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PWD vehicles sprinkle water to tackle air pollution in Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked the Stage II GRAP Action Plan across the National Capital Region. This includes carrying out mechanical/vacuum sweeping and water sprinkling of the identified roads on a daily basis.
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Air pollution: SC slams Punjab, Haryana over failure to take action agains
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Punjab and Punjab governments for failure to take action against stubble burning in the states and said it is a fundamental right of all citizens to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.
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PWD begins cleaning roads to manage rising pollution in Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Delhi enforces GRAP-II rules as air quality plummets to 'very poor' catego
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
elhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday announced that GRAP-II (Graded Response Action Plan) rules have been enforced across North India as the air quality index (AQI) has crossed over 300.
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Delhi's air quality plummets to 'very poor' category; Smog engulfs nationa
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A thick layer of fog was seen in areas like Anand Vihar, Kalkaji, Nehru Place, and Akshardham Temple, as the city's air quality continued to deteriorate.
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Patients with cough, sneezing, cold and watery eyes visit Delhi's RML
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Dr Amit Jindal from RML Hospital attributed these symptoms to the increasing pollution in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR)
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10-15 pc rise in patients suffering from respiratory diseases due to air p
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has ordered the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-II) in Delhi-NCR on Monday after the overall Air Quality Index dropped to 'Very Poor' category in the region. It will be effective on October 22, Tuesday.
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GRAP-II in Delhi-NCR effective tomorrow as AQI drops to 'Very Poor'
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Delhi recorded a daily average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 310 i.e. 'Very Poor' category on date, as per the daily AQI Bulletin provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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CAQM meets with states, authorises action on stubble burning and polluting
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has held in-depth meetings with state governments, including Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan, to address air quality issues.
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Delhi's daily average Air Quality Index stands at 224 as per 4 pm AQI bull
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi's daily average Air Quality Index (AQI) clocked 224 on Sunday as per the 4 PM AQI bulletin provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP took stock of the current air quality scenario as well as the forecast for meteorological conditions and
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Stubble burning: CAQM empowers district authorities in Delhi's neighbourin
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A total of 267 and 187 paddy residue burning events were reported during the period from 15th September - 9th October 2024, from the states of Punjab and Haryana respectively, as per Ministry of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Centre's air quality panel directs Delhi, NCR authorities to streamline po
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), NCR State Pollution Control Boards, and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) have been instructed to tag CAQM upon receiving public complaints on their respective social media platforms.
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