Authority. Meanwhile, a butterfly count will be held over a period of two weeks, beginning in the last week of September at south Delhi’s Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary

In last year’s dragonfly census, the highest count of 25 different species was recorded at Kamla Nehru Biodiversity Park. (HT ARCHIVE)
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 06:10 AM IST

Smriti Van pond has high pollution: Delhi Pollution Control Committee

DPCC found high pollution levels in Delhi's Machchli Talab due to sewage inflow, urging DDA and DJB to take corrective actions for water quality.

Smriti Van—part of the south-central Ridge, is spread over an area of 34.51 acres. The forest is situated between Sector A-Pocket B and C in Vasant Kunj. (HT Archive)
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 05:20 AM IST
By, New Delhi

75% of projects in Delhi’s forest areas flouting terms, top court told

According to a September 4 report, only five of the 20 projects reviewed by CEC adhered to the conditions, including undertaking compensatory plantation, creation of a green belt on-site and taking necessary permissions under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.

Permission to build within the Ridge or a forest has to be first cleared by the Supreme Court-appointed CEC, followed by granting of permission by the apex court. (HT FILE)
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 05:30 AM IST

Delhi’s traffic hot spots suffer ozone pollution: DPCC report

The highest concentration, 224.9 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3), was recorded at Nehru Nagar, located near Lajpat Nagar

Traffic hot spots were analysed to have higher concentrations of ground-level ozone. (HT Archive)
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 05:38 AM IST

Delhi: Civic bodies submit report of clean-up work on key drains

MCD and I&FC report on progress in cleaning four stormwater drains in Delhi, with challenges such as blockages and access issues.

The agencies have filed affidavits in the NGT, which come days after the green court raised the inadequate desilting and dredging of the Barapullah drain — the third most polluting drain flowing into the Yamuna. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 02:11 AM IST
By, New Delhi
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