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Azad added that the transport department website itself declares that vehicular pollution is considered to be a major source of air pollution in Delhi.

Pollution surges, but govt has no data of PUC papers

He had also asked for the total licence fee collected by the transport department in the last five financial years.

06 Dec 2017 6:55 AM

The environment minister also underlined India’s “ambitious” plans to combat the pollution menace.

Harsh Vardhan says protecting planet moral responsibility

His comments come at a time when Delhi and other states in the northern belt of the country are facing severe air pollution crisis.

06 Dec 2017 6:55 AM

Congress slams Centre, Delhi over pollution

According to the information, the white paper was prepared on the direction of DPCC chief Ajay Maken.

05 Dec 2017 4:51 AM

We are more used to pollution, says Mohammed Shami

Mohammad Shami bent his back through day three of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka on Monday at the Kotla.

05 Dec 2017 12:41 AM

Lung cancer is a malignant lung tumor characterised by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. The two main types are small-cell lung carcinoma and non-small-cell lung carcinoma.

How air pollution causes lung cancer

Lung cancer is often detected too late and this is becoming a problem in treating the disease.

04 Dec 2017 5:42 AM

Sri Lankan players wear anti-pollution masks in the second day of the third Test in New Delhi. (Photo: BCCI)

Biz-air drama!

Lankan cricketers throw up in dressing room after fielding in smoggy Delhi.

04 Dec 2017 12:13 AM

Dyson previewed the Dyson Pure Cool Link purifier in Delhi and plans to launch the product in India in early 2018.

Tackling the minions of air pollution

The trick is proprietary Air Multiplier technology that draws in small amount of air to produce high-velocity airflow.

03 Dec 2017 12:18 AM

An air purifier will provide relief and may prevent frequent visits to the clinic

Breathe easy!

Air pollution is not all outdoors, here’s what you need to know to lead a healthy life in most Indian cities dealing with pollution.

03 Dec 2017 12:18 AM

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) (Representational Image)

Clarify stand on emissions: NGT

“The environment ministry had issued a notification on air pollution emission standards and water consumption for coal-based thermal power plants.

02 Dec 2017 5:40 AM

This was revealed in a recent survey conducted by the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV).

Delhi witnesses decline in sale of electric vehicles

The city, which initially used to top this chart, now surprisingly ranks 7th with only 1,072 e-vehicles sold during the same period.

01 Dec 2017 6:29 AM

In the first three weeks of November, mercury levels have fallen up to two degrees below the normal temperature of 20 degree Celsius.

Sickness fills air as mercury dips, pollution soars

There was a nip in the air Thursday morning, with minimum temperatures dropping to 18 degree Celsius, said IMD.

01 Dec 2017 2:41 AM

A report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) yesterday says every third child in Delhi has impaired lungs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lung capacity of Indians 30 per cent lower than N Americans

Indians are highly vulnerable to diabetes, heart attacks because of poor lung capacity.

29 Nov 2017 2:49 PM

A traffic policeman, wearing an anti-pollution mask,controls traffic amid smog and air pollution which continues to be above dangerous level.

Mystic Mantra: Spiritual cure for air pollution

According to Islamic ethics, protection of air from pollutants is an individual sacred duty of every human being on Earth.

28 Nov 2017 5:22 AM

CSE: Every third child in city has impaired lungs

The report by the Centre for Science and Environment said air pollution causes 30 per cent of all premature deaths in India.

28 Nov 2017 1:31 AM

SC to AAP govt: Take steps to curb air toxicity

Steps also to include ban on sale, possession, bursting of fire crackers.

25 Nov 2017 1:18 AM

While sperm shape and size declined, sperm numbers increased, "possibly as a compensatory mechanism". (Photo: Pixabay)

Study sees link between pollution and sperm size, some sceptical

The team stressed the link was merely "observational", which means they cannot definitively state that air pollution was the cause.

22 Nov 2017 10:10 AM

Dust billows as a worker grinds the concrete divider of an under-construction flyover as vehicle drive through smog covered New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Air quality again slips to ‘very poor’

Chances of it deteriorating further in coming days less, says govt body.

21 Nov 2017 1:48 AM

AQI value between 301-400 is classified as 'very poor'. Prolonged exposure to such air quality may trigger respiratory illness, the CPCB says. (Photo: File)

Delhi: Air quality becomes ‘very poor’ again

The Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) National Air Quality Index has Delhi in the 'very poor' zone with a score of 326.

20 Nov 2017 6:20 PM

‘Emissions, dust reasons for rise in air toxicity’

The EPCA mentioned it separately under a section — addressing quantum vs toxicity.

20 Nov 2017 6:19 AM

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit

Sheila Dikshit hits out at AAP government over rising pollution

The NGT had recently issued directions to deal with the worse air quality in Delhi and neighbouring states and had banned construction.

20 Nov 2017 2:53 AM

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