Delhi's Air Quality ‘Satisfactory’ Today as City Records 'Cleanest July in a Decade'

Delhi's air quality ‘satisfactory’ today as city records 'cleanest July in a decade'

Delhi's Air Quality Index was recorded at 76 around 6:30 am on Thursday— slightly more than that recorded a day earlier.

Fixing Delhi’s air quality crisis

Delhi’s air pollution stems from both local sources and emissions from neighbouring States. To achieve the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, emission reductions across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) are essential.

Delhi govt to launch innovation competition to cut pollution from heavy vehicles with prize up to Rs 50 lakh

With the deadline for the ban on BS-IV diesel heavy vehicles fast approaching in the national capital, the Delhi government is gearing up to launch a high-stakes innovation competition aimed at tackling the issue head-on. The move seeks to crowdsource cutting-edge solutions to retrofit older diesel trucks and bring them up to the cleaner and more efficient BS-VI emission standards. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa revealed that the Del…

Delhi To Offer Rs 50 Lakh For Innovation To Cut Pollution From Heavy Vehicles

The Delhi government is planning on rolling out a competition to find retrofit solutions, offering a top prize of ₹50 lakh for workable technology that can upgrade older trucks to BS-VI standards.

Delhi govt to invite innovative ideas to make trucks entering capital BS6 complaint

New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) In view of the approaching ban on the entry of BS-IV trucks in the national capital, the Delhi government is going to invite innovative ideas for retrofitting of these vehicles to meet BS-VI standards, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday. The minister has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to hold an innovation challenge to find technological solutions to the issue. The winning …