According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vehicles like strong hybrids, electric vehicles and those running on alternate fuels like CNG, ethanol and LPG will be exempted.

While taking cognisance of contamination of rivers, the top court had said that the pollution-free water is a fundamental right which a welfare state is 'bound to ensure'.

IFFCO Deputy Manager Abhay Nandan and Assistant Manager V P Singh died in the incident.

The ammonia gas leak at SPY Agro Industries took place on June 26 and resulted in the death of one person and injured three workers.

Green crackers can be used on Christmas and New Year only for 35 minutes at midnight in NCR and neighbouring areas with decent air quality.

Twitter was abuzz with hashtags against the cricketer as well as Anushka Sharma for asking people to refrain from bursting firecrackers.

A layer of haze lingered over Delhi-NCR at night as people continued bursting firecrackers despite a ban.

Traders, shopkeepers plan to move Lt governor to seek his help

The report also states that long-term exposure to air pollution can cause many of the health conditions associated with increased vulnerability to Covid-19.

Various private contractors who were found flouting anti-air pollution guidelines were heavily fined by the Noida Authority on Saturday.

In an interview to Outlook, Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan says Dalit and Muslim communities are natural allies and they are both sufferers in the so-called hierarchy of the caste system.

Growing disquiet in the community is pushing Dalit leaders in the NDA to a tight corner