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Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai claimed on Tuesday that in the last nine years, the national capital's PM 10 levels fell by 42 per cent, while PM 2.5 dropped by 46 per cent.Rai on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with the concerned ...

The Supreme Court today approved measures proposed by the centre on forming a new Enforcement Task Force and flying squads to ensure implementation of air pollution norms across Delhi and NCR region.

The project focuses on sensitization exercises to help ground-level officials understand the linkages between their daily tasks and the quality of air.

A project to control air pollution from non-point dispersed sources will be implemented in areas of all three Delhi MCD areas with special focus on the winter season, an Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry statement said on ...

Hits and misses for a legal tool to protect the environment in Philippines by Purple Romero on 28 April 2021 In 2010, the Philippines’ Supreme Court set the provisions for what it calls the “Writ of Kalikasan,” a landmark legal remedy that compels the government to act and halt environmental degradation that impacts more than one municipality. More than a decade since it was first defined and used in court, the writ has been invoked for various cases, from closing open dumpsites and ille...

Delhi government to organise conference on reducing air pollution: Gopal Rai SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 11, 2021, 09:16 PM IST Share Synopsis He added that the Delhi government has set the target to reduce the citys pollution level by a third over the next five years. PTI Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai Sunday announced the city government will hold a digital round-table conference on April 12-13 to address the issue of air pollution in the national capital. The minister said in a statemen...