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A day after Diwali, thick layer of smog engulfs Delhi-NCR
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 8 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital reached the 'hazardous' level a day after the auspicious occasion of Diwali, as Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of smog leading to low visibility.
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Say no to crackers, alcohol on Diwali: IMA
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 7: Indian Medical Association (IMA), on Diwali, has asked people to avoid bursting firecrackers and abstain from consuming alcohol in order to prevent health hazards.
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Delhi's air quality marginally improves, likely to worsen post Diwali
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): People residing in the national capital breathed easy on Wednesday after the air quality showed slight improvement due to increased wind speed and requisite control measures undertaken by the government.
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Green cracker is still a cracker: Ex-IMA Chief
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Responding to the Supreme Court's decision of allowing only green crackers or crackers causing less pollution to be burnt this festive season, former Indian Medical Association (IMA) president KK Aggarwal opined that such kind of crackers can only mitigate
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Thick haze, smog engulfs Delhi as air quality slips to 'Hazardous'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): A day ahead of Diwali, air quality in New Delhi and the surrounding areas has deteriorated despite the measures that have been taken to curb the rising pollution.
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Delhi: Air purifiers installed at ITO as air quality dips to 'very poor'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Air purifiers have been installed at the ITO crossing in the national capital after a thick blanket of fog engulfed Delhi and the national capital region (NCR), with air quality dipping to 'very poor'.
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Headless chicken govts in Centre, Delhi: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for playing the blame game over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the Congress on Monday termed the current governments at the Centre and in Delhi as "headless chicken"
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'Protection from skin allergies and pollution'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (NewsVoir): According to a report by SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research), the pollution levels recorded in Delhi a day after Diwali were much higher than ever before and almost completely poisonous for humans.
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Thick smog engulfs Delhi, air quality dips to ‘very poor’
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): With continued stubble burning in parts of Punjab and Haryana, a thick blanket of fog has engulfed Delhi and the national capital region (NCR), with air quality dipping to 'very poor'.
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As Delhi reels under toxic air, stubble burning continues in Punjab
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab ) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Even as the air quality index in the national capital continues to deteriorate, farmers in various parts of Punjab are continuing to carry out stubble burning in their farms.
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Thick fog engulfs Delhi, air quality remains toxic
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 4 (ANI): As the onset of winter has brought in thick smog, Delhi has woken up to a blanket of hazy dust with the air remaining toxic.
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Delhi continues to reel under 'very poor' air quality
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital and the nearby region continued to dip on Saturday, as a thick blanket of haze engulfed the region.
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