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GRAP-3 curbs back in Delhi-NCR amid rise in air pollution levels
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Centre's panel on Delhi-National Capital Region's (NCR) air quality directed the authorities in the region to immediately implement curbs prescribed under stage 3 to prevent further worsening of the situation, an official order stated.
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Islamabad's air quality plummets to hazardous levels
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to data from the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), this alarming rise in air pollution has been largely attributed to construction projects and increasing vehicular emissions.
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Delhi air quality improves, GRAP Stage III revoked
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"Delhi's air quality has shifted from the 'severe' category to the 'poor' range. As a result, measures under Stage III, implemented earlier, are now being withdrawn," the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas said in a statement.
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Stage IV GRAP revoked as Delhi's air quality improves; Stage I-III measure
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Central government's air quality monitoring panel on Tuesday revoked Stage IV ('Severe+') measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) following an improvement in air quality.
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Shashi Tharoor convenes multi-stakeholder meeting on 'collaborative action
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Taking to his official handle on X, Shashi Tharoor posted, "On Thursday evening in Delhi, I chaired the sixth in the series of roundtables I've been organising since 2017 on my initiative, under the auspices of Air Quality Asia, to focus MPs' and stakeholders' attention on the air pollution
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Severe air pollution in PoGB causes health risks, low visibility
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Air pollution in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) has reached alarming levels, particularly during the winter months. Due to the increase in the price of LPG gas and the shortage of electricity, locals resort to burning wood, tyres, and plastic to heat their homes.
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Delhi: Over 600 Kg of illegal fireworks seized, one held
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Crime Branch has arrested an event manager indulging in the illegal use of fireworks in Delhi NCR and seized 630 kg of illegal fireworks causing air pollution, said police. According to DCP Crime Sanjay Kumar Sain, in view of poor air quality in Delhi and the NCR region, the Delhi Pollut
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NDMC announces installation of "Mist Sprayers" on electric poles to combat
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ease of Living mission, NDMC has announced the installation of "Mist Sprayers" on electric poles to combat rising air pollution and keep the NDMC area clean, green, and beautiful, said Vice Chairperson of NDMC, Kuljeet Singh Chahal on Mon
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Pakistan: Haphazard dumping of solid waste causing environmental hazards i
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
For over two decades, solid waste has been dumped haphazardly near the Jhal Road Overhead Bridge in Sahiwal, causing severe environmental and health issues. Despite a PKR 1.8 billion development project, the city still lacks a permanent dumping site. Residents report air pollution, contamina
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Air pollution: Take final call on blanket ban on firecrackers, says SC to
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih asked the Delhi government and other NCR states - Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan - to place their decisions on record before the apex court.
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Delhi's Air Quality Deteriorates to 'Poor' Again, GRAP Restrictions Relaxe
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Delhi's air quality dropped to "poor" again. CAQM relaxed GRAP Stage IV and III restrictions, but Stage II remains in force to mitigate pollution.
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'poor' category
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Delhi's air quality remained in the 'poor' category on Wednesday morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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