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News Reports

Trump threatens Canada with new tariffs for not maintaining forests and ‘sending air pollution to the USA’

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The US President claimed that Canada's "wilful negligence" is costing the US billions of dollars.
News Reports

Was one ethanol factory really behind Byrnihat’s pollution? The timeline says no

Dhruv Mishra -
Coal-based factories, cement and steel units, heavy vehicle movement and Byrnihat’s bowl-shaped terrain offer a broader explanation for the crisis than a distillery that opened after pollution had already reached global attention and regulatory scrutiny.
Government and Policy

Delhi government notifies Proactive Winter Air Quality Management Framework to take preventive steps for controlling air pollution during winter

OpIndia Staff -
CM Gupta called for active participation of citizens, institutions, commercial establishments and industries.
Government and Policy

World Environment Day: 18 Namo Oxygen Parks inaugurated in Delhi to strengthen urban greening, 15 lakh trees to be planted in the city this year

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Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, along with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, inaugurated eighteen Namo Oxygen Parks across the...
Editor's picks

Donald Trump eliminates vehicle emission norms in the US, revokes scientific findings that formed the basis for imposing pollution control measures

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In a major setback to pollution control efforts, U.S. President on Thursday eliminated vehicle emission standards for cars and trucks in the country. The...
Cricket

Fourth T20 Cricket match between India and South Africa in Lucknow abandoned due to poor visibility caused by excessive fog and air pollution

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The fourth T20 International between India and South Africa at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium was abandoned on Wednesday...
News Reports

Vehicles older than 15 years old will not be allowed to get fuel in Delhi after March 31, announces Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa

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To curb pollution in the national capital, vehicles older than 15 years old will not be allowed to get fuel after March 31
Opinions

Delhi Pollution: ‘Power plants worse than stubble burning’, crackers ban and more – How misleading ‘research’ headlines and political drama are hiding real causes

Rukma Rathore -
AAP govt also attributed Delhi pollution to Diwali crackers and thermal power plants, ignoring its own incompetence.
News Reports

After reports of reduction in farm fires in Punjab, new evidence shows farmers have devised a way to avoid NASA satellites while burning stubble,...

OpIndia Staff -
Stubble (parali) burning is a method of removing paddy crop residues from the field to sow wheat from the last week of September to November. Almost everyone has agreed that stubble burning by farmers in the nearby states, mainly in Punjab and Haryana, has been the primary reason behind deteriorating air quality in Delhi.
News Reports

AAP got confused whom to blame for air pollution in Delhi after forming govt in Punjab, now blames Haryana: Congress leader Pawan Khera

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Congress leader Pawan Khera slammed the Aam Aadmi Party over the air pollution in the national capital and said that the Delhi government is busy blaming the Haryana
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