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Delhi's Comprehensive Pollution Control Strategy: From Car-Pooling Apps to Smog-Eating Surfaces
Dec 17, 2025 09:26 pm CST
Delhi's Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has unveiled an ambitious pollution control plan featuring PUCC system overhaul, a new car-pooling app, and Rs 2,700 crore allocation for mechanical road sweepers. Other innovative measures include collaboration with Google Maps to identify traffic hotspots, partnership with IIT Madras for developing smog-eating surfaces, and expansion of the electric bus fleet to combat Delhi's growing air quality crisis.
World Bank Approves $305 Million for Haryana's Ambitious Clean Air Project: Transforming the State by 2030
Dec 12, 2025 01:57 am CST
The World Bank has approved $305 million for Haryana's Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development, aiming to transform the state into a pollution-free region by 2030. The comprehensive $439 million (Rs 3,646 crore) initiative will implement multisectoral interventions across transport, industry, and agriculture, including deploying 500 electric buses and establishing advanced air quality monitoring systems throughout the state.