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Delhi Air Pollution

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How Urban Naxals are using ‘pollution’ as a ruse to drum up sympathy for Madvi Hidma, just like Islamists used CAA as a ruse...

Rukma Rathore -
Anti pollution protests in Delhi turned into a show of strength by Urban Naxals when protestors used chilli powder, lionised Madvi Hidma
Government and Policy

Petrol and Diesel delivery vehicles to be banned in Noida and Greater Noida from 1st January, e-commerce and delivery services mandated to switch to...

OpIndia Staff -
Starting January 1, 2026, Noida and Greater Noida will ban petrol and diesel vehicles for delivery services. The Air Quality Management Commission has mandated that companies like Swiggy and Amazon switch entirely to CNG or electric vehicles to reduce pollution in the NCR.
Editor's picks

What is GRAP III: As Delhi pollution levels reach alarming levels, read which activities are now prohibited

OpIndia Staff -
Despite this sudden spike, government data shows Delhi's overall air quality this year has been slightly better compared to last year.
Culture and History

After years of subdued celebration due to court diktats, 7,000 crore in sales lights up Sivakasi, the firecrackers capital of India

OpIndia Staff -
On Wednesday, 15th October, the court finally allowed the bursting of "green crackers" on Deepavali.
News Reports

Delhi’s BJP govt moves Supreme Court seeking review of ban on older vehicles, says order was not based on scientific study and it affects...

Raju Das -
The Delhi Government on Friday approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of the 2018 order imposing blanket ban on ‘end-of-life’ vehicles in the city.
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

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

“What is happening in the national capital?”: SC raps AAP-controlled MCD for not paying attention to untreated solid waste in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
The SC questioned the MCD as to how it would deal with all the solid waste by 2027 when it cannot even account for the 3000 tonnes of solid waste generated everyday.
News Reports

Supreme Court slams Punjab officials for advising farmers to burn stubble in afternoon to evade satellites, demands 24*7 data on farm fires

OpIndia Staff -
The court noted that the farmers in the state of Punjab were being asked by the state authorities to burn the stubble after specific hours to evade the satellite's attention. The court noted that officials cannot permit farmers to burn stubble, and instructed the Punjab government to issue immediate instructions to prevent such practices.
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.
Opinions

AAP’s Kejriwal backs ban on firecrackers ahead of Diwali, here’s how AAP burst firecrackers to celebrate his bail, has been avoiding stubble burning issue...

Siddhi Somani -
Kejriwal's statement came a day after Bharatiya Janata Party politician Dinesh Sharma criticized the Delhi government's blanket ban on firecrackers, questioning why it is restricted to during Hindu festivals and not during Christmas or New Year.
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