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Former AIIMS director tweets advisory for vulnerable citizens amid worseni
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Guleria advised children, the elderly and those with weak hearts and lungs not to visit heavily polluted places.
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SC to hear on November 10 plea on worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi posted the case for hearing on November 10 after an advocate mentioned the matter for urgent hearing.
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Pollution not Delhi's but North India's problem, says Kejriwal, takes resp
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kejriwal also said that the Delhi government is mulling whether the odd-even scheme for vehicles should be implemented.
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Delhi AQI continues to remain 'severe', forecast says 'stubble burning' co
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
With Air Quality in the national capital continuing to remain in the 'severe' category for consecutive two days, the SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) Friday reveals that the stubble-burning contributed 34 per cent in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution.
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UP ATS arrests 2 suspects from Saharanpur, Haridwar for links with Al-Qaed
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Two suspects were taken into custody after questioning of some arrested accused who were already arrested for having links with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
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Even people without respiratory problem history coming for emergency treat
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Since the winters have arrived and the air quality index has already been about 400 AQI in last two to three days now, this smog is giving all types of respiratory problems. People are suffering from breathing issues like asthma, bronchitis. The symptoms are increasing," said Dr Nikhil M
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Punjab AAP failed to tackle cases of stubble-burning, says BJP's Shahzad P
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shahzad Poonawalla blames the Punjab AAP government for the rise in stubble burning. He attacked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the diminishing air quality in the national capital region.
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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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"Kejriwal's negligence fatal for Delhi..." Manoj Tiwari on air pollution
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Approaching the winter season Delhi breached the 'severe' category as the AQI stood at 408 at 7 am on Thursday.
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Punjab: Local farmers hits out at government over poor stubble management
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Local farmers in Punjab's Bathinda district expressed their dissatisfaction over Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led state government's failure to find an alternative to the stubble burning problem.
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Parents of school going children worried as quality of Delhi air deteriora
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Parents in the national capital started worrying about their children, studying in Schools, as Delhi recorded the 'severe' category in the Air Quality Index (AQI) meter on Thursday.
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People in Delhi-NCR complain of respiratory illness as AQI plunges to 'sev
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
People of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday woke up with complaints of choking and 'eye burning' due to smog and air pollution leaving people gasping for breath.
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