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Haryana govt implementing financial incentives to reduce cases of paddy st
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Out of the 22 Districts of Haryana, in 09 Districts, the incidents of farm fires are nil or very minimal as per 2022 data on stubble burning. In respect of 04 Districts namely Palwal, Panipat, Rohtak and Sonipat, farm fires incidents have been brought down below 100, last year. The hotspot
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New regulations for use of diesel generator sets in Delhi, NCR to curb air
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Commission for Air Quality Management on Thursday issued revised schedule for regulated operations of DG sets in NCR.
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Captive power plants directed to target 10 pc biomass co-firing by 2023
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The focus should be on paddy straw utilization for such co-firing. Co-firing is an option for converting biomass to electricity by adding biomass as a partial substitute fuel in coal boilers.
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Stage-II of GRAP rolled back as overall AQI of Delhi improves
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The overall AQI of Delhi has significantly improved from the level of 291 (upper-end of 'Poor' category) observed on February 26, 2023, to 260 ('Poor' category) observed on February 27, 2023, to 218 (lower-end of 'Poor' category) observed on February 28, 2023, to 178 ('Moderate' category) re
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CAQM asks Coal India and Haryana, UP govts to ensure coal is not supplied
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The ministry of environment, forest and climate change said in a statement that the Commission has also advised the entities or units or industries including stockists, traders and dealers of coal to ensure compliance and discontinue coal supply in NCR for any kind of usage or stocking or se
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GRAP-III measures banning construction, demolition revoked in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and adjoining areas, following its meeting on January 15, has decided to revoke its January 6 order where it had imposed several restrictions under stage III of GRAP, under which all non-essential construction and demol
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CAQM in NCR, adjoining areas to take stringent action against use of heavi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taking a tough stand against pollution arising out of emissions from heavily polluting fuels like coal from various industrial, commercial and other miscellaneous applications, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & adjoining areas (CAQM) on Wednesday reminded all sectors inc
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CAQM Sub-Committee for invoking actions under GRAP holds emergency meeting
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"While comprehensively reviewing the overall air quality parameters, the Sub-Committee noted that the sudden spike in the overall AQI of Delhi is due to a dip in temperature, calm winds, poor mixing heights and unfavourable ventilation coefficient for dispersion of pollutants and the air qua
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Stage IV of GRAP to be implemented with immediate effect in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The sub-committee for invoking actions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) held a meeting today to take the call for further intensified actions required to be implemented by all concerned in the Delhi-NC
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Commission for Air Quality Management bans entry of truck traffic in Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Commission for Air Quality Mgmt in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas orders to implement GRAP-4 in Delhi-NCR
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Air quality panel reviews implementation of Graded Response Action Plan St
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This is in continuation of the Tuesday review meeting with Delhi officials for taking stock of the status of implementation of Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the entire National Capital Region (NCR) in addition to actions under Stage I and Stage II.
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Delhi pollution: Kejriwal govt to give Rs 5000 monthly to each worker affe
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the wake of increasing pollution, Delhi government has decided to provide Rs 5000 to each worker impacted due to imposed ban on construction activities.
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