Smogs

Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) takes stock of the prevailing smog situation, status of action in the National Capital Region (NCR) and directs priority measures

New Delhi November 10, 2012:

CSE warns Delhi: Do not dismiss winter smog as an act of God

• Delhi is used to winter smogs. But this year’s haze has been particularly severe because pollution levels in the city have gone up manifold – PM10 has increased by 47 per cent between 2000 and 2011, while nitrogen dioxide has gone up by 57 per cent