Air Pollution

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai, announced to continue ban on construction and demolition works in Delhi, until further notice. The decision was taken on November 29, considering the worsening air quality in Delhi. In addition, restrictions on entry of trucks and "red light on, gadhi off" campaign duration has also been extended till December 7 and December 18, respectively. Reportedly, the Delhi Government is constantly reviewing the… read-more

Delhi government plans to deposit Rs 5,000 in the bank accounts of each construction worker who was affected by the ban on construction activities in the national capital. According to reports, to tackle air pollution, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a pollution lockdown on November 23. Schools, colleges, government offices were shut including all construction work in the city. We will also provide compensation to workers, said… read-more

To curb air pollution in Delhi, five coal-fired power plants have temporarily been shut around the capital by the government. The decision came following the federal environment minister's panel on air pollution. Moreover, the construction work in Delhi and neighbouring cities, movements of trucks carrying non-essential goods have also been banned. Reportedly, it has also been advised to give 50% of government employees "work from home" until… read-more

Amid the reports of decreasing air quality in Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai, there is good news that there are many cities in India where people breathe the cleanest air. Mizoram's Aizawal tops the list with AQI of 13, followed by Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore (22), Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati (23), placing them in the good category. Karnataka's Davangere secured the fourth spot with an AQI of 24.

The Aam Admi Party (AAP) in Delhi told the Supreme Court on November 15, that it's ready to implement a full lockdown in the city, under "one condition". The government proposed a lockdown to be implemented in the National Capital Region (NCR). Reportedly, the government feels a lockdown in the city will have limited impact on the air quality regime, due to the rising stubble burning across the NCR area.