DSS running again, but will not affect pollution decisions in Delhi
2 weeks ago

DSS running again, but will not affect pollution decisions in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi People create a bonfire during early morning chilly conditions at Rajendra Nagar on Monday. The Decision Support System under the Union ministry of Earth sciences resumed functioning on Monday, sharing data on sources that were impacting Delhi’s air quality—over a week after it stopped updating information on its website. The Commission for Air Quality Management, whose subcommittee is carrying out a performance evaluation of the model, however, said that it will not use DSS to take pollution-related decisions as the emissions inventory it was using was old. IITM is working on updating the air pollution sources and data of emission patterns.” The official said CAQM was coordinating with IITM for the same. According to DSS, the highest estimated contribution to Delhi’s air was PM 2.5, at 13.44%, on Monday, followed by 12.13% from the transport sector.

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Delhi breathes easier as AQI in 'poor' category for three consecutive days
3 weeks ago

Delhi breathes easier as AQI in 'poor' category for three consecutive days

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi residents received a respite from toxic pollution levels for the third consecutive day as the city's AQI remained in the very "poor" category on Tuesday, recording a reading of 268. Meanwhile, the Decision Support System, the primary tool used to assess and estimate the sources of pollution in Delhi, has not been updated since Friday. The latest …

Delhi pollution due to global warming, changing climate: Air quality panel
1 month ago

Delhi pollution due to global warming, changing climate: Air quality panel

India Today  

As Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the 'severe' category on Friday after briefly improving to be 'very poor' on Thursday, the Commission for Air Quality Management has said that global warming and changing weather patterns this November are responsible for alarming pollution levels in the capital. The dense fog, which was previously uncommon in this period, has severely impacted air …

Centre plans to add 20 more air quality monitoring stations in Delhi
1 month ago

Centre plans to add 20 more air quality monitoring stations in Delhi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With Delhi’s air quality in the ‘severe’ category in several parts, the Union government plans add 15-20 more air quality monitoring stations in the National Capital Region, in addition to the existing 40, two officials said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, over 14 areas in Delhi had an air quality index reading of over 400 on …

SC tells Delhi, 4 other states, to list steps against pollution
1 year, 1 month ago

SC tells Delhi, 4 other states, to list steps against pollution

Hindustan Times  

Steps to improve Delhi’s air quality seem to be only on paper, the Supreme Court remarked on Tuesday on the persistent problem of air pollution caused “year after year” in the national capital, even as it sought responses from the governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan on steps taken to control crop burning. On a detailed status …

SC laments air pollution in Delhi, directs 5 states to file affidavits on remedial efforts made by them
1 year, 1 month ago

SC laments air pollution in Delhi, directs 5 states to file affidavits on remedial efforts made by them

The Hindu  

Noting that air pollution persists in the national capital despite several remedial steps having been taken by the Commission for Air Quality Management, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan governments to file affidavits enumerating measures initiated by them to control it. The top court also directed the CAQM to submit in a tabular …

Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: CAQM Constitutes 5-Member 'Enforcement Task Force' To Ensure Compliance
3 years ago

Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: CAQM Constitutes 5-Member 'Enforcement Task Force' To Ensure Compliance

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the Delhi-NCR Commission for Air Quality Management has formed an 'enforcement task force' to check compliance with the directive issued in response to the region's deteriorating air quality. This comes a day after the Supreme Court expressed its severe disapproval with the Centre and states in the National Capital Region's …

Air quality body directs Delhi, nearby States to video monitor construction projects
3 years, 2 months ago

Air quality body directs Delhi, nearby States to video monitor construction projects

The Hindu  

Construction projects in the Delhi National Capital Region and adjoining States will have to install equipment that will allow the authorities to monitor if the projects are complying with norms to curb air pollution, according to a directive by the Commission for Air Quality and Management. The CAQM is an executive body set up to oversee measures to curb air …

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