Bawana

Delhi records season's worst air quality as overall AQI stands at 315; SC-mandated EPCA expected to announce stricter remedial steps

Two days before Diwali, Delhi's air quality dropped to season's worst, with the decreased wind speed leading to accumulation of pollutants and affecting dispersion.

Several areas in Delhi NCR region record 'very poor' air quality; overall AQI reading reached 299 on Tuesday, says CPCB

Many areas in the Delhi-NCR recorded air quality in the 'very poor' category, with particulate matter less than 10 micrometres in diameter being the primary pollutant.

Blast at illegal firecracker factory in Punjab's Batala points to need for stricter implementation of SC-imposed ban, safety regulations

India has seen a steady rise in accidents and fires taking place in the illegal firecracker industry in the country. Just yesterday, 23 people were killed in a firecracker factory blast in Punjab's Batala.

Uttar Pradesh govt asks NCR districts to ensure EPCA orders on pollution are implemented; violators may face arrest, hefty fines

The UP govt asked districts in western part of the state adjoining Delhi to strictly adhere to a three-day ban on industrial and construction activities imposed by EPCA

On the outskirts of New Delhi, women bear the highest cost of unreliable transportation

Located some 40 km away from Delhi, Bawana, like many of the city’s resettlement colonies on the periphery of India’s capital, is the sum of its discards.

CBSE paper leak: Board struggles to contain fallout as anxious students, parents fret over uncertain future

Even as the CBSE attempts to contain the fallout of the paper leaks, the questions about the future of the students who are suffering and the integrity of the board loom large.

CBSE paper leak: Delhi court sends two teachers, coaching centre owner to two days' police custody

Two teachers and a coaching centre owner, arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the CBSE Class XII Economics paper leak, have been sent to two days' police custody by Karkardooma Court on Sunday

Delhi Police arrests two teachers, coaching centre owner in connection with CBSE exam paper leak

The Delhi Police arrested two teachers and a coaching centre owner in connection with the CBSE Class XII Economics paper leak on Saturday.

CBSE paper leak: Two teachers, one tutor arrested in Delhi, to be produced before court at 1 pm

Delhi Police arrested two teachers and a coaching centre owner in connection with the CBSE Class XII Economics paper leak and are set to be produced before the Karkardooma Court at 1 pm on Sunday.

Bawana fire: Delhi court remands factory owner to two-day police custody for not cooperating with probe

A court in Delhi remanded the owner of a firecracker storage unit in Bawana industrial area where 17 people were killed in a massive blaze, to police custody for two more days after it was informed that he was not cooperating with the probe