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Delhi chokes again day ahead of Diwali, likely to worsen tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Just a day ahead of Diwali, Delhi's air quality dropped to season's worst on Saturday, due to decrease speed of the wind affecting the dispersion of dust particles.
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Air pollution leaves Delhi gasping for breath ahead of Diwali
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Just two days ahead of Diwali, the air quality of the national capital plunged to a 'very poor' category. At 8:30 am, the air quality index was docking at 326.
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No clean air for Delhi as AQI remains 'poor'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The air quality of the national capital and its nearby areas remained poor on Thursday due to an increase in stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana.
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Delhi pollution level reduces slightly as air quality improves
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): The national capital and its adjoining areas witnessed some improvement in the air pollution levels on Wednesday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) was 211 in the morning.
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Delhi's air quality drops to 'poor' category again
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The national capital's air quality index (AQI) again plunged to the 'poor' category as the wind direction changed to northwesterly, resulting in increasing of smoke and dust particles in the city.
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Arvind Kejriwal responsible for deteriorating air quality in Delhi: BJP's
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): BJP Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel on Sunday targeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the rising menace of air pollution in the national capital.
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Delhi's overall air quality improves to 'moderate' category
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): The overall air quality of Delhi has drastically improved to the higher end of the satisfactory category, stated the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) on Sunday.
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Delhi: EDMC sprinkles water on roads to reduce dust pollution
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): With an aim to curb the menace of dust pollution, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Saturday began sprinkling water on the roads.
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Air quality in Delhi improves slightly today, concerns persist
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19: The past 24-hours have brought relief to the people residing in Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad as the air quality index (AQI) on Saturday slightly improved from 'very poor' to 'poor' category in Delhi-NCR, stated the
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Delhi: Gahlot inspects Dwarka hotspot, directs immediate crackdown on air
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Environment Minister in Delhi government Kailash Gahlot on Friday inspected Dwarka sub-city, a designated hot spot by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and took stock of efforts to check the prevailing ambient air quality situation.
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Delhi's air pollution is public health emergency, worse is yet to come: do
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): With two weeks to go for Diwali, the air quality in the national capital has started to deteriorate. On Friday, air quality forecast remained between 200 to 300 levels at various locations in Delhi.
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Do not blame us for air pollution: Punjab Farmers
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Despite a ban by the Punjab government, incidents of stubble burning have not abated in the nearby areas of Amritsar. Scores of farmers here have been burning crop residue, causing air pollution in the nearby states, while claiming that they lack a
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