The Delhi government today <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/oxygen-chamber-in-gurgaon-a-respite-from-pollution-25018">told the National Green Tribunal(NGT)</a> that there would be no exemption&nbsp;for vehicles in the odd-even scheme when it implemented next time.

The Kejriwal government submitted its <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-pollution-children-are-inhaling-cigarette-the-moment-they-are-born-24287">action plan to combat pollution</a> in the national capital. In its plan, the government said it would stop construction activity in the capital&nbsp;as soon as pollution level touch the &#39;severe&#39; category.

The Delhi government said it would stop the entry of trucks if the pollution levels in the city drop below manageable levels, adding that it would also shut industries causing&nbsp;pollution.

The government informed the tribunal that burning of waste was banned.

The NGT had earlier slammed the Delhi government for not being prepared to combat air pollution in the city saying it lacked an &quot;action plan&quot;.

The Delhi government had earlier dropped the idea of going ahead with the odd-even scheme for vehicles after the NGT had said it would not allow any &quot;exemptions&quot; which&nbsp;would have meant women in the city would have to adhere to the new rule, the government felt it would endanger the safety of women.

The Delhi government said it would stop the entry of trucks if the pollution levels in the city drop below manageable levels

The Delhi government today told the National Green Tribunal(NGT) that there would be no exemption for vehicles in the odd-even scheme when it implemented next time. The Kejriwal government submitted its action plan to combat pollution in the national capital. In its plan, the government said it would stop construction activity in the capital as soon as pollution level touch the 'severe' category. The Delhi government said it would stop the entry of trucks if the pollution levels in the city drop below manageable levels, adding that it would also shut industries causing pollution. The government informed the tribunal that burning of waste was banned. The NGT had earlier slammed the Delhi government for not being prepared to combat air pollution in the city saying it lacked an "action plan". The Delhi government had earlier dropped the idea of going ahead with the odd-even scheme for vehicles after the NGT had said it would not allow any "exemptions" which would have meant women in the city would have to adhere to the new rule, the government felt it would endanger the safety of women.

'No exemption' in odd-even scheme: Delhi government's pollution action plan to NGT

Kashmir received this season&#39;s first snowfall in Sonamarg and Naranag in central Kashmir&rsquo;s Ganderbal district.

Reports said snowfall had started around 3am(local time) on Wednesday morning.

Sonamarg and Naranag are popular tourist destinations, several tourists&nbsp;were pleasantly surprised as they woke up to snow-covered hills.&nbsp;

The Indian Metrological Department has predicted light rain and snowfall between November 14 and 15.

Reports said snowfall had started around 3am on Wednesday morning.

Kashmir received this season's first snowfall in Sonamarg and Naranag in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Reports said snowfall had started around 3am(local time) on Wednesday morning. Sonamarg and Naranag are popular tourist destinations, several tourists were pleasantly surprised as they woke up to snow-covered hills. The Indian Metrological Department has predicted light rain and snowfall between November 14 and 15.

Watch: Heavy snowfall in J&K's Sonamarg and Naranag

The Delhi government <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/odd-even-wont-help-centre-ready-to-step-in-nitin-gadkari-on-delhi-pollution-24173">has decided to withdraw&nbsp;its petition for modifications</a> to the odd-even scheme for vehicles.&nbsp;

The National Green Tribunal(NGT) slammed the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/pollution-levels-high-court-issues-notice-to-delhi-government-over-half-marathon-24172">Delhi government today asking why it cannot run ladies</a> buses to solve the transportation problem during the odd-even scheme.

On Saturday, the Delhi government had withdrawn the odd-even scheme for vehicles after the NGT had declared no exemptions should be given to women drivers and government vehicles. The Delhi government felt NGT&#39;s &quot;no exemption&quot; rule would affect women&#39;s safety in the city.

The NGT said the government should &quot;take care of logical explanations&quot; for odd-even exemptions when they approach the tribunal again.&nbsp;

The NGT said: &quot;When reports have stated that two-wheelers are more polluting than four-wheelers, why do you intend to give arbitrary exemptions? Is this a joke? What does one stand to gain from this?&quot;

&quot;Don&#39;t gift infected lungs to children. They have to wear masks to school,&quot; NGT told the Delhi government, adding,&quot;What constitutes a health emergency according to you?&quot; &nbsp;

&quot;Measures should be applied automatically by the government after dangerous levels of PM 2.5 and PM 10 persists for more than 48 hours,&quot; the tribunal said.

Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Delhi government and other agencies today over the postponement of Delhi Half Marathon due to poor air quality.&nbsp;

The High Court asked the Kejriwal government including the Delhi pollution control committee, police and the organizers of the marathon to appraise the court on whether the half marathon event should be held on Sunday.

On Monday, the Supreme Court had issued notices to Center, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi governments on the petition on stubble burning and dust pollution.

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The Delhi government had withdrawn the odd-even scheme for vehicles after the NGT had declared no exemptions should be given to women drivers and government vehicles.

