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Delhi air quality remains very poor for second consecutive day, no relief for next 3 days

New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The air quality of the national capital remained under the 'very poor' category for the second consecutive day on Saturday.

2019-11-09T03:30:26.182629+00:00 IST

Extinct Australian fish back from the dead after 20 years!

Sydney [Australia], Nov 8 (Xinhua/ANI): A rare Australian fish thought to be extinct for over 20 years, appears to have been found during a lake recovery project in the eastern state of Victoria.

2019-11-08T08:57:43.804586+00:00 IST

Delhi: AQI plunges to 'very poor' again

New Delhi [India], Nov 8 (ANI): Despite receiving showers, Delhi's air quality again plunged to 'very poor' on Friday with an Air Quality Index of 348, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

2019-11-08T04:24:05.632009+00:00 IST

Delhi: No respite from pollution after drizzle, air quality remains poor

New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Drizzle on Thursday afternoon came with a hope that it will reduce the pollution level in the national capital; however the pollution charts did not project any relief for the residents.

2019-11-07T09:51:21.037502+00:00 IST

Punjab: Farmers continue to burn crop residue in Ludhiana despite pollution alert

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Farmers continued to burn crop residue in the Talwara area of Punjab on Thursday despite District Administration taking strict measures against the rising cases of stubble burning in Punjab.

2019-11-07T06:48:50.312830+00:00 IST

Delhi Pollution leads to formation of foam on river Yamuna

New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Post Diwali, the national capital and its adjoining regions have been experiencing a severe pollution crisis. The situation has become so grave that not only the air, even the water bodies situated in Delhi such as the Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj area have become completely toxic.

2019-11-07T06:25:20.527568+00:00 IST

'Cyclone Bulbul may not touch Odisha coast, light rainfall predicted'

New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Amid the prediction of Cyclone Bulbul, to intensify and trigger rainfall, the Odisha government on Wednesday issued a warning asking fishermen not to venture into the sea for the next few days.

2019-11-07T06:17:11.063977+00:00 IST

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Delhi air quality remains 'poor' for second consecutive day, AQI at 283

New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): The air quality in Delhi remained in the 'poor category' for the second consecutive day on Thursday, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

2019-11-07T03:41:07.955408+00:00 IST

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Delhi gets slight relief from choking as air quality improved to 'poor'

New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): After an extended bout of hazardous levels of pollution, the air quality in the national capital and its adjoining areas on Wednesday fell in the 'poor category' due to positive influence of high-speed winds.

2019-11-06T03:17:46.281698+00:00 IST

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Uttarakhand CM urges public to avoid single-use plastic, takes part in human chain to create awareness

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): In a bid to create awareness among the masses about the ill effects of single-use plastic, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday took part in a human chain.

2019-11-05T09:00:57.807981+00:00 IST

Environment

Air pollution slightly less in Delhi, but concerns persist

New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): The past 24 hours have brought some relief to the people residing in the national capital and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad as the air quality index (AQI) on Tuesday slightly improved from 'severe' to 'very poor' category in Delhi-NCR, stated the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

2019-11-05T03:58:02.797547+00:00 IST

Environment

Researchers develop new system to counter 'Climate Change'

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a new system to remove carbon-dioxide efficiently from the air and this can prove as a significant tool in the battle against climate change. The new system can work on the gas at virtually any concentration level, even down to the roughly 400 parts per million currently found in the atmosphere.

2019-11-03T14:54:12.224130+00:00 IST

Environment

Delhi-NCR chokes on smog, visibility drops significantly as AQI crosses 600

New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): Air pollution levels in the national capital escalated to hazardous and visibility dropped significantly as a thick blanket of smog engulfed several parts of the city on Sunday morning.

2019-11-03T05:21:20.844547+00:00 IST

Environment

Delhi receives mild showers, no respite from air pollution

New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): Delhi residents woke up to mild showers in different parts of the city on early Sunday.

2019-11-03T03:18:35.782322+00:00 IST

Environment

Haryana: 133 farmers penalised for burning stubble in Kaithal

Kaithal (Haryana) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): The district administration has penalised 133 farmers for resorting to stubble burning with the minimum fine of Rs 2,500.

2019-11-02T10:33:34.187992+00:00 IST

Environment

Thick smog continues to affect visibility in Delhi; AQI remains in 'severe'

New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital and its adjoining regions continued to remain in the 'hazardous category' with the pollution level hovering near 400.

2019-11-02T06:38:28.200086+00:00 IST

Environment

Go green! Plastic bottle crusher machine inaugurated by Noida Authority

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Contributing towards doing away with single-use plastic, Noida Authority installed a plastic bottle crusher machine at the authority campus here to raise awareness about plastic waste management.

2019-11-02T03:34:03.779123+00:00 IST

Environment

Face masks not a long-term solution to Delhi's air quality, say experts

New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday distributed face masks to school students as part of efforts to tackle air pollution but doctors said that the masks were not a solution to the problem of Delhi's worsening air quality and may not be effective in protecting children.

2019-11-01T12:37:39.901348+00:00 IST

Environment

'Feeling breathless': Delhi-NCR residents complain as air quality turns 'hazardous'

New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): People residing in the national capital and its nearby areas such as Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida are forced to breath hazardous air as Air Quality Index (AQI) has plunged to 425, which falls in the severe category, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

2019-11-01T05:09:25.443969+00:00 IST

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Delhi-NCR battles for breath as AQI remains in 'severe' category for third consecutive day

New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): The air quality in several parts of the national capital and its adjoining areas remained 'hazardous' for the third consecutive day, said the Center-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

2019-10-31T06:39:54.929192+00:00 IST

Environment

Post Diwali Delhi struggles to breathe as air quality turns 'hazardous'

New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad are again back to its annual encounter with the extreme air pollution post-Diwali.

2019-10-30T05:27:35.724658+00:00 IST