Short-term ideas blur gains in bad-air battle
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party government did score points for promptly reacting to emergency air pollution episodes with measures never attempted earlier such as restricting cars on roads to alternate
Car Free Days
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Gurgaon can't go car-free without support from public transport
GURGAON: The number 7 didn't turn out to be lucky for Car-Free Day, and one more Tuesday flew by with yet another half-hearted response to a campaign that promised to 'free' up Gurgaon's roads. And
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Govt to prosecute motorists causing pollution in Delhi
New Delhi: For the first time, motorists violating pollution norms will be fined on the spot through a system under which CCTV cameras will capture registration numbers and vehicles plying without PUC
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Delhi catches its breath
Delhi’s attempt at a car-free day on Thursday improve its air quality? Probably, but not by as much as the government is claiming, a close reading of the data shows. On Thursday, cars were asked to
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Car-free zone sees ‘significant’ drop in pollution
According to the DPCC, the reduced pollution level was due to lower car usage, which in turn reduced traffic on the roads. The Delhi government and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Thursday
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Air cleaner as few vehicles run
NEW DELHI: Restricting cars on a 5-km stretch for a few hours may have been too limited an exercise to make any visible difference in Delhi's air quality, but Thursday, the day when the capital had its
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Make roads safer for us, say cyclists
It was symbolic perhaps that the capital's first Car-Free Day was ushered in with a bicycle rally. Indeed, the humble two wheeler was the focus of much thought on the day in the context of Delhi's high
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First car-free day in Delhi: This is the beginning of a revolution, says Gopal Rai
The event will again be held in Dwarka on November 22 and unlike today — when it was observed only for half-a-day as it coincided with Dussehra. Terming Delhi’s first car-free day a “success” and
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Delhi records 60 per cent in pollution levels
During the national Capital's first "Car-Free Day" -an initiative undertaken by the Delhi Government towards cutting down alarming levels of vehicular carbon footprints by encouraging use of environment-friendly/
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Car-Free Day becoming a movement for cycling
A month back, Gurgaon Police launched Car-Free Day, an initiative to decongest the city and improve its air quality. But four Tuesdays on, it appears to have morphed into a movement to encourage cycling,
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Car-free day: Focus on public transport, need for cycle stands
The fifth edition of the Car Free Day on October 20, will emphasise on the need to promote cycle stands, said Gurgaon Joint Police Commissioner (Headquarters) Saurabh Singh on Monday. The decision was