" He report by the Health Effects Institute said in 2021 that almost 8 million people in the world died because of air pollution. This is more than the number of people who have died due to COVID-19. We are concerned about COVID, but we are not concerned about air pollution."
MoCA has issued the advisory ahead of Diwali, amid concerns over aircraft operations and passengers' safety at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi.
Leader of opposition in Delhi assembly and BJP leader Vijender Gupta slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the national capital over the rising air pollution and said that they are not deterring from politics even when AQI is crossing 350.
New Delhi [India], October 23: The Armed Forces have announced the launch of Defence Partnership Days, scheduled for November 28-29, 2024 at the Army-owned Manekshaw Convention Centre in New Delhi. It will be a key platform for fostering collaboration between the armed forces and industry. T
In another step to curb the rising air pollution in the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has doubled the parking fees till the revocation of stage II of the GRAP.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bir Bhan on Wednesday informed that the Haryana Police in Kaithal district has arrested 18 farmers till now for stubble burning and cases have been registered against 22 farmers.
Rai said that he is going to write a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav for the third time to request for a meeting so that the air pollution can be controlled.
The cleaning of roads will include mechanical or vacuum sweeping and water sprinkling on roads to reduce dust pollution. This comes after CAQM invoked the Stage-II Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across NCR.
Air India and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have agreed to significantly expand their codeshare agreement, adding 11 Indian cities and another 40 international destinations to their network.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said on Wednesday that China launched satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC), with a flight path crossing over Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).