Electric two-wheelers, private EV cars record highest registrations in Delhi since 2019.

Delhi's electric vehicle market is booming. Electric two-wheelers and private electric cars have seen their highest registrations since 2019.

Delhi records highest electric two-wheeler and private car registrations since 2019. E-rickshaws decline. New EV Policy 2.0 aims to phase out fossil fuel vehicles.

Private electric four-wheelers followed with a 24.3 per cent share, while electric three-wheelers accounted for 12.3 per cent.

Delhi's carbon monoxide levels have shown a steady rise this year, with monthly averages reaching their highest in years until May.

From winter to summer, Delhi’s air has shown a slow but steady rise in carbon monoxide levels this year till May.

India's automobile sector saw 480 new entrants in FY26, up 37 per cent year-on-year, with electric vehicle makers dominating registrations across categories amid policy support.

A ‘moderate’ May AQI looks great on paper. But with unhealthy PM10 levels, toxic ozone spikes, hidden SO2, and monitoring stations hidden amongst vegetation, the capital’s clean air narrative is mostly hot air.

The increase in solar power generation has not been accompanied by the needed push to develop transmission and storage systems, experts say.

The cleaner PM2.5 levels also coincided with favourable weather conditions during the month.

India’s growing dependence on private vehicles and imported oil is making the country more vulnerable to global shocks.

Indian politicians have denied the severity of the air pollution crisis in the country for decades. Documents related to an update of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) show how the denial has constrained policymakers.

Indian politicians have denied the severity of the air pollution crisis in the country for decades.

Even though Mumbai’s overall air quality stayed satisfactory through May, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) recorded the city’s highest AQI at 162.

Delhi's PWD faces criticism for using diesel generators for monsoon prep amid fuel austerity measures, highlighting the need for cleaner, resilient infrastructure.

Delhi authorities have introduced a rule requiring green construction-site nets to be at least 100 GSM thick because thinner nets do not properly stop dust pollution.

The city has seen a sharp fall in fine particle pollution (PM2.5) over the past decade, dropping by more than half from 198.44 micrograms µg/m³ in 2015-16 to 91.7 in 2026-27, a decline of nearly 54% over the decade.

The article says a new study by researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi found that India could prevent about 1.24 lakh early deaths every year if coal power plants properly controlled sulphur emissions.

The report says Gurgaon’s PM2.5 pollution levels dropped by nearly 54% between 2015 and 2026, falling from about 198 to 92 micrograms per cubic metre. Most of the improvement happened before 2020, but progress has slowed sharply since then.

Road RADAR, a new pollution monitoring program in Delhi, will deploy 13 surveyors to pinpoint dust pollution sources on the city's 18,000km road network.