The Delhi government has decided to withdraw its petition for modifications to the odd-even scheme for vehicles. The National Green Tribunal(NGT) slammed the Delhi government today asking why it cannot run ladies buses to solve the transportation problem during the odd-even scheme. On Saturday, the Delhi government had withdrawn the odd-even scheme for vehicles after the NGT had declared no exemptions should be given to women drivers and government vehicles. The Delhi government felt NGT's "no exemption" rule would affect women's safety in the city. The NGT said the government should "take care of logical explanations" for odd-even exemptions when they approach the tribunal again. The NGT said: "When reports have stated that two-wheelers are more polluting than four-wheelers, why do you intend to give arbitrary exemptions? Is this a joke? What does one stand to gain from this?" "Don't gift infected lungs to children. They have to wear masks to school," NGT told the Delhi government, adding,"What constitutes a health emergency according to you?" "Measures should be applied automatically by the government after dangerous levels of PM 2.5 and PM 10 persists for more than 48 hours," the tribunal said. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Delhi government and other agencies today over the postponement of Delhi Half Marathon due to poor air quality. The High Court asked the Kejriwal government including the Delhi pollution control committee, police and the organizers of the marathon to appraise the court on whether the half marathon event should be held on Sunday. On Monday, the Supreme Court had issued notices to Center, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi governments on the petition on stubble burning and dust pollution.

Delhi government withdraws petition to modify odd-even scheme

India&#39;s emissions of the air pollutant sulphur<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-government-should-prove-odd-even-has-worked-else-will-stay-imposition-of-the-rule-ngt-23910"> dioxide increased by 50 </a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-government-should-prove-odd-even-has-worked-else-will-stay-imposition-of-the-rule-ngt-23910">per cent</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-government-should-prove-odd-even-has-worked-else-will-stay-imposition-of-the-rule-ngt-23910"> since 2007, while China&#39;s fell by 75 percent,</a> claims a study which found that India is yet to implement emission controls like its neighbour.

The study led by researchers at the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/smog-emergency-govt-plans-to-spray-water-on-delhi-from-a-height-of-100-metres-23913">University of Maryland in the US suggests that India is becoming</a>, if it is not already, the world&#39;s top sulphur dioxide emitter.

Sulphur dioxide is an air pollutant that causes acid rain, haze and many health-related problems. It is produced predominantly when coal is burned to generate electricity.

&quot;The rapid decrease of sulphur dioxide emissions in China far exceeds expectations and projections,&quot; said Can Li, an associate research scientist at University of Maryland.

&quot;This suggests that China is implementing sulphur dioxide controls beyond what climate modellers have taken into account,&quot; said Li, first author of the study published in the journal Scientific Reports.

China and India are the world&#39;s top consumers of coal, which typically contains up to three per cent sulphur, researchers said.

Most of the two countries&#39; sulphur dioxide emissions come from coal-fired power plants and coal-burning factories.

In particular, Beijing suffers from severe haze problems because of the many coal-burning factories and power plants located nearby and upwind.

Starting in the early 2000s, China began implementing policies such as fining polluters, setting emission reduction goals and lowering emissions limits.

According to the results of the current study, these efforts are paying off.

&quot;Sulphur dioxide levels in China declined dramatically even though coal usage increased by approximately 50 per cent and electricity generation grew by over 100 per cent,&quot; said Li, who is also a research associate at NASA&#39;s Goddard Space Flight Center.

&quot;This suggests that much of the reduction is coming from controlling emissions,&quot; said Li.

Despite China&#39;s 75 per cent drop in sulphur dioxide emissions, recent work by other scientists has shown that the country&#39;s air quality remains poor and continues to cause significant health problems.

This may be because sulphur dioxide contributes to only about 10 to 20 per cent of the air particles that cause haze, according to Li.

By contrast, India&#39;s sulphur dioxide emissions increased by 50 per cent over the past decade. The country opened its largest coal-fired power plant in 2012 and has yet to implement emission controls like China, researchers said.

&quot;Right now, India&#39;s increased sulphur dioxide emissions are not causing as many health or haze problems as they do in China because the largest emission sources are not in the most densely populated area of India,&quot; Li said.

&quot;However, as demand for electricity grows in India, the impact may worsen,&quot; said Li.

To generate an accurate profile of emissions over India and China, the researchers combined emissions data generated by two different methods.

First, they collected estimated emission amounts from inventories of the number of factories, power plants, automobiles and other contributors to sulphur dioxide emissions.

The researchers&#39; second data source was the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA&#39;s Aura satellite, which detects a variety of atmospheric pollutants including sulphur dioxide.&nbsp;

The study led by researchers at the University of Maryland in the US suggests that India is becoming, the world's top sulphur dioxide emitter.

