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Partner with India to fight climate change, rather than defence says Front
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): Bernie Sanders, the front-runner for the Democratic US presidential nomination on Tuesday said instead of selling weapons to India, United States should partner on the issue of climate change with the aim of creating renewable energy and cutting air polluti
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Delhi's air quality improves to 'satisfactory'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The pollution level in Delhi has improved to 'satisfactory' category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) dropping to 66 in the morning on Saturday, said Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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SC says want to hear Nitin Gadkari on Centre's electric vehicle policy to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Chief Justice SA Bobde on Wednesday said that it would like to hear Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on the Centre's policy of switching all public transport and government vehicles to electric vehicles over a period of time in order to curb air pollution.
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Gopal Rai to chair high-level meet on Delhi air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will hold a high-level meeting on Delhi air pollution on February 20 at Delhi Secretariat.
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US Embassy teams up with Delhi-based NGO to address air-pollution issue
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The United States Embassy in India is planning to set up low-cost air-quality monitors and weather stations in educational institutions in selected second and third-tier cities, as well as rural areas, across north India to address the country's deteriorating
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The air quality in Delhi on Monday remained in the 'very poor' category for the second consecutive day with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) docking at 310, said Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Udhampur-based govt school takes lead for clean and green India, planted m
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): With an aim to reduce air pollution and increase the green cover, Udhampur-based government school in Jammu and Kashmir has organised a plantation drive.
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Western disturbance likely to cause rainfall over Himalayan region: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): For the next two days, under the influence of the fresh Western Disturbance (WD), light to moderate rains are likely to batter Western Himalayan Region and Peninsula, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.
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Delhi gasps for breath as AQI crosses 300 mark
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 04 (ANI): After a brief improvement in the air quality of the national capital, the pollution level is down to the 'very poor' category with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) docking at 309 on Tuesday morning.
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Traffic-related air pollution can lead to affecting brain's structural dev
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): A new study has revealed that infants and kids exposed to air pollution due to traffic congestion can influence the brain's structure at an early age of one.
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Foggy weather disrupts traffic movement in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): A thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital on Sunday. The vehicles were seen moving at a snail's speed in the morning hours due to low visibility in the area around the Delhi airport.
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Budget 2020: Govt sets aside Rs 4,400 cr to battle climate change
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Underlining India's focus on environment preservation and climate change, the government has set aside Rs 4,400 crore to spend under this head in this year's Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday.
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