An apex court bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant directed the commission to invite suggestions from the general public and experts.
In its new directions, the commission has banned the entry of trucks in Delhi, with an exception of electric vehicles, those running on CNG and trucks carrying essential commodities.
The top court also asked the Centre and the NCR states to continue with their measures to curb air pollution and called for advance preventive steps with the help of IMD.
Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the Delhi govt will take a call on the reopening of schools and work-from-home for govt staff during a review meeting on 24 November.
New Delhi: The central government Monday claimed stubble burning by farmers contributes to just 10 per cent of air pollution in Delhi, prompting the...
According to the Centre for Science and Environment, the ongoing smog episode is a public health emergency. The 24-hour average AQI was 372 in the national capital Wednesday.
According to researchers at IITM, Pune, the onset of stubble burning in Punjab & Haryana coincided with a 10-fold increase in daily Covid cases in Delhi.
Prepared by Swiss organisation IQAir, the report shows that Delhi's air quality improved by approximately 15% from 2019 to 2020, but is the world's 10th most polluted city.
The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.
The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation.
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.
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