Environment
Delhi’s crackdown on old vehicles intensifies as pollution crisis deepens
Over 19,000 end-of-life vehicles seized as Delhi struggles to meet clean-air targets
Delhi: Anti-pollution measures ramped up as ‘very poor’ AQI days return
Agencies intensify fines, vehicle seizures, and digital tracking measures as city’s air quality deteriorates during festive season, with transport and police officials coordinating round-the-clock to clamp down on violations
Delhi’s pollution crisis is a failure of infrastructure, not just policy
As the Capital slips in air quality rankings, experts stress that flawed roads, waste systems, industrial zoning, and shrinking green spaces are fuelling the crisis
Delhi High Court committee flags lapses in effluent treatment
Court-appointed panel highlights systemic failures, financial distress and regulatory neglect across the Capital’s industrial clusters
Delhi’s sludge crisis undermines Yamuna clean-up
High Court committee finds dumping, poor moisture control, and industrial contamination across sewage treatment plants
Delhi’s Yamuna choked by sewage treatment failures
High Court panel finds untreated waste bypasses plants, treated water is recontaminated, and outdated systems undermine river clean-up
‘We are living in a dumpyard’: mounting waste sets off alarm bells in Sangam Vihar
One of Delhi’s most densely populated unauthorised colonies has been drowning in garbage for months, with residents exposed to safety hazards and civic apathy
Civic complicity fuelling Delhi’s illegal industries, says NGT plea
Tip-offs from MCD officials allow polluting units to evade inspections and continue operations in residential areas, claims petitioner
