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Delhi wakes up to thick smog, air quality index dips to 'severe'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital at 8 am was at 364 (in the 'Very Poor' category) and at 7 am the recorded AQI stood at 408 ('Severe'). Unfavorable meteorological conditions with slower wind speed and sudden spike in farm fire incidents are attributed to the dip in air
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CM Kejriwal slams Centre for not finding solution to air pollution in Nort
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Aam Aadmi Party supremo rebuked Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav for blaming Punjab AAP for the rising level of air pollution in the national capital. Kejriwal said that it is being deliberately portrayed that only Punjab and AAP are the causes of air pollution.
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Health expert terms Delhi NCR pollution a "medical emergency" as people co
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Health expert from Medanta hospital calls the reportedly increasing cases of pneumonia and chest infections as a "medical emergency".
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Air pollution in Delhi reaches alarming level
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the Meteorological Department, the AQI in Delhi today was recorded at 354 which falls under the category of very poor.
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Delhi pollution: Kejriwal govt to give Rs 5000 monthly to each worker affe
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the wake of increasing pollution, Delhi government has decided to provide Rs 5000 to each worker impacted due to imposed ban on construction activities.
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National Commission for Protection of Child Rights sends notice to Delhi g
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the wake of city's air quality continued to remain in 'very poor' quality, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson Priyank Kanoongo Wednesday sends a notice to Arvind Kejriwal led AAP government for continuous negligence to the issue to pollution.
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Delhi morning air remains 'very poor', NCR borders on 'severe'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The air quality in Delhi continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Wednesday morning as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city stood at 354. Noida, which is part of the national capital region, slipped to an AQI of 406, and continued to remain in the 'severe' category, whil
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8 out of 10 children complaining for respiratory problems due to air pollu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The air quality continues to remain very poor category with AQI recorded at 385 on Tuesday morning,
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Stubble burning cases in Haryana not even 10 pc of Punjab's: CM Manohar La
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Haryana CM has claimed on Monday that the total cases of stubble burning in the state have not been even 10 per cent of that of Punjab.
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AQI of national capital hits 'very poor' category
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Noida, which is part of the national capital region, recorded an AQI of 444 and slipped from 'very poor' to the 'severe' category, while Gurugram's AQI stood at 391 and continued to remain in the 'very poor' category
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Delhi air remains 'very poor' with quality index 342
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The SAFAR has reported Delhi Air Quality as 342 which falls under the 'very poor' category.
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No let up in Punjab farm fires as Delhi chokes
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As the air pollution in the national capital increases, the number of stubble-burning events in Punjab shows no sign of reducing.
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