India's emissions of the air pollutant sulphur dioxide increased by 50 per cent since 2007, while China's fell by 75 percent, claims a study which found that India is yet to implement emission controls like its neighbour. The study led by researchers at the University of Maryland in the US suggests that India is becoming, if it is not already, the world's top sulphur dioxide emitter. Sulphur dioxide is an air pollutant that causes acid rain, haze and many health-related problems. It is produced predominantly when coal is burned to generate electricity. "The rapid decrease of sulphur dioxide emissions in China far exceeds expectations and projections," said Can Li, an associate research scientist at University of Maryland. "This suggests that China is implementing sulphur dioxide controls beyond what climate modellers have taken into account," said Li, first author of the study published in the journal Scientific Reports. China and India are the world's top consumers of coal, which typically contains up to three per cent sulphur, researchers said. Most of the two countries' sulphur dioxide emissions come from coal-fired power plants and coal-burning factories. In particular, Beijing suffers from severe haze problems because of the many coal-burning factories and power plants located nearby and upwind. Starting in the early 2000s, China began implementing policies such as fining polluters, setting emission reduction goals and lowering emissions limits. According to the results of the current study, these efforts are paying off. "Sulphur dioxide levels in China declined dramatically even though coal usage increased by approximately 50 per cent and electricity generation grew by over 100 per cent," said Li, who is also a research associate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. "This suggests that much of the reduction is coming from controlling emissions," said Li. Despite China's 75 per cent drop in sulphur dioxide emissions, recent work by other scientists has shown that the country's air quality remains poor and continues to cause significant health problems. This may be because sulphur dioxide contributes to only about 10 to 20 per cent of the air particles that cause haze, according to Li. By contrast, India's sulphur dioxide emissions increased by 50 per cent over the past decade. The country opened its largest coal-fired power plant in 2012 and has yet to implement emission controls like China, researchers said. "Right now, India's increased sulphur dioxide emissions are not causing as many health or haze problems as they do in China because the largest emission sources are not in the most densely populated area of India," Li said. "However, as demand for electricity grows in India, the impact may worsen," said Li. To generate an accurate profile of emissions over India and China, the researchers combined emissions data generated by two different methods. First, they collected estimated emission amounts from inventories of the number of factories, power plants, automobiles and other contributors to sulphur dioxide emissions. The researchers' second data source was the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's Aura satellite, which detects a variety of atmospheric pollutants including sulphur dioxide.

Impact of India's sulphur dioxide emissions may soon worsen: US study

The National Green tribunal said <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-traffic-police-to-restrict-entry-of-goods-vehicles-23864">today that the Delhi government should prove whether</a> the odd-even scheme has reduced pollution in the past or else it &quot;will stay the imposition of the rule&quot;.

On Thursday, the Delhi government decided to enforce the odd-even number scheme for private vehicles as pollution levels in the capital rose alarmingly.&nbsp;

&quot;When the situation is improving, the government is trying to implement it. You should have done this earlier if you wanted to. This will now cause inconvenience to people,&quot; NGT said.

The hearing will continue tomorrow.

&quot;Keeping in mind the environmental emergency and odd-even, a special NGT bench will sit tomorrow, on a holiday and the Delhi government will have to answer why odd-even is necessary to be implemented now,&quot;&nbsp;Gaurav Bansal, lawyer in odd-even implementation matter in NGT, said.

Meanwhile, Transport minister Kailash Gahlot said today that Delhiites can travel free in all DTC and cluster buses next week when the odd-even scheme for private cars gets underway.

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Delhi chief minister Kejriwal added it will encourage people to switch to public transport.

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On Thursday, the Delhi government decided to enforce the odd-even number scheme for private vehicles as pollution levels in the capital rose alarmingly.?

The National Green tribunal said today that the Delhi government should prove whether the odd-even scheme has reduced pollution in the past or else it "will stay the imposition of the rule". On Thursday, the Delhi government decided to enforce the odd-even number scheme for private vehicles as pollution levels in the capital rose alarmingly. "When the situation is improving, the government is trying to implement it. You should have done this earlier if you wanted to. This will now cause inconvenience to people," NGT said. The hearing will continue tomorrow. "Keeping in mind the environmental emergency and odd-even, a special NGT bench will sit tomorrow, on a holiday and the Delhi government will have to answer why odd-even is necessary to be implemented now," Gaurav Bansal, lawyer in odd-even implementation matter in NGT, said. Meanwhile, Transport minister Kailash Gahlot said today that Delhiites can travel free in all DTC and cluster buses next week when the odd-even scheme for private cars gets underway. To encourage use of public transport during Odd- Even, Delhi govt to allow free travel for commuters in all DTC and Cluster buses from 13-17 November. — Kailash Gahlot (@kgahlot) November 10, 2017 × "To encourage use of public transport during Odd-Even, Delhi govt to allow free travel for commuters in all DTC and Cluster buses from 13-17 November," Gahlot said in tweet. Delhi chief minister Kejriwal added it will encourage people to switch to public transport. This will encourage people to switch to public transport https://t.co/W3fPf4NL8C — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 10, 2017 ×

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