air pollution

Share of stubble burning in Delhi air pollution may go up from 8% to 20% by Thursday, and to 35-45% by Friday and Saturday

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While several state governments across India focus their target against the Hindu festival of Diwali to 'show' that they are concerned about air pollution, the air quality of Delhi is silently demonstrating that blaming Diwali for air pollution is nothing but lazy and irresponsible.

Earlier last month, Delhi government had banned firecrackers this Diwali citing 'air pollution' even though studies have shown firecrackers contribute negligible to air pollution as compared to stubble burning.

Stubble burning seen in Punjab and Haryana seem to be following the trend observed in corresponding periods over the last five years

As per reports, the Yogi government is also considering scrapping of the fine the government imposes for violation of stubble burning guidelines.

East Delhi MP and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir in January 2020 had installed and inaugurated a first-of-its-kind giant air purifier in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market.

Supreme Court said that one does not need IIT to say that firecrackers are bad for health, dismissed IIT-Kanpur study on causes of air pollution

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the talks with farmers were held in a very good environment and it concluded on a positive note.

The environmental cess is collected from the trucks that enter Delhi every day, and as a part of every litre of diesel sold in the NCR.