Tag: pollution
Tribunal asks Delhi govt to shut down industrial units causing pollution
Noting that functioning of industrial units in residential areas is harmful, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Pollution...
Worsening pollution: City schools to remain shut for 3 days
As pollution levels worsened in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said schools in the city will remain closed till Wednesday and announced...
Pollution woes: Air masks flying off shelves
With Delhi witnessing its worst spell of smog in 17 years, sale of air masks has seen an upsurge in the past week with...
Delhi smog: Rise in asthma, allergy, breathlessness cases
Cases of severe breathlessness, asthma and allergy have sharply risen in Delhi as the city remains blanketed in thick layer of toxic air due...
Delhi’s air quality plunges to ‘severe’ category
Delhi's air quality has plunged to 'severe' category, which carries the risk of affecting people's respiratory system, as smoke caused by fireworks, as part...
Over 90% of world breathing bad air: WHO
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said on Monday, calling for dramatic action against pollution...
Stop stubble burning to check pollution: HC to Govt
The growing menace of stubble burning in states like Haryana and Punjab, which is a major cause of air pollution in the national capital,...
People will have to carry oxygen cylinder soon, says NGT
"Time is not far away when people will have to carry oxygen cylinder", the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today said, pulling up authorities in...
Thousands of ducks die in Ambur after drinking polluted water
More than 3,500 ducks have died after drinking the water in the Palar riverbed at Periya Komeswaram village near Ambur, reported The Times of...