Delhi pollution updates: Fire service starts sprinkling water at 13 hotspots

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has issued 140 challans worth over Rs 18 lakh against violators so far in November in its bid to curb air pollution in the area, officials said on Thursday. EDMC authorities have been taking a slew of measures in over the last few weeks to tackle rising pollution in the city. (PTI)

Delhi recorded its air quality in the "very poor" category on Friday and strong surface winds are likely to bring some relief from high pollution levels Sunday onwards, authorities said.

With air pollution reaching alarming levels in the city, Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Thursday announced that electric light commercial vehicles will be allowed entry on about 250 roads during no-entry hours.

"It took the Yamuna 70 years to become so polluted. The damage done in 70 years cannot be undone in just two days. I had made a promise that I will clean the Yamuna (in Delhi) by the next Assembly polls and will take a dip in it along with all of you," he said at a press conference.

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said that Delhi's contribution to air pollution is 31 per cent and the remaining 69 per cent of the pollution is from outside Delhi, adding that it is impossible to curb pollution without a joint-action plan by the Centre.

In the wake of the deteriorating air quality in the national capital region (NCR), the Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday issued an advisory prohibiting the entry of trucks -- except those carrying essential commodities -- in the city till November 21. (PTI)

The Delhi high court Thursday directed all subordinate courts here to strictly comply with its order permitting hybrid or virtual hearings at the request of parties and made it clear that the judicial officers can't disobey it. (PTI)

A man claiming to be a qualified doctor has been booked for allegedly carrying out abortions illegally in New Colony area. The case has been registered on the complaint of the medical department.

There has been a 50% fall in stubble burning cases in Haryana’s Jind district, but there has been no respite from air pollution. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) app for checking air pollution, Jind’s AQI was 427 at 5pm on Tuesday — an AQI marker above 300 is considered hazardous to health. On Wednesday, it improved marginally, but the figure was still hazardous — 380.

If you don’t have a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) for your vehicle, visiting a petrol pump will likely set you back by Rs 10,000. As part of its initiative to reduce vehicular pollution, Delhi government is deploying officials at filling stations to prosecute vehicles without PUCC.

The air quality index in Gurugram improved to 344 on Wednesday from 369 on Tuesday. However, the AQI is still in the 'very poor' category.All four stations in Gurugram recorded 'very poor' air quality. Sector 51 recorded the highest AQI of 385, followed by Teri Gram with an AQI of 350, Gwal Pahari with an AQI of 323, and Vikas Sadan with an AQI of 313.