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Delhi's air slips back to 'very poor' from 'severe' category
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Delhi's Air quality index (AQI), slipped back to 'very poor' from the 'severe' category on Thursday, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Delhi HC slams Kejriwal-govt over relaxing COVID norms amid pollution scar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed its concern on rising COVID-19 infection and the air pollution in the city and said that "it is a known fact that the COVID-19 virus can survive for a longer duration in pollution and thereby increase the severity
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Javadekar hopeful of new Air Quality Commission reducing pollution
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday expressed hope that the newly-constituted Commission for Air Quality would reduce pollution in Delhi.
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Haryana CM launches 'Project Air Care', 2 new development projects in Guru
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): In a step towards combating the rising air pollution in the NCR region, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Wednesday unveiled 'Project Air Care', under which 65 state-of-the-art WAYU air purifier units will be installed in locations with high Air Qual
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Combination of air pollution, COVID-19 can cause more severe disease, incr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): High levels of air pollution, combined with COVID-19 will not only aggravate severe disease but can also lead to an increase in mortality, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, Director, Randeep Guleria on Wednesday.
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Diwali 2020: Only green crackers to be sold in Uttarakhand's six major cit
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 11 (ANI): In view of the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) directions amid COVID-19 and surge in levels of air pollution, the Uttarakhand Government has permitted the sale of only green crackers in six cities and restricted bursting of crackers for 2 ho
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Diwali 2020: Only green crackers allowed in Andhra, to be burst from 8-10
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 11 (ANI): Amid concerns regarding air pollution, the Andhra Pradesh government has allowed sale of only greencrackers and restricted bursting of crackers to two hours -- from 8 pm to 10 pm on the occasion of Diwali.
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As Delhi records 'severe' AQI, farmers in Amritsar continue to burn stubbl
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 10 (ANI): Farmers in Amritsar continued to burn stubble on their fields even as neighbouring Delhi choked with Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining well over 400, in the "severe" category, on Tuesday.
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Delhi environmentalist welcomes NGT's 'total ban' on firecrackers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): An environmentalist and founder of an activist group, Swechha, Vimlendu Jha welcomed the 'total ban' on the sale or bursting of firecrackers by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) across the National Capital Region (NCR) till the end of November.
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Centre's timely intervention could have reduced pollution surge in Delhi:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): As air quality continues to deteriorate in the national capital, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said that Delhi was paying the price of Centre's negligence as timely intervention by the government on the issue of stubble burning in the fields
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School boy from Kanpur develops 'air purifier robot'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 10 (ANI): In the midst of rising air pollution in several states of India, a student of class 11 from Kanpur has developed a unique robot that soaks up pollutants from the air and acts as a purifier.
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Delhi's air quality worsens in Delhi- NCR
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Residents of Delhi- NCR continues to breathe bad air, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in 'severe' category on Tuesday, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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