Anti-pollution Steps

The Supreme Court-mandated anti-pollution authority, EPCA, on Monday asked Delhi and NCR states to step up surveillance and enforcement to check local sources of pollution and crop burning in view of a predicted dip in air quality in the next two-three days.

A total of eight Chinese regions have promised to beef up anti-pollution curbs, vowing fresh cuts in smog, cleaner water and soil and tighter scrutiny over government officials after Beijing-led probes uncovered thousands of violations.

The country should follow China's example and clean up the air in its cities, which are among the world's worst for outdoor pollution, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Delhi must adopt anti-pollution steps taken by other megacities like Beijing and Mexico City if the national capital is to get serious about tackling its annual smog crisis, experts say.

Delhi seems to have become a gas chamber, giving birth to a real life filter - smog

Every time you or anyone from your family steps outdoors, you must wear a face mask to minimize the ill-effects of the pollutants.

SIAM originally expected sales to grow by about 12 per cent this fiscal year, before cutting that to 11 per cent in March. Sen said a consensus of analyst estimates showing growth was likely to be between 6-8 per cent now looked right.

Noida District Magistrate N P Singh on Wednesday met representatives of IT firms to discuss various ways in which air pollution can be checked including carpooling.

The Centre on Friday accused the Delhi government of doing an act of "one-upmanship" by declaring that vehicles should have Euro VI emission standards from 2017 as part of its steps to curb pollution levels in the national capital.

The Supreme Court-mandated anti-pollution authority, EPCA, on Monday asked Delhi and NCR states to step up surveillance and enforcement to check local sources of pollution and crop burning in view of a predicted dip in air quality in the next two-three days.

A total of eight Chinese regions have promised to beef up anti-pollution curbs, vowing fresh cuts in smog, cleaner water and soil and tighter scrutiny over government officials after Beijing-led probes uncovered thousands of violations.

The country should follow China's example and clean up the air in its cities, which are among the world's worst for outdoor pollution, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Delhi must adopt anti-pollution steps taken by other megacities like Beijing and Mexico City if the national capital is to get serious about tackling its annual smog crisis, experts say.

Delhi seems to have become a gas chamber, giving birth to a real life filter - smog

Every time you or anyone from your family steps outdoors, you must wear a face mask to minimize the ill-effects of the pollutants.

SIAM originally expected sales to grow by about 12 per cent this fiscal year, before cutting that to 11 per cent in March. Sen said a consensus of analyst estimates showing growth was likely to be between 6-8 per cent now looked right.

Noida District Magistrate N P Singh on Wednesday met representatives of IT firms to discuss various ways in which air pollution can be checked including carpooling.

The Centre on Friday accused the Delhi government of doing an act of "one-upmanship" by declaring that vehicles should have Euro VI emission standards from 2017 as part of its steps to curb pollution levels in the national capital.