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Air quality in Delhi dips to 'very poor' category
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi has been dipped to 'very poor' category on Saturday, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'severe' category
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi remains in 'severe' category on Friday, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Air Quality Commission directs strict enforcement of dust control measures
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The Commission of Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR reviewed the deteriorating air quality situation and has directed strict enforcement of dust control measures to curb air pollution in the region.
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Air Quality Commission directs switching over of all industries in Delhi t
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The Commission of Air Quality Management on Tuesday stressed the need to switching over of all industries in Delhi NCR to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) while adding that the industrial sector is one of the major contributors to air pollution here.
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Lahore's air pollution reaches 'hazardous' level
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 20 (ANI): Amid persisting cold weather and high air pollution in Lahore, the city's highest Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday was recorded at 615 near the US Consulate, categorised at 'hazardous' level.
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IRS officer uses waste plastic bottles to create vertical gardens in Ludhi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 20 (ANI): Rohit Mehra, Additional Commissioner in the Income Tax Department, has used 70 tonnes of waste plastic bottles as pots for creating vertical gardens in Ludhiana in an attempt to reduce air pollution.
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In a first, UK court rules air pollution as cause of 9-year-old girl's dea
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 17 (ANI): In a landmark judgement, a UK coroner has said that air pollution was the cause of death of a 9-year-old London schoolgirl Ella Kissi-Debrah.
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SC seeks affidavit from Centre on working of new ordinance to prevent air
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday granted two days to the Central government to file an affidavit about the working of the new ordinance, which was brought to deal with air pollution in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas.
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Delhi to experience very poor air quality for next two days, says IMD offi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The national capital Delhi will experience "very poor" air quality in the next two days, an India Meteorological Department official said on Friday.
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NGT directs NCR local bodies to ensure sprinkling water before sweeping ro
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all the Municipal Corporations and Local Bodies in the national capital region and other cities with air quality 'poor' and worse, to take steps to ensure sprinkling of water before sweeping of roads.
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Delhi air quality in 'very poor' category again
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 340 in Delhi, under "very poor" category, on Tuesday.
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On 'Mann Ki Baat', PM Modi shares story of Haryana farmer who sells stubbl
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): At a time when Delhi's air pollution levels have spiked due to stubble burning in neighbouring states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared the story of a farmer from Haryana who is making money by selling stubble to agro energy plant and pap
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