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Private vehicles may be banned if air quality worsens in Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) chairman Bhure Lal on Tuesday said that private vehicles may not be allowed to ply on roads if air pollution continues to worsen in the national capital.
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Rising vehicular emission a major contributor in Delhi NCR’s air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 29 (NewsVoir): Indian Capital New Delhi is among the most populated cities in the world. Rapid and unplanned urban development, along with unprecedented population growth, has lead to a relentless increase in air pollution in this megacity.
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Punjab, Haryana witness decline in stubble-burning
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): There is a decline in the paddy stubble-burning in Punjab this Kharif season, said Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Saturday.
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Delhi air quality remains 'very poor', unlikely to change
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): People residing in the national capital woke up to a hazy morning on Friday, a day when the region's Air Quality Index (AQI) was rated as 'Very Poor' at 343 by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Air pollution, noise putting you at risk of cardiovascular diseases
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Air pollution, clubbed with transportation noise, increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, finds a study.
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Delhi's air quality plummets to 'very poor'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Delhi's air quality on Thursday dipped to 'very poor' barely few days after staying in the 'poor' category.
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Delhi: Amidst declining air quality, Imran Hussain reviews action plan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday reviewed the preparedness and action plan of the various stakeholder departments for implementing the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) mandated by the Supreme Court for combating and mitigating air polluti
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Delhi govt forms inspection team to check air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday constituted a six-member team to carry out surprise inspection in the national capital to check whether measures to control air pollution have been put in place.
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Air quality continues to plunge in Delhi- NCR
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): The air quality in New Delhi and its surrounding areas continued to remain between moderate and poor on Monday with a drop in airspeed, according to the data released by the National Air Quality Index.
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Air quality dips in Delhi, haze engulfs Mumbai
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi/ Mumbai [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Stubble burning in neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana has led to a decline in the national capital's air quality, while a thick blanket of haze continues to envelop Mumbai on Sunday.
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Industries, vehicles cause pollution, not stubble burning: Farmers
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Farmers in Punjab on Saturday claimed that industries and vehicles majorly contribute to air pollution and not stubble burning.
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Delhi air quality deterioates, haze envelopes Mumbai
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Delhi-National Capital Region has been reeling from bouts of pollution for last few days due to stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.
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