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New Delhi, December 17: The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its August 12 order, which barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the Delhi-NCR, and said that action can be taken against such vehicle owners who meet emission standards below BS-IV. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi passed the order at the request of the Delhi government. Additional Solicitor General Aishw ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government will begin strict enforcement of the "No PUC, No Fuel" rule from December 18 as part of an intensified multi-pronged drive to curb worsening air pollution in the national capital. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday issued firm directives to agencies, petrol pump operators and the police to ensure compliance from day one. Under the enforcement plan, vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) wi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) As the Delhi government moves ahead with plans to develop "smog-eating" surfaces in the city, environmental experts on Wednesday warned that such technological interventions should not replace efforts to curb pollution at its source. Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday announced that the government has signed a memorandum of understanding with IIT Madras to identify and develop photocatalytic or "smog-eating" surfaces, which will be tested in se ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) The Delhi government will begin strict enforcement of the 'No PUC, No Fuel' policy from Thursday onwards and bar non-BS VI outstation vehicles from entering the national capital, as part of stepped-up measures to combat worsening air pollution. Addressing stakeholders, including representatives of petrol pump dealers' associations and senior traffic police officers, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the government was intensifying action on multiple fronts ...Read More >
Stage 4 curbs ban older petrol and diesel vehicles, restrict truck movement and tighten enforcement across Delhi-NCR. New Delhi: Delhi has once again entered the 'Severe' air pollution category, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to implement Stage 4 measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region. The curbs were triggered after the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed 400, prompting the strictest set of restrictions to limit v ...Read More >
New Delhi: To curb rising air pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government has enforced strict new rules affecting commuters, particularly those using private vehicles or working in the city. From December 18, the Rekha Gupta government will roll out three major changes affecting lakhs across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), including daily commuters, cab drivers operating older vehicles and travellers who routinely enter the capital. What Are The Major Changes? Rule 1: ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Taking a serious note of the severe air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions and asked the NHAI and the MCD to consider either temporary closing or relocating the nine toll plazas of the civic body at borders of the national capital to ease usual massive traffic congestion. The top court described the pollution crisis as an "annual feature" and called for pragmatic and practical solutions to tackle the menace and modified its own i ...Read More >
New Delhi: As Delhi's air quality worsens, the Delhi government has introduced emergency traffic curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). From Thursday, only BS6-compliant vehicles registered outside Delhi will be allowed to enter the city when GRAP Stage III or IV is in force, a move that could keep nearly 12 lakh vehicles off Delhi's roads during peak pollution days. During winter, Delhi's weather traps pollutants close to the ground, causing air quality to drop. Vehicle emissions ...Read More >
Delhi Air Quality update: In a big relief for Delhiites, air quality in the national capital witnessed a marginal improvement on Wednesday, with the average AQI jumping to 'very poor' category, even as a thick layer of smog persisted across the city. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi recorded a 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 334 at 4 pm on Wednesday, compared to 354 on Tuesday. As per data from CPCB's Sameer app, 29 of Delhi's 39 active monitoring stat ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that the measures taken by authorities so far have been a "total failure" in effectively curbing rising levels of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant remarked that any meaningful reduction in pollution would require broader, long-term planning rather than ad hoc responses. With respect to various petitions highlighting the inadequacy of recent measures aimed ...Read More >
New Delhi: Vehicles that do not meet BS-IV emission standards will not be allowed into Delhi-NCR directed on Wednesday, modifying its August 12 order - which barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. The Court took this decision after being informed that vehicles not confirming to BS-IV standards are adding to the pollution in Delhi-NCR. The bench also directed the shift of toll plazas from Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) ar ...Read More >
Chairing a high-level meeting to review action plans of the municipal bodies of Delhi and Sonepat, he also said that construction and demolition work should not be allowed in the region until construction and demolition waste handling and processing infrastructure is created and identified within a 10 km radius of the site. The minister asked all agencies to work in mission mode to achieve a 40 per cent reduction in the air quality index over the next one year. Stressing the importance of a "W ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Concerned about the negative global perception of the National Capital due to ongoing severe air pollution, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, chaired a high-level meeting to completely ban demolition works in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the peak pollution period, improve last-mile public transport, and address encroachments. The minister asked all agencies to work in mission mode to achieve a 40 per cent reduction in the air quality index over the next year. He emphasized ...Read More >
Delhi Air Quality: Delhi, India's capital city, is one of the largest and prominent cities of India. Delhi is a vibrant city famous for its rich history and cultural heritage such as India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Red Fort, Lotus Temple, Akshardham Temple, Jantar Mantar, Qutub Minar, Humayun's Tomb, Jama Masjid, and so on. But apart from all this, Delhi is also famous for its most common headline of the Delhi air crisis. Most of the time, Delhi keeps facing the issues of air pollution and the a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Smog persisted across Delhi on Wednesday, with air quality falling in the 'very poor' category, slightly improving from a day before. The forecasts, meanwhile, predict the air quality to oscillate between 'very poor' and 'severe' categories in the coming days. It is likely to remain in either of the two categories over the next six days, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi. Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 334 at 4 pm on ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted Delhi government authorities to take coercive action against old vehicles that do not meet Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) emission standards. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi modified the August 12 order of the apex court which had placed a blanket bar on coercive measures against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. Allowing the plea of ...Read More >
