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Exemption of FGD mandate is a positive for coal-based power plants: CareEd
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
FGD is a system that removes sulphur dioxide (SO₂) from the smoke released by coal-fired power plants.
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Sand, dust storms affect 330 million worldwide, cause 7 million premature
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent report by the United Nations' World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has revealed that sand and dust storms, intensified by climate change, are causing serious health and environmental issues, affecting over 330 million people across 150 countries, Al Jazeera reported.
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Delhi Police directs E-commerce, social media platforms to halt online sal
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi Police has taken a significant step to curb air pollution in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi by directing social media and e-commerce platforms to stop the online sale of firecrackers immediately.
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CAQM stays implementation of end-of-life vehicle policy till November 1
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to an official statement by CAQM, direction 89 will be amended to allow EOL to receive fuel from pumps till November 1.
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CAQM holds meeting with Haryana, Punjab on air pollution mitigation action
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The senior officials of the Commission, along with the Chief Secretaries and senior officers of the two State Governments, Haryana and Punjab, were present at the meeting.
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"Decision is good for pollution control," say Delhi residents on end-of-li
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi vehicle owners have supported the policy restricting fuel supply to end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), calling it a positive step towards pollution control. The development comes as the Delhi government has written to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), seeking a hold on the di
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Delhi to trial run cloud seeding to combat smog menace
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a bid to tackle the city's worsening air pollution, Delhi's Environment Minister Majinder Singh Sirsa announced a trial run of artificial rain through cloud seeding, set to commence between late August and early September, with five tests planned to assess its efficacy against smog, pa
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Delhi government seeks Rs 1,000 crore from Centre to combat air pollution:
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi government has requested Rs 1,000 crore in funding from the Central government to deploy new technology and implement measures aimed at reducing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital, Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Sunday during an inspection of Nehru Park.
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National Clean Air Programme ill-conceived in many ways: Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Amid rising concerns over pollution, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has called for improvement in National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), saying "one of the biggest blunders" has been the dilution of its focus to measure and monitory only PM10 rather than PM2.5.
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From November 1, only BS6, CNG or EV commercial vehicles to be allowed in
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Environment Day is very close, and air pollution in Delhi is a matter that is related to all of us. For years, we have been suffering from air pollution. We have a dream - Clean Delhi, Green Delhi, Healthy Delhi. I am very happy that our Environment Department and Minister have drafted a
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CAQM issues strict directions to curb landfill fires, open waste burning i
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Commission has directed the concerned agencies in the NCR to take appropriate actions under two broad categories with a view to prevent fire incidents and resultant high levels of air pollution.
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DPCC cracks down on air pollution; mandates Dust Portal registration befor
Updated : 10 months ago IST
DPCC cracks down on industrial air pollution; mandates registrations to Dust Portal before sanctioning building plans
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