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Ready to impose complete lockdown: Delhi govt tells SC
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): In order to check air pollution, Delhi Government on Monday told Supreme Court that it is ready to impose a complete lockdown in the city.
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Delhi's AQI improves marginally but remains in 'very poor' category
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Following the action after being nudged by the Supreme Court to curb the rising air pollution in the national capital, Delhi's air quality on Monday witnessed marginal improvement as the air quality in the capital city reached the lower end of 'very poor
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Schools in Haryana to remain closed till Nov 17 in view of rising air poll
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], November 14 (ANI): Owing to high air pollution, schools will remain closed in fours districts of Haryana till November 17, said the Haryana government.
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India needs collaboration, continuity to solve air pollution problem: Expe
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): With Delhi's air quality index fluctuating between severe and very poor category, environment activists and health experts expressed concern over the situation and said that unless there is collaboration and continuity, the country would not be able t
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Air pollution: All schools, educational institutions in Delhi to remain cl
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): In view of the extreme air pollution situation, the Delhi government, in an order issued on Saturday directed all schools and other educational institutions in the national capital to remain shut till November 20.
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Take out at least a day to travel via cycle, Sisodia urges Delhiites amid
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): Amid rising air pollution in the national capital, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday urged Delhiites to take out at least a day to travel via cycle or bus to reduce pollution.
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BJP hits out at Kejriwal over deteriorating Delhi air pollution, says vehi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Adesh Kumar Gupta on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over deteriorating air pollution in the national capital and said that the Delhi government only blames stubble burning as one of the causes of
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BS Hooda suggests govt should buy stubble so farmers don't burn it
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], November 14 (ANI): Former Haryana chief minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Saturday that the government should buy the stubble from farmers so that they won't be forced to burn it.
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Air pollution causes increase in number of patients with respiratory probl
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Owing to the increase in air pollution levels after Diwali, the number of patients with respiratory problems coming to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) has increased, said LNJP Managing Director Dr Suresh Kumar on Saturday.
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Pollution wrecks havoc in Pakistan's Lahore as air quality degrades
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 13 (ANI): The people of Pakistan's Lahore on Saturday woke up sniffing and coughing due to air pollution, choking the city with smog.
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Immediate steps need to be taken to improve air quality, says top expert
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): As air quality dipped to the "severe category" in the Delhi-National Capital Region, health experts said the toxic air is suffocating and affecting even those who have no respiratory problem or chest disease.
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Delhi schools to remain shut for week, no construction activity permitted:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): To tackle increasing air pollution levels in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a 'pollution lockdown' under which the schools would remain physically closed for a week from this Monday. Classes would cont
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