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14 Jun 2022

WHO Shocking Report: Pollution causing unnatural deaths in India

India has been counted as the second most polluted country in the world. The report released by the University of Chicago, the name of this report is the Air Quality Life Index, which determines if the level of pollution is affecting the age of the people living in India.

14 Jun 2022

India accounted for around 44% of world's increase in air pollution since 2013

More than 97% of the global population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds recommended levels, the University of Chicago`s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its latest Air Quality Life Index.

14 Jun 2022

'Greatest threat': Over 50 crore Indians to lose 7.6 years of life if current pollution levels persist, claims study

The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)'s Air Quality Life Index found that pollution is shortening lives by almost 10 years in Delhi-NCR.

Save Soil Movement

20 May 2022

50 Days Of Save Soil Movement: 2 Billion People Touched. Watch Video

With 52 per cent of the agricultural lands already degraded, the soil crisis in the world needs urgent attention. The 100-day, 30,000 km “Journey To Save Soil” that Sadhguru started off as a lone motorcyclist in March has hit the half-way mark. In the last 50 days, Sadhguru has ridden through most of Europe, parts of central Asia as well as the Middle East to bring the focus on the dire need to Save Soil.

18 May 2022

DNA: 'Virus' of Pollution is more dangerous than COVID-19

Recently there was a report of the World Health Organization in which it claimed 47 lakh people died due to Covid in India. After this, India raised a strong objection to this report of WHO. The big question is that everyone expressed their concern on the figures of deaths due to coronavirus, but there is silence everywhere on the latest report on the deaths due to pollution.

Delhi Secretariat

14 May 2022

Delhi Secretariat to ban single-use plastic items from June 1

Single-use plastic items will be banned in the Delhi Secretariat from June 1. Staff will be asked to avoid SUP water bottles and use kulhads, stainless steel glasses or paper cups to drink water. Delhi Pollution Control Committee has also asked all manufacturers of raw materials to stop supplying plastic items.

15 Apr 2022

SC directs PCBs to conduct surprise inspections of brick industries in NCR

The Court`s direction came keeping in view the interest of the environment The production of brick will be limited to the production capacity The persons running the units shall report the production at the end of every cycle, SC ordered

25 Mar 2022

DNA: How 'pure' is purifier's report on Pollution?

A company making a purifier has recently claimed India is the most polluted country in the world. In its report, the company has said that Delhi is the most polluted capital of the world.

Electric vehicles

18 Jan 2022

Germany retracts goal of putting 15 million electric vehicles by 2030

15 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030, said Germany Goal now includes fully-electric and hybrid vehicles Around half of the just over one million EVs are hybrids in Germany

29 Dec 2021

Pollution level is still 'very poor' in Delhi-NCR, AQI crosses 300 in Noida

Due to the changed weather and light rain, there has been a slight reduction in the air pollution of Delhi-NCR. Despite this, the air quality level of Delhi remained very poor on Tuesday.

28 Dec 2021

Start making Flex-Fuel Vehicles within six months: Nitin Gadkari to automakers

Nitin Gadkari has asked automakers to start making FFV by next 6 months Flex Fuel Vehicles can run on 100 per cent petrol or 100 per cent bio-ethanol blend Expected to drastically reduce Greenhouse Gas emission

27 Dec 2021

Delhi govt to ask Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber to switch to electric vehicles

Convert to EVs: Delhi govt to ask aggregators Delhi EV Policy aims to put 25 percent EVs by 2040 Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato among others among the potential aggregators

20 Dec 2021

Yearender 2021: Top electric cars to buy in India under Rs 25 Lakh - In Pics

2021 has proved to be a milestone for electric vehicles in India and as the year comes to an end, we list down all the electric cars you can buy in India under Rs 25 lakh.

20 Dec 2021

Delhi pollution: Owners call it unfair to ban 10-yr-old diesel vehicles

Delhi govt to deregister 10 year old diesel vehicles from Jan 1 Offers option to retrofit diesel vehicles with electric kits Will give NOC for transferring vehicles to other states

17 Dec 2021

Petrol/ Diesel vehicle registration expiring in Delhi: What are your options?

Vehicles older than 10 (diesel)/ 15 (petrol) will be deregistered from Jan 1 Delhi govt issues order as per NGT's direction Options given to vehicle owners to keep the vehicles running

13 Dec 2021

Delhi air pollution: Trucks, construction activities to remain suspended

Delhi's air quality index remained between 250 and 325 from December 1 to December 12 Experts predict slight deterioration of air quality in the next three days

Toxic waste dumping

04 Dec 2021

Sitharaman calls on DRI to catch 'big fish' involved in toxic waste smuggling

DRI has also been at the forefront in international Customs collaboration DRI has earned a formidable reputation in protecting the country`s economic frontiers

03 Dec 2021

Next hearing in Delhi's pollution crisis to be conducted on 10th December

Supreme Court has said that hospital construction work won't be stopped in Delhi. The court also added that hearing in Delhi's pollution crisis will be conducted next Friday.

Delhi pollution

02 Dec 2021

Schools closed in Delhi from tomorrow

School closed from tomorrow in view of pollution level in Delhi. After the rebuke of the SC, the Delhi government has taken this decision.

Delhi pollution

02 Dec 2021

Why were schools not closed in Delhi? - Supreme Court

There is no hope of getting relief from pollution in Delhi at the moment. Today again Delhi's AQI is very poor level. Supreme Court reprimands Delhi government on pollution, says no work has been done except assurances and slogans.

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