3 d. ago Delhi’s air pollution is so bad even top court is asking lawyers to work from home: ‘Why are you all here’

‘Even masks are not enough,’ says justice PS Narasimha as he urges lawyers to use virtual hearing facility amid toxic pollution

Society

6 d. ago ‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest

The failure by state governments to do anything about pollution means it has often been met with apathy. But at a rare protest anger and frustration were rifeAs a familiar smoky evening haze gathered over Delhi, the crowd began to assemble in their hundreds. Mothers and children, students, retirees and environmentalists were all united by a basic but desperate demand: the right to breathe safely in India’s capital.“Delhi is not a liveable city any more, it’s a death trap,” said Radhika Aggarwal, 33, an engineer who joined the protest on Sunday. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Police crack down as hundreds protest against Delhi’s toxic air

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi accuses Narendra Modi government of treating citizens like criminals for demanding clean air

Events

2 w. ago India 'creating its own rain' to deal with massive smog problem

Political party promised to tackle pollution and improve air quality when it was elected in Delhi in February - and this seems to be the answer

Economics

2 w. ago Delhi leaders accused of stocking up on air purifiers as ordinary people suffer in capital’s smog crisis

Delhi’s newly elected government is said to have sanctioned £5,200 for 15 air purifiers to be installed at its own offices, just days after India’s top court permitted the use of so-called ‘green’ fireworks for Diwali

Politics

3 w. ago Experts sceptical as Delhi starts trial to combat severe air pollution with artificial rain

Administrator says Indian capital ready for artificial rain induced by cloud seeding

Politics

3 w. ago Delhi’s rich accused of setting off ‘revenge fireworks’ after years

Hospitals across Indian capital see surge in respiratory illnesses as air pollution worsens after celebration of Hindu festival

Events