New Delhi, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The toxic smog hovering over Delhi lifted on Tuesday morning with bright sunshine and wind speeds aiding dispersion of pollutants, and pollution levels coming down considerably from “severe” to “very…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US has formally served notice that it is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement that was drawn to fight climate change. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced…
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ days increased to 175 in 2019 against 157 in 2018, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday during the hearing…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 233 challans were issued upon commuters for violating the Odd-Even scheme on the first day it was kicked off in Delhi on Monday, Delhi Traffic Police sources…
Shillong, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lawmakers, environmentalists and entrepreneurs have started brain storming here on a mountain-specific development model, which will ensure social, economic and ecological well-being of the people in the Himalayan region. The eighth…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Monday that a permanent long term solution will be found for the issue of air pollution in Delhi and neighbouring states. In a…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thick fog during winters has been forcing airlines to cancel and delay flights in Delhi for years, but alarmingly high level of air pollution has emerged as a new challenge…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to present on Friday data on its claim that the odd-even scheme helped reduce pollution in the national capital. The Division…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha is projected to see 42,334 excess climate-related deaths by 2100 due to increase in temperature, according to a study. The number of extremely hot days in Odisha is projected to…
Guwahati, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In line with the state government’s vision to make Assam a pollution free state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday flagged off 15 electric buses which were introduced under Assam…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Unfazed by criticism on social media after extolling the virtues of carrots for fighting an air pollution emergency, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday reiterated on the scientific basis…
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) “Why do you call it air emergency? This is worse than ‘The Emergency’. Emergency days were better,” said a shocked Justice Arun Mishra at the appalling state…
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an unprecedented direction, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra, on Monday sought presence of senior technical experts to suggest ways to immediately tackle…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) At a time when the air quality index (AQI) in the capital has plummeted to public health emergency levels, the India-BanglaDesh T20 match played at the Arun Jaitley (formerly Feroz…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) As construction and demolition works are major contributors to air pollution, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered levy of a fine of Rs one lakh against those involved in such…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Prime Ministers Office (PMO) is expected to hold a high-level meeting on Monday to review the situation of Delhis air pollution emergency in the last 24 hours. The meeting…
Guwahati, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The French Development Agency (AFD) and the Assam Government have signed a 50 million euro project agreement towards supporting the state government’s initiative to restore Assam’s forest ecosystem and preserve its…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) At a time when the air quality index (AQI) in the capital has plummeted to public health emergency levels, the India-BanglaDesh T20 match played at the Arun Jaitley (formerly Feroz…
Panaji, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) A memorandum submitted by an all-party delegation led by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to Union MoEF Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday demanding withdrawal of his ministry’s nod to the controversial…
Panaji, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) An all-party delegation from Goa led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday met Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and submitted a memorandum urging him to withdraw his Ministry’s October 23…