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Stubble burning not major cause of pollution in Delhi, northern states: Ce
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that stubble burning is not the major cause of worsening air quality in Delhi and northern states, as it contributes to only 10 per cent of the pollution.
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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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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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Delhi's air quality in 'very poor' category
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): Delhi's air quality on Sunday improved marginally as the air quality in the national capital reached 'very poor' category with Air Quality Index (AQI) at 386 (overall), according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR
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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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Gopal Rai slams Centre for "not responding to his letters written twice" o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Slamming the Centre for being 'unresponsive' to the issue of rising air pollution in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday alleged that Union Minister Bhupender Yadav is "not responding to his letters written twice" over the emergency situati
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Parts of northern India wake up to dense layer of smog amid rising air pol
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Parts of northern India woke up to a thick layer of smog on Saturday as the air quality dipped to emergency levels.
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Delhi gasps for fresh air as AQI dips to 'severe category'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital plunged to the 'severe category' leaving Delhiites gasping for fresh air on Saturday morning.
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Pak's Lahore declared most polluted city globally after breaching AQI 700
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], November 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Lahore has been declared the most polluted city globally after the city recorded its highest ever smog levels as the Air Quality Index (AQI) went above 700, reported a local media.
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Visibility in Delhi to remain poor for next 3 days due to smog: IMD
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): The visibility in Delhi will remain poor for the next three days due to fog and smog, said Senior Scientist of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Despite low visibility, flight operations run smoothly at Delhi airport
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Despite low visibility on Friday morning, flight operations continued smoothly at Delhi airports.
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