Tag: Environment
Gurugram Chokes as Air Quality Slips Back Into ‘Very Poor’ Category, Triggering Health Concerns Across NCR
Rising smog, stagnant winds, and winter inversion push AQI levels upward again, prompting fresh advisories for schools, parents, and vulnerable groups Dateline: Gurugram | November [more…]
Gurugram’s Air Quality Deteriorates Sharply as AQI Crosses ‘Very Poor’ Threshold Again
Seasonal smog intensifies across NCR; doctors report rise in respiratory cases and schools issue new health advisories Dateline: Gurugram | November 16, 2025 Summary: Air [more…]
Centre Resumes Talks with Ladakh Representatives After Five Months, Rekindling Debate on Statehood and Sixth Schedule
After months of silence, the Government of India has reopened dialogue with Ladakh’s Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, addressing long-pending demands for statehood, Sixth [more…]
Delhi Air Quality Turns ‘Hazardous’ Post-Diwali; Authorities Scale Up Dust Control
A day after Diwali celebrations, New Delhi recorded one of the world’s worst air-quality levels, with PM2.5 concentrations surging nearly 60 times above safe limits. [more…]
Delhi–NCR Air Quality Dips: Hazardous Haze Returns, Citizens Brace for a Toxic Winter
By Sarhind Times Bureau | New Delhi | October 20, 2025 Summary Delhi woke up to a grey morning as the Air Quality Index (AQI) [more…]
Gurugram’s High-Rise Water Crisis: 2,500 Residents Depend on Tankers as Piped Supply Runs Dry
By Sarhind Times Bureau | Gurugram | October 20, 2025 Summary Thousands of residents in Gurugram’s upscale BPTP Astaire Garden society are struggling through an [more…]
Delhi’s Breath on Hold: AQI Set to Turn ‘Severe’ After Diwali
Forecasts warn of choking air and stagnant winds; GRAP Stage-2 ready to kick in as authorities plead for citizen restraint. By Sarhind Times Environmental Desk [more…]
GURUGRAM: District Reverses Blanket Ban; “Green Crackers” Allowed Oct 18–20
Officials clear controlled sale and bursting under Supreme Court norms; QR-code checks and air-quality triggers in place Gurugram, October 17, 2025 — In a late-evening [more…]
ED Raids 22 West Bengal Locations in Illegal Sand-Mining Probe
Kolkata / Jhargram / Asansol, October 17, 2025 — Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams on Thursday carried out sweeping raids across 22 locations in West Bengal [more…]
Delhi Air Outlook: ‘Poor’ Through Oct 18, Likely to Turn ‘Very Poor’ by Oct 20–21, Says EWS Forecast
Early warning signals trigger concern as calm winds, cooling nights, and crop burning threaten to push NCR air deeper into toxic zone.(By Sarhind Times Environment [more…]