Delhi Pollution: BJP's Neoma Gupta Defends Govt As CM Rekha Gupta Faces 'AQI' Chants At Messi Event Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor anchors this special report on Delhi's severe air pollution crisis as the Air Quality Index (AQI) remains in the 'very poor' category. The coverage details the implementation of strict new measures, including the 'No PUC, No Fuel' policy, which denies fuel to any vehicle lacking a valid Pollution Under Control certificate, a rule enforced with cameras at petrol pumps. The re ...Read More >
Dehradun, Dec 17 (PTI) As Delhi virtually disappears behind its annual smog and toxic air chokes its residents, many heading for a sojourn in Dehradun seeking clean air may have to think twice. In the past two days, the Air Quality Index in Dehradun, nested in the mountain ranges of the Himalaya, slipped into the 'poor' category -- indicating that pollution is not limited to the plains. According to experts, the main reasons for the increasing pollution in Dehradun include the growing volume o ...Read More >
New Delhi: Faced with the pollution crisis in Delhi, state Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday said his government was mulling radical solutions like a car pooling policy and the repairing of potholes across the national capital at a "war footing", measures that will likely have cascading impacts on residents and commuters. Speaking at a press conference in the Secretariat for the second consecutive day, Sirsa, while sharing details of the government's plans to tackle the cu ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai's Air Quality Index (AQI) turned severe on Wednesday. Live recording of AQIV showed a reading of 202, which falls in the 'severe' category, even as the carbon monoxide level stood at 302, considered 'good'. The dashboard showed that Mumbai's AQI was 1.01 times higher than in Maharashtra. The overall AQI of Maharashtra was recorded at 181. The AQI record in the city over the last fortnight has remained mostly below average. The minimum AQI recorded was on December 16, at 155 at 2: ...Read More >
Sirsa said PUCC status and vehicle categories will be verified using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems, along with physical checks on the ground. Vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will not be supplied fuel at petrol pumps in Delhi starting December 18, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said according to a report by ANI. Addressing a press conference, Sirsa said all petrol, diesel and CNG pump dealers in the national capital have ...Read More >
Seasonal crop fires across northern India are increasingly ignited later daily, satellite scientists warn, complicating monitoring and air quality assessments during the October to December stubble-burning season, NASA said on 2025-12-16. For decades, smoke corridors have stretched across the Indo-Gangetic Plain each autumn. Farmers traditionally burned rice residue soon after harvest completion. In 2025, the season's overall spread appeared broadly familiar. Yet scientists observed a clear shi ...Read More >
Agra: Thirteen people were charred to death and more than 100 suffered injuries in a deadly pile-up involving 18-19 vehicles - including eight passenger buses, cars and SUVs - on the Yamuna Expressway in UP's Mathura district early Tuesday.The accident was reported around 3.40am near milestone 127 under Baldeo police station. Sources said a car and a bus first collided, and as these two vehicles stopped on the road, others coming from the Agra side and heading towards Noida started piling up one ...Read More >
Dehradun, Dec 17 (PTI) As Delhi virtually disappears behind its annual smog and toxic air chokes its residents, many heading for a sojourn in Dehradun seeking clean air may have to think twice. In the past two days, the Air Quality Index in Dehradun, nested in the mountain ranges of the Himalaya, slipped into the 'poor' category -- indicating that pollution is not limited to the plains. According to experts, the main reasons for the increasing pollution in Dehradun include the growing volume o ...Read More >
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): The district administration has taken strict action against farmers involved in stubble burning after the paddy harvest on Wednesday. A total of 17 farmers have been fined ₹42,000 after satellite images confirmed that crop residue was set on fire in their fields. Watch the video below : Officials said the move is part of ongoing efforts to control air pollution and discourage the harmful practice of stubble burning. According to the administration, incidents of stu ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the authorities to take action against end-of-life vehicles falling below BS IV emission standards in Delhi-National Capital Region, against the backdrop of deteriorating air quality in the national capital. The matter came up before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati sought the modification of the court's earlier order, citing t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Delhi authorities on Wednesday announced mandatory work-from-home norms for 50 percent of employees in both government and private organizations as the Indian capital city grapples with heavy smog. "From Thursday, all government and private institutions must ensure 50 percent of their workforce is working from home," local labor minister Kapil Mishra said during a press briefing, underlining that the order applies uniformly across sectors. However, the measure ex ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered that the Delhi government can take action against owners who are using vehicles below the BS IV (Bharat Stage 4) emission standard in the NCR. The move is aimed at tightening emission controls as air quality concerns continue to rise in the region. The top court modified its earlier order issued in August this year. At that time, the Supreme Court had permitted authorities to take action only on vehicles that were below the BS III (Bharat Stage 3) standa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its August 12 order that had barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the National Capital Region (NCR), clarifying that enforcement action can be taken against such vehicles if they fail to meet BS-IV emission standards. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi passed the clarification on a plea by t ...Read More >
Traffic near Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh. It's almost Christmas, and a thick blanket of smog has enveloped Delhi, forcing many of the national capital's residents to temporarily move to the hills. That, though, has also caused heavy traffic in parts of Himachal Pradesh, with videos showing a long stretch of vehicles, both private and commercial, at a standstill near Rohtang Pass. The clip was shared on X with the caption, "Escape from toxic AQI or what? This jam isn't on some city road, i ...Read More >
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