Pollution In India

No agreement yet on plastic pollution treaty; talks to resume in 2025

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won't reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year. They are at an impasse over whether the treaty should reduce the total plastic on Earth and put global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals used to make plastics. The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024. But with time running out early Monday, negotiators agreed to resume the talks next year. They don't yet have firm plans. More than 100 countries want the treaty to limit production as well as tackle cleanup and recycling, and many have said that is essential to address chemicals of concern. But for some plastic-producing and oil and gas countries, that crosses a red line. For any proposal to make it into the treaty, every nation must agree to it. So

Pollution harming health while govts blame each other: Robert Vadra

It's embarrassing when people ask how do you live in this gas chamber, he said

Delhi bans BS-III petrol, BS-IV diesel four wheelers amid rising pollution

Violators will face prosecution under Section 194(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, and a Rs 20,000 fine

MoEFCC issues new rules for inquiries, penalties after SC's pollution order

Under the new rules, complaints against violators of environmental regulations can be initiated by key bodies, including the CPCB, SPCBs, Pollution Control Committees and others

Authorities in Delhi fine owners of polluting vehicles, building sites

Environmental compensation payments have been ordered for 597 sites, while 56 have been told to close

Teamwork with stakeholders key to solving Delhi's pollution woes: Gopal Rai

The problem of pollution in Delhi can only be solved through teamwork, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Sunday as he urged the Centre to give permission for artificial rain during winter, when air quality levels in the city plummet. Addressing a press conference, Rai said though the Delhi government has taken several steps to address the problem, pollution levels in and around the national capital spike in November. "An emergency situation arises in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The Kejriwal government is working to reduce the pollution levels. Ever since our government came to power, the pollution levels have declined," he said. But November witnesses a spike in pollution levels, he said. "Last year, IIT-Kanpur submitted a proposal that artificial rain or a cloud seeding experiment could be done in Delhi. They said that financial management and security permissions were needed. Last year, there was very little time so permissions could not come through. "We held

Developed India would have to solve pollution, climate change challenge

India's attempt to reduce poverty with high economic growth will be compromised if it is unable to provide better living spaces, writes Amarjeet Sinha

40 CPCB teams inspected 16,000 units; issued closure notice to 899 in 2 yrs

In November, Delhi's pollution levels exhibited no signs of improvement compared to the same month in previous years

Uneven solution

Car rationing only partially addresses the pollution crisis

Delhi Fire Services starts spraying water to curb severe air pollution

Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said, "From this morning we have started spraying water. We have identified 13 hotspots, and our main focus will be on them..."

Delhi's overall air quality 'very poor' at 374, to dip more in coming days

Delhi's overall air quality was recorded in "very poor" category at an AQI of 374 on Saturday

Anti-dust campaign: Fines of Rs 32.4 lakh imposed at construction sites

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai chaired a review meeting with Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Environment Department officers to take stock of the Anti-Dust Campaign on Wednesday

Are changes in laws putting business interests ahead of the environment?

The govt proposed to dilute the penal provisions in laws governing environmental protection, air and water pollution. Will it sacrifice environmental protection at the altar of business interests?

Pollution costs India nearly as much as govt health expenditure: Study

Air pollution kills more men than women, while it's the other way round for water pollution

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of Indians

More than 480 million people living in the vast swathes of central, eastern and northern India, including the capital, New Delhi, endure significantly high pollution levels, a report said

Air Quality Commission directs enforcement of dust control measure in Delhi

The Commission of Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR reviewed the deteriorating air quality situation and has directed strict enforcement of dust control measures to curb air pollution in the region

India plans to allow relinquished coal-fired plants to sell power

India's power ministry proposes letting coal-fired power plants keep selling power after completing their agreements with buyers, despite national promises to close old plants to curb pollution

Hot mix plants, stone crushers closed in Delhi-NCR till Nov 17: CPCB

It also asked the governments of Punjab and Haryana to take immediate stringent actions

Internet speed to power generation: What weekly data says about economy

Google's mobility report shows transit stations may be seeing a change in trend, according to weekly indicators

A dangerous habit, man with oxygen tank and the story of India's toxic air

In this, the third part, we bring you the story of a nation's toxic air, a dangerous habit and a man being slowly claimed by a disease killing more Indians than ever before