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"National emergency": Rahul Gandhi calls for collective effort against air
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the air pollution in the northern part of India was a national emergency, amid the air quality rangeing from poor to severe according to the air quality index in the region for the past few days.
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Air pollution: SC directs Delhi govt, police to immediately set up check-p
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi government and Police to immediately set up checkpoints on all 113 entry points to Delhi to check the entry of trucks in the national capital.
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Air quality in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara 'poor' as AQI reaches 300 amid
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Amid the high pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the air quality in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district was in the "poor" category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 300 on Thursday.
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CAQM reviews sector-specific enforcement actions taken in Delhi-NCR, Punja
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) comprehensively reviewed sector-specific enforcement actions taken by the concerned NCR State governments/Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and Punjab to abate air pollution in the region.
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Truck-mount water sprinklers to aid Delhi's air pollution woes
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Amidst the rising pollution levels in Delhi, the government has instructed the administration to spray tiny droplets of water in the city to mitigate the effects of air pollution.
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"Koi fark nahin padhta": AAP slams Union Environment Minister over polluti
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, accusing him of being indifferent to the growing pollution crisis in north India.
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Delhi pollution: Police asks e-commerce platforms to stop online sale of f
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Delhi Police directed social media and e-commerce platforms to immediately cease the online sale and delivery of firecrackers within the National Capital Territory (NCT) amid rising air pollution levels.
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"Most important thing is to address pollution," says UNICEF India Represen
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
UNICEF India Representative Cynthia McCaffrey emphasised the importance of India's engagement in global climate discussions, its national and state-level plans, and the urgent need to address air pollution, which affects children worldwide, including in India.
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CAQM amends GRAP Stages III & IV: Stricter measures enforced in NCR
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has amended the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), introducing stricter measures to address escalating air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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50% of Delhi govt employees to work from home as air quality moves to 'sev
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Delhi government on Wednesday announced that all government offices functioning under the Delhi Government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi will operate with 50 per cent of the staff strength and the remaining 50 per cent of staff will work from home in view of the deteriorating air qu
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"Delhi AQI improved slightly": says Gopal Rai; will chair meeting on work-
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Rai said,"If we compare the last 2 days, a slight decline is being recorded in the AQI of Delhi and we hope that further improvement will be seen. Our effort is to reduce the level of pollution in Delhi as much as possible, for which the government is taking many steps. It h
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Delhi Pollution: 50 % Govt employees to switch to work-from-home mode amid
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Taking to his official handle on X, Gopal Rai posted, "To reduce pollution, Delhi government decided to work from home in government offices. 50 per cent employees will work from home."
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