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"Only worried about elections": Union Environment Minister slams CM Kejriw
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Environment Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey hit out at Kejriwal for neglecting the problem of air pollution.
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Poster comparing Kejriwal to Adolf Hitler put up outside BJP headquarters
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This comes after Delhi's air quality remained in the 'severe' category for the third day in a row on Saturday.
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Delhi Pollution: Air Quality 'Severe' for 3rd straight day; Noida records
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The air quality in the Delhi-NCR region continued to remain under the 'severe' category on Saturday as AQI figure of 431 was recorded in Delhi. Noida and Gurugram at 7 am this morning recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively.
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"Responsibilities that an elected government...", says Hardeep Singh Puri
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As air quality in the national capital continues to remain in the 'severe' category, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the Punjab government should act responsibly to reduce the incidents of stubble burning cases that had gone up in the State.
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Punjab: Revenue official held hostage by farmers released on written assur
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A revenue official, who visited a village in the Faridkot district of Punjab, was held hostage by a group of farmers. Farmers agreed to free the official only after getting written assurance from the administration.
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Stubble burning is not political issue, collective responsibility of every
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said stubble burning was not a political issue and asked state governments to work together to curb it.
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Air pollution causing more disability than tobacco smoke: Ex-AIIMS Directo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Dr Guleria, who is also HOD of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and sleep disorders while speaking to ANI said, "it is causing more disability than even tobacco smoke. We talk a lot about smoking, but not about using tobacco. But now the burden of disability has shifted more towards a
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Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Human Rights Commission summons Chief Secretar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The NHRC issued the directives in consideration of a report and the material on record received from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in response to its notice issued on June 22, 2022, following media reports which claimed that air pollution is a
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Punjab: Faridkot farmers hold Patwari hostage for over 24 hours for inspec
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The farmers demanded a written assurance of no challan over the burning of their stubble and said that the official will not be set free until their demands are met.
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Delhi air pollution: Kejriwal urges Centre to lead in curbing toxic smog
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
With Air Quality in the national capital continuing to remain in the 'severe' category for consecutive two days, the SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) Friday reveals that the stubble-burning contributed 34 per cent in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution.
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SC to hear on November 10 plea on worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi posted the case for hearing on November 10 after an advocate mentioned the matter for urgent hearing.
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Delhi AQI continues to remain 'severe', forecast says 'stubble burning' co
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
With Air Quality in the national capital continuing to remain in the 'severe' category for consecutive two days, the SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) Friday reveals that the stubble-burning contributed 34 per cent in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution.
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