Ensure ban on firecrackers or face contempt, SC to NCR states

May 06, 2025

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan warned the states that any failure to impose a ban on firecrackers would attract...

Air pollution: SC directs Delhi-NCR states to strictly implement GRAP-IV

Nov 18, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday directed Delhi and all the NCR governments to strictly implement GRAP stage IV anti-pollution measures as AQI (air quality...

Create machinery for effective implementation of firecracker ban: SC to NCR states

Apr 03, 2025

The top court remarked that the report submitted by the Union of India states that if green crackers are burst the emission is 30...

Diesel buses from other states banned from entering Delhi-NCR from November 1

Oct 30, 2023

Amid deteriorating air quality in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday stated that all diesel buses running in Delhi-NCR which are coming from...

SC asks Centre to convene emergency meeting with NCR states on air pollution

Nov 15, 2021

New Delhi [India], November 15 : The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central government to call for an "emergency meeting" on November 16...

Delhi-NCR states must adopt bio-decomposer solutions for problem of stubble burning: Delhi environment minister

Sep 23, 2021

New Delhi [India], September 23 : Delhi-NCR states must adopt bio-decomposer solutions for the problem of stubble burning, said Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai...