Latest CAQM News & Updates

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Flying squads of the enforcement machinery activated by the CAQM for preventing air pollution detected 131 violations during the fortnight ending February 18, an official said on Tuesday.The data was shared at the 126th meeting of the Enforcement Task Force (ETF) of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) held on February 20 to review the enforcement and inspection activities undertaken across the National Capital Region (NCR) during the reporting period from Fe…

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Task Force of CAQM reported 336 violations, including 34 from the Construction and Demolition sector, 229 from the industrial sector and five by Diesel Generator sets, during the fortnight ending February 4, an official said on Saturday. The Task Force of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), during its 125th meeting on Friday, said that between January 20 and February 4, it carried out a total of 739 inspections.These included 52 inspections a…

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) With a marginal improvement in Delhi’s air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas on Tuesday revoked strict measures under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage IV, which were in force since January 17, an official said. The CAQM said in a statement, “Delhi’s daily average AQI has shown significant improvement as it recorded 440 on January 18, which improved to 410 on Monday and further improved and recorded 378 on Tu…

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EFCC) Bhupender Yadav on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to undertake a detailed review of the Action Plans of the Government of NCT of Delhi for tackling air pollution in the NCR cities. The meeting formed part of the regular annual review mechanism to assess progress and strengthen the implementation of identified measures.Those present in the meeting included Chief Minister (NCT Delhi) Rekha Gupta, Union M…