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Smog engulfs parts of Delhi as air quality continues to deteriorate
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi was engulfed in a thin layer of smog on Thursday as the air quality continued to deteriorate to 'the'very poor' category.
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Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category on Thursday
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor, and 401-500 is severe.
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Air pollution: SC slams Punjab, Haryana over failure to take action agains
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Punjab and Punjab governments for failure to take action against stubble burning in the states and said it is a fundamental right of all citizens to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.
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Experts call stubble burning only part of problem; long-term sustainable p
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Experts have pointed out that stubble burning, though is a serious issue that needs to be addressed, is not the only reason behind the air pollution in Delhi, and there are several other factors within Delhi that drive the menace.
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"Convene a meeting with all stakeholders": Gopal Rai writes to Union Envir
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In his third letter to the Union Environment Minister, Rai intended to follow up on his request for the meeting so that cloud seeding in Delhi is possible to curb the worsening of pollution.
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Atishi blames BJP's "dirty politics" for pollution in Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday accused BJP's "dirty politics" being responsible for the rising air and water pollution in Delhi. After visiting the Wazirabad Barrage, she stated that the increase in ammonia levels in the Yamuna is due to untreated industrial waste being discharg
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"Air pollution can lead to more mortality than COVID-19": Former Delhi AII
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
" He report by the Health Effects Institute said in 2021 that almost 8 million people in the world died because of air pollution. This is more than the number of people who have died due to COVID-19. We are concerned about COVID, but we are not concerned about air pollution."
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"Not deterring from politics": Delhi LOP Vijender Gupta slams AAP over ris
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Leader of opposition in Delhi assembly and BJP leader Vijender Gupta slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the national capital over the rising air pollution and said that they are not deterring from politics even when AQI is crossing 350.
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NDMC doubles parking charges in Delhi to curb rising air pollution
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In another step to curb the rising air pollution in the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has doubled the parking fees till the revocation of stage II of the GRAP.
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18 farmers arrested for strubble burning in Haryana's Kaithal
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bir Bhan on Wednesday informed that the Haryana Police in Kaithal district has arrested 18 farmers till now for stubble burning and cases have been registered against 22 farmers.
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"Pollution levels may increase due to stubble burning in neighbouring stat
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Rai said that he is going to write a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav for the third time to request for a meeting so that the air pollution can be controlled.
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PWD begins cleaning roads to manage rising pollution in Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The cleaning of roads will include mechanical or vacuum sweeping and water sprinkling on roads to reduce dust pollution. This comes after CAQM invoked the Stage-II Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across NCR.
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