'Coronavirus is not the only emergency, and it is certainly not the only illness people can suffer from'
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a December ruling that temporarily banned the sale of large diesel cars in New Delhi to combat toxic smog in India's capital.
'And for the developing lungs of our children, this should not be tolerated. Not at all,' says Sunita Narain.
Mathews dismissed suggestions that the episode has created bad blood between the sides.
The air quality in the national capital is set to improve soon with introduction of cleaner and greener ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) from April 1.
'Visiting my friend in his affluent locality, I realised that the Delhi weather had become the great equaliser.' 'Pollution was always in the air, everywhere, and had become the primary subject of all conversations,' notes Ambassador B S Prakash.
Kamal Meattle and Barun Aggarwal guide us on the protective measures we can introduce in our daily lives to protect ourselves from the harmful effects of air pollution.
A bus powered by food waste and human poop has hit the roads in the United Kingdom.
Things have come to a grinding halt as thick smog has suffocated China. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled, with schools in the region closed and motorways gridlocked as people try to escape the poor conditions.
Delhi is likely to record its second-coldest December since 1901 as temperatures are predicted to drop further.
'They did the right thing if they were protesting against it. Medically there was no reason to continue the match; it must have been taken off'
Manchester City's Premier League home match against Arsenal has been postponed because players from the London club have had contact with the owner of Greek side Olympiakos Piraeus, who has contracted the coronavirus. Meanwhile La Liga matches will be played without fans for at least the next two rounds of fixtures to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the Spanish league said.
Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Patna are among 16 cities in the country where old vehicles will soon be phased out. The phase-out will extend to private and commercial vehicles.
Skipper Virat Kohli's magnificent 243 was overshadowed by unprecedented scenes of mask-wearing Sri Lankan players, who halted proceedings thrice, complaining of poor air quality, on Day 2 of the third Test, in New Delhi.
Geologists say that the ongoing lava outbreak from the Kilauea volcano would "continue for some more days and could go on for weeks".
ASG said it would be impossible to accommodate people in public transport if odd-even scheme is made applicable for two-wheelers also.
Roger Federer is keeping a lid on expectations.
Say lower duties could enhance demand.
NHRC issues notices to Centre and governments of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, saying 'the state cannot leave its citizens to die due to the toxic haze.'
Delhi is witnessing an "emergency situation" due to alarming pollution level, the Centre on Saturday said and called a meeting of environment ministers of all neighbouring states on Monday to curb stubble burning by farmers which has made Delhi a "gas chamber".
An international team has carried out the study and found that smoke from vessels at sea or in port is affecting the air quality of many coastal cities across the world, which in turn is harming the health of many beach walkers. According to researchers, 'primary sulphate' in ship emissions, consisting of tiny sulphur particles less than 1.5 microns across, when breathed in, can harm the lungs posing a serious health hazard, the Daily Mail reported.
The ambitious odd-even scheme of Delhi government got off to a decent start on new year with volume of cars on the city roads coming down significantly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a climate deal between the United States and China does not put pressure on India, but that global warming itself was reason to take action.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amount within two months.
Everybody seems to be expressing regret about the smog to everybody else in Beijing, observes Sheela Bhatt
India is among the countries where US-based auto maker Ford has announced 25 mobility experiments this year to test breakthrough transportation ideas for creating better customer experiences.
Parts of north China will see the worst smog so far this year the National Meteorological Centre said on Saturday.
The air pollution problem in the national capital won't go away till we take action -- such as ban the use of dirty fuels, ramp up public transport and oversee crop burning, says Sunita Narain.
The NGT directed the Delhi govt not to implement the scheme unless it established that it was not counter-productive.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave a clarion call for a "global people's movement" to bring about a behavioral change to deal with climate change as he made a path-breaking pledge to more than double India's non-fossil fuel target to 400 gigawatts.
Electricity shortages hold back economic growth, but easing them risks further damage to the environment.
Given the rising levels of pollution, air purifiers have now become a necessity. Manavi Kapur and Veer Arjun Singh check out some of the options in the market.
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
Top officials of the environment ministry, Delhi Development Authority and municipal commissioners also stayed away from the deliberations.
The lion's share of the amount -- Rs 1,003 crore (till November 10) -- comes from an Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) imposed by the Supreme Court in 2015 on trucks entering Delhi while the rest is made up of cess on every litre of diesel sold, in effect since 2008.
The report said that the food served on board the premium train was "satisfactory".
Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and some states for the enforcement of emission norms for vehicles.
The minister said the government will soon come out with air pollution data of major cities.
The Delhi government said that it is not ready "to compromise with the safety of women".
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