Sales reached 2.53 million vehicles in March, up 74.9% year-on-year, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed

Customers who'll bring their old vehicles of any brand to Renault dealerships will get a fair scrap valuation quote post its valuation along with scrap benefit on cars like Kwid, Triber and Duster

Environmental scientist Shanna Swan has warned that due to rising pollution levels, babies are being born with smaller penises. In her new book titled 'Count Down', she has stated that humanity is facing an \"existential crisis\" in fertility rates due to rising pollution

The NCAP is a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy to tackle air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner.

After contracting by 7.1 per cent in 2020, India's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to grow 12 per cent in 2021 as near-term prospects have turned more favourable, Moody's Analytics said; The Delhi government has said that vaccination centres would remain open till 9 pm, starting March 22; The Maharashtra government on Friday, issued new COVID-19-related restrictions for theatres, private offices, and auditoriums. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Not every person in the world will be vaccinated, says Harsh Vardhan

Zomato to file IPO in April, raise $650 millionZomato is planning to file the draft red herring prospectus for its initial public offering in April. In the works for a long time, the issue could help the Indian food delivery platform raise $650 million. The Deepinder Goyal-led company could complete the listing in Mumbai before the end of September, Bloomberg reported while quoting sources in the know. Deliberations are underway and the details of the IPO, like issue size and timeline might ...

Responding to a question on pollution in the national capital during the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Javadekar said air pollution in Delhi is the \"most serious problem\", and noted that the air quality along the Indo-Gangetic belt is poor

\"The ordinance never became an Act. Any ordinance has to be introduced within six weeks of convening of Parliament. It did not happen so the ordinance is lapsed, hence the commission is dissolved,\" Union Environment Secretary RP Gupta said

According to the index, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ''good'', 51 and 100 ''satisfactory'', 101 and 200 ''moderate'', 201 and 300 ''poor'', 301 and 400 ''very poor'', and 401 and 500 ''severe''

Pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 also remained high in the air of the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Delhi witnessed an estimated 54,000 avoidable deaths due to PM2.5 air pollution in the year 2020, or one death per 500 people

A Delhi government agency, Delhi Transco Limited, has initiated the process to set up 100 charging stations and all power infrastructure costs will be borne by the state government

The contamination levels in the national capital remained almost six times above the specified WHO (World Health Organization) limits, according to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis of IQAir data

Google on Wednesday said it would invest $15 million (around Rs 109 crore) to support small and micro enterprises in India in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic; The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to register offences against people who violate COVID-19 safety guidelines; Air pollution caused an estimated 54,000 premature deaths in the Indian capital New Delhi last year, according to a study released on Thursday. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Drug marketing firms, manufacturers to be made equally responsible for medicine quality

COVID-19 in Mumbai: State govt fights to curb coronavirus crisis; BMC issues fresh guidelines In the light of a rise in COVID- 19 cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to register offences against people who violate safety guidelines, an official said on Thursday. The civic body has intensified action against people found without masks in public, and will take action against function halls, gymnasiums and other establishments that don't follow safety norms, the official ...

According to the study PM2.5 particles present in air quality made people more susceptible to coronavirus infection

Under its 'Switch Delhi' campaign, the Delhi government will now focus on adoption of electric three-wheelers, including e-autos, e-rickshaws, and e-carts

Showcasing the first tractor retrofitted with bio-CNG kit in New Delhi, Gadkari said that he will write to all states urging them to provide them relief on registration and other taxes

About 8 million people died worldwide in 2018 because of air pollution caused due to fossil fuels like coal, diesel, petrol.

A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal