Pollution Crackdown

Punjab Thursday saw a sharp drop in the number of stubble burning incidents as it recorded 639 farm fires while police and civil administration launched a crackdown against erring farmers to prevent crop residue burning.

The US government on Wednesday sued eBay, accusing the online platform of violating the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws by allowing the sale of several harmful products, including devices that defeat automobile pollution controls.

Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.

This Diwali, the two-hour window to burst crackers set by the Supreme Court and a crackdown on pollutants may give a new lease of life to Assam's traditional produce which, in one case at least, is made with a formula that is 130-year-old and villagers claim that this is exactly what the top court wants -- green crackers.

The Delhi government was taken to task today by the Supreme Court for failing to control the proliferation of polluting vehicles. The crackdown from the top court came as the pollution levels in the national capital shot up - an annual spike that has become a trend over the last few years. A review meeting called by Union environment minister Harsh...

Indian companies are dominating the ranks of the world's best-performing industrial firms as they benefit from neighboring China's pollution crackdown and billions in domestic infrastructure spending.

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 Supreme Court on Tuesday banned the use of petroleum coke -- a cheap but dirty fuel -- in New Delhi's neighbouring states, the latest crackdown aimed at improving air quality in one of the most polluted cities in the world.

China's smoggiest cities have pledged to ramp up the battle on pollution after air quality deteriorated in the first few months of this year, the China Daily reported on Monday, as smog blanketed the capital, Beijing, and the surrounding region.

Industries across the country will have to set up effluent treatment plants within three months or shut down, the Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday, setting the stage for a nationwide crackdown on industries that pollute the country's rivers and water bodies. "States don't worry about human lives," Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar obser...

In order to combat air pollution, the AAP government today asked Delhi Police to launch a crackdown against 1.91 lakh diesel vehicles older than 15 years across the national capital.

A day after Diwali, when pollution traditionally peaks, the Union environment ministry took stock of the air quality in Delhi today.

Car buyers seem to have begun lapping up petrol variants in a big way with the diesel vehicles facing the wrath of courts on pollution concerns, prompting auto makers to recalibrate their production strategy.

India's flagship auto show opened its doors today, with a new batch of diesel-guzzling SUVs on proud display despite industry uncertainty over a pollution crackdown targetting motorists in the capital.

Increasing the number of CNG buses, crackdown on polluting vehicles and industries and tree plantation drives are some of the many steps being taken to curb rising pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government said.

Punjab Thursday saw a sharp drop in the number of stubble burning incidents as it recorded 639 farm fires while police and civil administration launched a crackdown against erring farmers to prevent crop residue burning.

The US government on Wednesday sued eBay, accusing the online platform of violating the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws by allowing the sale of several harmful products, including devices that defeat automobile pollution controls.

Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.

This Diwali, the two-hour window to burst crackers set by the Supreme Court and a crackdown on pollutants may give a new lease of life to Assam's traditional produce which, in one case at least, is made with a formula that is 130-year-old and villagers claim that this is exactly what the top court wants -- green crackers.

The Delhi government was taken to task today by the Supreme Court for failing to control the proliferation of polluting vehicles. The crackdown from the top court came as the pollution levels in the national capital shot up - an annual spike that has become a trend over the last few years. A review meeting called by Union environment minister Harsh...

Indian companies are dominating the ranks of the world's best-performing industrial firms as they benefit from neighboring China's pollution crackdown and billions in domestic infrastructure spending.

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 Supreme Court on Tuesday banned the use of petroleum coke -- a cheap but dirty fuel -- in New Delhi's neighbouring states, the latest crackdown aimed at improving air quality in one of the most polluted cities in the world.

China's smoggiest cities have pledged to ramp up the battle on pollution after air quality deteriorated in the first few months of this year, the China Daily reported on Monday, as smog blanketed the capital, Beijing, and the surrounding region.

Industries across the country will have to set up effluent treatment plants within three months or shut down, the Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday, setting the stage for a nationwide crackdown on industries that pollute the country's rivers and water bodies. "States don't worry about human lives," Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar obser...

In order to combat air pollution, the AAP government today asked Delhi Police to launch a crackdown against 1.91 lakh diesel vehicles older than 15 years across the national capital.

A day after Diwali, when pollution traditionally peaks, the Union environment ministry took stock of the air quality in Delhi today.

Car buyers seem to have begun lapping up petrol variants in a big way with the diesel vehicles facing the wrath of courts on pollution concerns, prompting auto makers to recalibrate their production strategy.

India's flagship auto show opened its doors today, with a new batch of diesel-guzzling SUVs on proud display despite industry uncertainty over a pollution crackdown targetting motorists in the capital.

Increasing the number of CNG buses, crackdown on polluting vehicles and industries and tree plantation drives are some of the many steps being taken to curb rising pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government said.