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Haryana CM inaugurates e-bus services in Panipat
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated electric bus service for nine cities from Panipat on Sunday to tackle air pollution.
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Air quality commission monitors AQI situation in Delhi, decides to put sta
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In response to the deterioting air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management on Friday decided to watch the situation for a day or more before invoking stricter curbs under Stage III of the Centre's air pollution control plan called the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NC
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As air quality improves, Stage III of GRAP revoked in NCR with immediate e
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revoked Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR with immediate effect amid improvement in air quality.
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Commission for Air Quality Management has implemented GRAP-3 rule: Delhi E
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the GRAP-3 rule has been implemented in the national capital after a rise in air pollution owing to a decrease in the flow of wind and little sunlight since January 13.
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Delhi pollution: GRAP Sub-Committee unanimously revokes Stage-III with imm
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Today, Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) clocked 346 as per the daily AQI Bulletin provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Israel moving to electric school buses
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection is supporting the regional councils of Meta Asher, the Jordan Valley and Nahal Sorek in the purchase of electric buses in the amount of approximately 1.6 million Shekels (USD 450,000).
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Kabul's air quality deteriorating: Afghanistan's NEPA
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) has reported a significant deterioration in Kabul's air quality over the past month, Khaama Press reported.
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China air pollution worsens in 2023, first time in decade
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
China's air pollution worsened in 2023 for the first time in a decade. This is the first year since 2013 that China's national average PM2.5 level has increased year-on-year, a report by research organisation the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) revealed.
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Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: SC says crop residue burning must stop
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stressed the need to stop crop residue burning, which affects air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and asked state governments to take steps to curb pollution.
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Delhi: Overall AQI persists in 'very poor' category
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The overall air quality in the national capital continued to hover in the 'very poor' category on Wednesday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Air Pollution: Several states haven't utilized funds received under NCAP a
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This comes after NGT going through the reports filed by Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and others, stated that the reports reflect that the implementation of comprehensive mitigation measures for the prevention, control, and reduction of air pollu
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World Bank launches comprehensive programme to combat air pollution crisis
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the World Bank, the endeavour includes the introduction of airshed management tools, the development of State-wide Air Quality Action Plans, and the creation of the first extensive Regional Airshed Action Plan for the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP), encompassing seven union territor
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