delhi air pollution

As Delhi fights pollution, a campaign seeks to make people aware about the harmful effects of keeping vehicles on ignition mode and encourage them to switch these off while waiting in and around schools.

NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar said as many as 300 smart bikes would be available for public use on 50 stations across the New Delhi area, and 200 additional bicycles would be added to the existing fleet by end of December. The PBS service can be availed by using an NDMC mobile App -- NDMC-311.

Winter in the country's financial capital is mild, unlike the frigid conditions in the nation's political battlefield-Delhi.

Thick haze engulfed Delhi Wednesday as air quality in the national capital remained 'severe' for the third consecutive day with mild rains further adding to pollution woes, authorities said.

Delhi's air quality remained 'very poor' on Saturday even as authorities warned of a spike in pollution level from the next week when dense fog is expected to engulf the national capital.

One in eight deaths in India last year was attributable to air pollution, which contributes to more disease burden than tobacco use, a study said Thursday while asserting the highest exposure to ultra-fine particulate matter, PM2.5, was in Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

The Central Pollution Control Board recorded an overall air quality index (AQI) of 355, which falls in the 'very poor' category. 6 areas — Ashok Vihar, Anand Vihar, Burari, Mundaka, Mathura Road, Punjabi Bagh and Wazirpur — recorded severe air quality, according to CPCB. 26 areas recorded very poor air quality, while in 4 areas it was in the "poor" category.

'No Action On Waste-Burning By Industries'

Delhi's air quality again dipped to the "very poor" zone on Monday, with the AQI rising from 294 (poor) on Sunday to 328, as temperatures plummet in the region.

The NGT on Monday asked the Delhi government to deposit Rs 25 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board for their failure to curb pollution in the city. The green panel said that even after more than four-and-a-half years, the complaint of the aggrieved parties is that the pollution caused by the unregulated handling of plastic continues unabated.

In a bid to curb the effects of the rising air pollution in Gurugram, Enviro, the facilities management wing of Vatika Group distributed N-95 anti-pollution masks to Gurugram Police.