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Supreme Court pulls up Punjab, Haryana govt over stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the governments of Punjab and Haryana for failing to take steps against stubble burning.
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'Get explosives...better kill them in one go', SC rebukes govt over air po
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Why are people being forced to live in a gas chamber? It is better to kill them in one go, said the Supreme Court on Monday while pulling up the Central government for not taking action over deteriorating air quality in the national capital.
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National clean air programme should have measures to penalise non-implemen
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Congress member Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) launched by the government does not have legal measures "to penalise non-implementers" and said there was a need to bring a legislation to give the programme force of
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Air pollution crisis: Noida continues to struggle with toxic air
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Noida and its adjoining areas continued to suffer poor air quality which has been oscillating between 'Poor' and 'Severe' category for the past couple of weeks.
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For pollution, climate change, Congress pitches for committee
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Congress party on Tuesday slammed the central government for air pollution issue and recommended that there should be a committee to look into pollution and climate change.
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Need of having a consolidated programme for fighting air pollution: KTS Tu
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Congress lawmaker KTS Tulsi, who gave a Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha over air pollution, stressed the need of having a consolidated programme to tackle the menace.
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'Take strict action against officials who skipped meet', Pal writes to Lok
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Days after Members of Parliament and senior bureaucrats gave the Parliament's standing committee on Urban Development headed by Jagdambika Pal a miss, the BJP MP wrote to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla demanding strict action against the erring officials.
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Centre to hold high-level meeting on air pollution today
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Environment Secretary CK Mishra will hold a crucial high-level meeting on air pollution on Monday.
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Air pollution: Delhi-NCR schools reopen today
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): All private and government schools in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) reopened on Monday days after being closed due to the rise in pollution levels.
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Seeing my child having breathing problems was a terrible sight: Suresh Rai
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): India batsman Suresh Raina on Saturday raised concerns about the rising pollution levels in Delhi saying that seeing his child having breathing problems was a 'terrible sight'.
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Air pollution: Delhi HC pulls up Delhi govt, suggests clutch of measures
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up the AAP-led Delhi government and other authorities over increasing air pollution levels in the city and suggested a clutch of measures to bring it down.
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Delhi air quality remains 'poor' for second consecutive day, AQI at 283
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
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).
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