Health emergency in Delhi; schools shut till Nov 5

The Delhi government on Friday decided to shut all schools till November 5 after a Supreme Court-mandated panel declared a public health emergency in Delhi-NCR in the wake of spike in pollution......

Dust storms kill 15 in UP; Delhi, NCR remain covered in haze

IMAGE: A thick blanket of dust and haze envelops the city skyline of New Delhi on Thursday. The air quality in Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region on Thursday remained in poor to......

Is only Delhi's air polluted?

'The answer is no, the entire country's is.''So why such obsession with Delhi?''But the most powerful people in India live here: The prime minister, civil servants, Supreme Court judges, MPs,......

Ban on trucks, construction lifted in Delhi as air quality improves

Delhi breathed relatively easy as air quality remained outside the ‘severe plus’ category for third day straight, prompting authorities to withdraw the ban on entry of trucks and......

Why the city gas distribution is in a mess

Snarled in spats with established players and legal cases, the gas regulator has done little to streamline the process of expanding city gas networks, writes Latha Jishnu. Seldom have the ironies......

Billboards' free run to end

A new advertising code for the outdoor media in Delhi is on the cards. The advertising code, to be out by the end of the month, is being drafted by a two-member committee appointed by the Supreme......

Trai office sealed too!

Work at Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) office on Wednesday came to standstill after Municipal Corporation of Delhi sealed its building as part of the on-going drive being carried out......

8 in the race for telecom tribunal berths

The department of personnel and training has shortlisted eight names for replacing the two retiring members of the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). The names have been......