In Short : The Commission for Air Quality Management has empowered district authorities in the NCR and surrounding areas—Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh—to take legal action against officials failing to enforce stubble burning regulations. This move aims to strengthen accountability and combat air pollution caused by agricultural residue burning, enhancing efforts to improve air […]
Delhi unveils 10-point action plan to combat air pollution in winter – EQ Mag Pro
Special teams have been formed to monitor pollution hotspots. Steps will also be taken to address traffic jams on 64 identified roads to reduce vehicular pollution. As many as 500 teams have been constituted to check Pollution Under Control certificates, Kejriwal said. To combat air pollution in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced […]
Air Pollution May Reduce Life Expectancy of Indians By Nine Years, Says Study – EQ Mag Pro
Air pollution can reduce the life expectancy of Indians by nine years, says a report by a US research group. The study says 480 million people in northern India face the “most extreme levels of air pollution in the world” and, over time, these high levels have expanded to cover other parts too. Strong clean […]
Air pollution leads to increase in electricity consumption: Study
London: Researchers have found that high levels of air pollution are forcing people to consume more electricity, subsequently causing even greater environmental problems by increasing greenhouse gas emissions. The study, published in the journal Nature Energy, has shown that the effects are seen more in lower-income families and those from ethnic minority backgrounds. “The […]
Big push for electric vehicles to boost demand, cut air pollution
The policy, launched by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, also talks about increasing road tax for fuel-based vehicles, at least in the luxury segment, and imposing in certain parts of the city a congestion fee that EVs will be exempt from. The Delhi government on Friday notified the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy, 2020 […]
Delhi’s cleaner air during lockdown may have helped produce more solar power: Study
“That means that reductions in air pollution happened very suddenly, making them easier to detect,” explained study first author Ian Marius Peters from Helmholtz-Institut Erlangen-Nurnberg for Renewable Energies in Germany Boston: Based on data collected in Delhi, scientists report that the reduction in air pollution due to lockdown measures enforced in the country may have […]
What is hydrogen fuel? Supreme Court’s solution to Delhi’s air pollution crisis
SC has asked govt to explore hydrogen fuel tech to find solution to Delhi’s air crisis. Hydrogen is zero-emission fuel, but manufacturing the gas is quite polluting. Bengaluru : The Supreme Court pulled up the central government Wednesday over deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR and asked it to explore hydrogen-based fuel technology, based on case […]
Vatavaran Foundation Files Online Petition Demanding BEST Buses Running On Solar Energy
The foundation stated that the demand has risen to avoid a situation similar to the people in Delhi are facing due to air pollution Over the last few months, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has been making relentless efforts to become an efficient mode of public transport and as a result, it has […]
NOK 300 million allocated to invest in renewable energy in poor countries
At a time when the world is facing a climate crisis, most developing countries depend on strong growth in energy production in order to reduce poverty. ncreased access to clean energy will reduce poverty, improve health and mitigate climate change. The Government is, therefore, allocating up to NOK 300 million annually to provide better guarantees […]
India turns to electric vehicles to beat pollution
In 2017, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari shocked the automobile industry (and the world) when he announced that he intended for India to move to 100% electric cars by 2030. “I am going to do this, whether you like it or not. And I am not going to ask you. I will bulldoze it,” he said […]