New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi NCR on Friday revoked actions under Stage III (‘severe’ Air Quality) of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) following an improvement in AQI owing to strong winds, an official said. During a review meeting, the Sub-Committee on GRAP decided to revoke its order dated December 13, 2O25, for invoking actions under Stage-III (‘Severe’ Air quality) of the Schedule of GRAP with immediate effect while recommending i…
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New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that Delhi generates 11,852 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day but processes only 7,611 tonnes, leaving a daily gap of 4,241 tonnes that ends up at dumpsites in Bhalswa and Ghazipur. The information came in an affidavit filed by the CPCB in a suo motu case registered by the green tribunal on a media report titled, “We can smell it even inside our homes: Southeast Delhi localities …
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Adjoining Areas conducted an inspection drive to assess compliance and effectiveness of corrective measures undertaken by road-maintaining agencies on 133 stretches, an official said on Thursday. The inspection undertaken on Wednesday was a part of CAQM’s continuous monitoring and ongoing enforcement efforts under the statutory framework and provisions of the extant Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the offi…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa described the movement of a polluting vehicle in the city as a “crime” and announced that the government plans to continue its “No PUC, No Fuel” drive even after the lifting of the tough anti-pollution measures under GRAP-IV. Addressing mediapersons, the Minister said, “We want all city vehicles to run after proper pollution checks as vehicular emission is the biggest contributor to pollution.”The Minister took note of com…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Amid Delhi’s fight against pollution, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday that the government is tackling the inherited problems as challenges and steadfastly resolving them on every front. “Delhi is now receiving clear plans, continuous efforts, and concrete results. Our government is committed to building a non-stop developing Delhi, a clean and beautiful Delhi,” said CM Gupta in a video message posted on X.She said the BJP government is tackling the problems in…