NEW DELHI: The capital experienced near-zero visibility conditions till close to noon on Wednesday, the season’s most delayed lifting of dense fog that hit normal life and wreaked havoc on air, rail and road traffic in the region. The foggy and humid conditions led to a sharp spike in air pollution, which crossed the ‘severe’…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the relaxation of GRAP-4 (Graded Response Action Plan) measures for Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), permitting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to implement GRAP-2 measures to manage the region’s pollution levels.The court however said that GRAP-4 has to be enforced immediately whenever AQI…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the second report submitted by the court commissioners showed an “abject failure” of authorities in implementing the GRAP-4 guidelines.While hearing the air pollution case, the court also took note of a news report that stubble burning was being allowed by officials in Punjab after 4 pm to…
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) allowed hybrid classes in Delhi-NCR schools, hours after the Supreme Court asked it to examine the grant of relaxation of actions in relation to educational institutions. NEW DELHI: Schools, colleges and other educational institutions in Delhi and neighbouring cities can resume physical classes but must simultaneously keep the…
New Delhi: With air pollution in Delhi reaching life-threatening ‘severe plus’ levels, Supreme Court on Monday directed Delhi and NCR states – UP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab – to strictly enforce stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) and immediately take a call on measures such as closing schools for all classes, allowing…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rebuked the Delhi government for delaying the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Level 4, saying that the preventive measures would remain in effect until further orders, regardless of fluctuations in air quality.“We won’t allow scaling down of preventive measures under stage 4 even if AQI…