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Delhi air quality remains 'poor' for second consecutive day, AQI at 283
Updated : 6 years, 4 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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Coal-burning banned at hotels, restaurants in Lucknow
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): In view of rising air pollution, the local administration on Tuesday banned the burning of coal at hotels and restaurants in Lucknow.
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Delhi: 406 challans issued on third day of Odd-Even scheme
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday issued a total 406 challans on the third day of Odd-Even vehicle scheme.
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Punjab govt will implement SC order to give incentives to farmers who shun
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that Punjab government will implement the order of the Supreme Court directing Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to give incentives for small and marginal farmers who shun stubble-burning.
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Harsimrat urges PM Modi to allow use of MPLAD funds for stubble management
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow MPs to use the MPLAD funds to curb the practice of stubble burning by funding stubble cleaning and super seeder machines to farmers.
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SC pulls up Delhi govt over deteriorating air quality
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Delhi government for not tackling the air pollution which led to the depletion of air quality in the national capital and asked it to take strict actions against the violators.
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Delhi gets slight relief from choking as air quality improved to 'poor'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Pakistan may have released poisonous gas to pollute air in India, says UP
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): A BJP leader on Tuesday said that Pakistan and China should be blamed for the high levels of pollution in the national capital region and adjacent areas and alleged either of the two neighbouring countries could have released poisonous gases into
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Concerned about air pollution, Priyanka Gandhi asks Delhi Congress to laun
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Concerned with the alarming levels of pollution in the national capital, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday convened an emergency meeting of Delhi Congress leaders and asked them to launch a mass awareness campaign to help people comba
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Odd-Even scheme: 384 challans issued till afternoon on Day 2
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that as many as 384 challans were issued till afternoon on the second day of the Odd-Even scheme rolled out by the Delhi government in a bid to reduce air pollution.
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Citizens' protest at India Gate against air pollution in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Hundreds of people on Tuesday evening gathered at India Gate in the national capital to carry out a 'citizens' protest' against the severe air pollution and alleged 'government inaction' over the matter.
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Oxygen therapy in high demand amid air pollution in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): With air quality in Delhi and NCR dipping to alarming levels, health experts are saying that the demand for a new kind of therapy, called Oxygen therapy or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), has shot up among a large number of patients with respiratory problems
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