The weather office predicted partly cloudy sky for Sunday. Overnight rain and hailstorm in parts of Delhi brought down the mercury on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department said. The national capital recorded 10 mm rainfall in the 24 hours till Saturday morning along with hailstorm in several parts. The maximum temperature was recorded at 23.8 … Read more
A control room, set up at the site, will help monitor the activities of the smog tower Delhi is all set to get its first smog tower scheduled to be launched on Monday. The smog tower will help combat air pollution at hotspots. Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister, Delhi will be inaugurating the tower in Connaught … Read more
MLPs consist of a layer of plastic coated onto other materials such as foil or paper. By Rahul Chaudhary, When Alexander Parkes presented the world’s first man-made plastic at the London International Exhibition in 1862, little did he know how significant his invention would go on to be. The plastic industry has grown by leaps … Read more
Fine particulate matter is a big contributor to air pollution affecting human health. (PTI image) The Indo-Gangetic Plain, that is the northern Indian states guarded by the Himalayas and other mountainous ranges are often considered to be the most polluted region of the country for being away from the coastline but a recent study has … Read more
Odd-even rule to return to with pollution levels persist in ’emergency’ category in Delhi-NCR. (PTI Photo) Delhi’s air pollution is not expected to get better any time soon, forecast by government agencies said. On Tuesday, with an Air Quality Index recorded at 476, pollution levels persisted in ‘emergency’ category for more than 48 hours, reported … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking compliance by industries as well as the authorities concerned with the NGT order to check acute pollution in Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justices R F Nariman, Navin Sinha and K M … Read more