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"Cloud seeding likely within a week if clouds appear," Delhi Minister Manj
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa outlined the timeline for using cloud seeding to control air pollution in the city.
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Manjinder Singh Sirsa calls Kejriwal 'Anpadh,' slams Saurabh Bharadwaj ove
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa ignited a fiery political clash by calling AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal "anpadh" (illiterate) in response to AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's tweet mocking the BJP's claims that Punjab's stubble burning fuels Delhi's pollution crisis.
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Delhi Minister Sirsa accuses AAP of stubble burning in Punjab, claims farm
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday escalated the political blame game over the capital's worsening air quality, accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of "forcing" farmers to burn crop residue despite central incentives, with a surge in inciden
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Mumbai's Bandra area shrouded in smog; AQI hits 300 in 'Poor' category
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Meanwhile, in the national capital, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has implemented Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect, from Sunday, to tackle rising pollution levels.
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Delhi Minister Sirsa slams Kejriwal, alleges he "banned firecrackers to ga
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has accused former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of appeasement politics, alleging that he "deliberately banned firecrackers in Delhi to garner the votes of a particular community, to appease them".
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Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Centre over Diwali pollution, quest
Updated : 5 months ago IST
While the court had permitted only green firecrackers, Chowdhury questioned the government's failure to ensure compliance, saying that the ongoing suffocation faced by citizens reflects a gap between orders and ground reality.
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Air pollution in Delhi: Working proactively on artificial rain, says CM Re
Updated : 5 months ago IST
CM Gupta said the plan will be implemented once the India Meteorological Department (IMD) gives clearance based on suitable cloud and moisture conditions.
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"City's pollution level remained well under control before festival": Delh
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday emphasised that the BJP government's "effective measure" kept the pollution level in the national capital "under control" before the Diwali festival.
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"The day there will be clouds..." Delhi Minister Sirsa on artificial rain
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Delhi woke up to a thick smog on Tuesday morning, as the air quality deteriorated to the 'Very Poor' category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 351 as of 4 pm today.
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"It's their smoke": BJP's Amit Malviya blames AAP's Punjab govt for Delhi'
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Malviya claimed that Punjab's practice of burning stubble is the primary cause of air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), rather than the festival of Diwali or firecrackers.
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Delhi: Residents complain of breathing difficulties after dip in air quali
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Residents of Delhi have complained about breathing difficulties and irritation in eyes following the rise in air pollution post Diwali celebrations.
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Rajasthan air quality in 'poor' category after Diwali, AQI hits 318 in Bhi
Updated : 5 months ago IST
As the festive lights of Diwali fade, a thick blanket of smog engulfs the skies, with air pollution levels rising sharply across major cities in Rajasthan, Delhi and other states.
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