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Punjab stubble burning: Smoke blankets Bathinda, AQI in 'very poor' catego
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The city remains enveloped in stubble smoke, raising concerns among the people of the residential areas for health-related issues.
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Delhi NCR sees sudden change in weather, receives light rain
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The visuals from Kartavya Path show light to moderate-intensity rains.
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Amid deteriorating air quality Delhi ministers hit the road for implementa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
While inspecting trucks entering the national capital, Rai said, "After seeing the level of pollution in the national capital, the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items has been banned. Only entry of CNG and electric trucks has been allowed. Teams have been deployed on all the bord
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Delhi government gears up to combat air pollution with artificial rain; re
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"The Secretary has been directed to prepare a proposal in coordination with IIT Kanpur and present it before the Supreme Court via an affidavit before the hearing tomorrow. The Delhi Government is ready to bear the cost of Rs 13 Crores for the two-phase pilot study," a statement from Gopal R
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93 pc of 22,644 stubble burning events recorded in Punjab: Sources
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba called an urgent meeting on Wednesday with stakeholder ministries and state governments to discuss the steps needed for implementation of the directions issued by the Supreme Court this week on the air emergency in Delhi-NCR.
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Mumbai civic body puts in place 27-point guidelines to control air polluti
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
All districts will have to monitor their air quality levels on a weekly basis and accordingly plan the implementation of pollution control measures, said the BMC Commissioner.
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"Instructed authorities to work on air pollution": Maharashtra CM post rev
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, on Thursday, chaired a review meeting regarding the air pollution in the state.
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"Need to control sources of pollution": Delhi Minister Gopal Rai after rev
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday held a review meeting with his colleague amid prevailing concerns over the rising levels of pollution in the National Capital.
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Air quality of Kathmandu turns "Unhealthy" as mercury drops
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The overall air quality of Kathmandu has turned "unhealthy" with the onset of the winter season in the Himalayan nation which now has been engulfed in a haze.
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Uttar Pradesh's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Uttar Pradesh deteriorated from the 'poor' category to the 'very poor' category on Thursday, as per the data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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"Cases of stubble burning coming down": Delhi Minister Gopal Rai
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the hazardous air quality in the national capital, while directing that farmers should stop the stubble burning forthwith in northern States of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, saying, "It "was one of the major contributors to a
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Delhi air pollution: Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls meeting of minis
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the hazardous air quality in the national capital and directed that farmers should stop stubble burning forthwith in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, saying it was one of the major contributors to air pollution.
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