NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta has announced plans to develop 17 model Chhath ghats along the Yamuna and withdraw all cases registered against devotees for celebrating the festival on the riverbanks. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Gupta said the government wanted Chhath Puja in Delhi to be celebrated “with the same grandeur…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta said in a statement on Tuesday that, unlike previous years, people celebrated Diwali with enthusiasm and pollution was under control before the festival because the administration used 1,000 water sprinklers and 140 anti-smog guns to combat the dust and various other measures to check pollution. She added that 70…
In a bold statement, former NITI Aayog head Amitabh Kant took aim at the Supreme Court’s decision regarding firecracker burning, insisting that it favors festive cheer over the dire need for public health protection. Given the hazardous air pollution prevailing in Delhi, where a majority of air quality monitors report ‘red zone’ statuses, Kant champions…
IndiGo is returning to Delhi Airport’s Terminal 2 starting October 26, following a temporary relocation. This strategic shift aims to improve passenger experience and operational efficiency. The airline will now utilize all three terminals with a new flight distribution: T2 for flights 6E 2000-2999, T3 for 6E 5000-5999 and international routes, and T1 for remaining…
New Delhi: Despite the Supreme Court allowing limited use of green firecrackers during Diwali, over 200 people were treated for burns across major hospitals. No deaths were reported, but many patients reported moderate to severe burns, among them several children.On Oct 15, the Supreme Court relaxed the blanket ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR and permitted…
NEW DELHI: Two days after Diwali, Delhi on Wednesday was blanketed by a dense layer of smog, as air pollution levels in the capital rose sharply. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 345, categorised as ‘very poor’.Some areas experienced even worse conditions. Early morning readings at 6.15 am…
New Delhi: In just an hour of firecracker frenzy — between 9pm and 10pm on Diwali — the PM2.5 concentration at Nehru Nagar in Lajpat Nagar surged from 679 micrograms per cubic metre to a staggering 1,763µg/m³. This made the southeast Delhi location the most polluted area in the city on Monday night.The peak level…
New Delhi: The city was noisier this Diwali than in the past two years as more areas recorded noise levels higher than set standards. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has categorised all areas of the city into four zones for noise levels — silent, residential, commercial, and industrial zones. The standards vary for the…
New Delhi: Firecracker emissions may have contributed between 30% and 40% to the city’s pollution on Diwali, with calm conditions primarily worsening the impact and delaying recovery, say experts. According to Gufran Beig, founder of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) and chair professor at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS),…
New Delhi: A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by four men after abuses were exchanged while bursting crackers in northwest Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy on Monday night.Police received information regarding the incident at 12.22am on Tuesday. A team reached the spot and found a man lying in the street with a stab wound on…
