Each year, air pollution levels spike in the Indo-Gangetic Plain on the day after Diwali with grey skies and hard-to-breathe air. This results from several meteorological factors, the stubble burning in
With reference to CPCB Head Office letter no A-21016/1/08-Mon/6039 dated September 2nd, 2019 Regional Directorate (Central), Central Pollution Control Board, Bhopal has conducted Ambient Air Quality monitoring
NEW DELHI: Four months after banning polluting firecrackers, Supreme Court found that government agencies are yet to decide what is a “green cracker”, leading the court to consider a balance between the
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said stubble burning, the key reason for the rising air pollution in Delhi and NCR, was not going to stop merely by issuing directions and asked Punjab and Haryana governments
With reference to CPCB Head Office letter no A-21016/1/08-Mon/11351 dated 05.10.2018 & 25.10.2018, Regional Directorate (Central), Central Pollution Control Board, Bhopal has Conducted Ambient Air Quality
The rising levels of pollution have created an alarming scenario across the country and the situation would only worsen if we do not celebrate Diwali responsibly this year. While no one should compromise
NEW DELHI: If no crackers are burst in the NCR this Diwali, the air quality will be “very poor”. And things will be “severe” if half the amount of crackers used in 2017 is burst this time, says a forecast
Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board requests a time window for bursting firecrackers on Diwali Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) on Wednesday shot a letter to the forest, environment
Modifying its earlier order that fixed a slot of two hours from 8 pm to 10 pm for bursting firecrackers on Diwali, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the southern states can burst firecrackers anytime
Tamil Nadu is the hub for manufacturing firecrackers. The green firecrackers from China are not green, according to scientists at IICT. They said they were more harmful than the traditional firecrackers
