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Air quality in Delhi remains 'severe' for 3rd straight day this week; AQI
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India, the overall air quality in the national capital Delhi (Overall) is in the 'severe' category with Air Quality Index (AQI) of 504.
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Delhi AQI better since afternoon, likely to improve further: Panel
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the Delhi air turned severe, leading to a temporary closure of schools and scores gasping for breath, the average Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital clocked 468 on Friday, according to the 4 pm AQI bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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At 'severe' AQI, Minister Gopal Rai says Delhi govt cannot control polluti
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said that the government cannot control the pollution in the national capital completely and that sources outside the city cause twice the pollution than inside.
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Delhi wakes up to dense haze as air quality turns 'severe' at multiple loc
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The air quality in several parts of Delhi reeled under the 'severe' category on Friday morning with Mundka recording the highest Air Quality Index (498), as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Vinayaka Chaturthi: Madurai administration urges people to follow CPCB nor
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The idols made of natural, biodegradable, eco-friendly raw materials without any toxic, inorganic raw materials, plaster of Paris or thermocol (polystyrene) alone will be permitted for immersion in waterbodies, an official statement said.
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Delhi witnesses max number of 'Good' to 'Moderate' air quality days during
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"As per Air Quality Index (AQI) data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi has witnessed a maximum number of days with 'Good to Moderate' Air Quality during the first four months' period of 2023 (i.e. January to April), as compared to the corresponding period of last 07 years
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Brahmapuram waste plant fire: BJP calls it scam, demands CBI, ED enquiry
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar also alleged that none of the directions issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under section five of the Environment Protection Act has been implemented. The directions of the NGT also haven't been implemented at th
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Govt carried out environmental quality monitoring in 100 industrial areas
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"CPCB has identified 131 cities (including 123 non-attainment cities exceeding NAAQS, which were notified to protect human health) in the country which includes Kanpur city," Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ashwini Kumar Choubey said.
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Delhi's overall AQI deteriorates, Stage III of GRAP reimposed
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) suddenly and unexpectedly spiked and clocked 400 on Friday, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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Delhi's AQI in 'Very Poor' category, ban on construction activities remain
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) clocked 357 today as per the 4 PM AQI Bulletin provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Mizoram Stone quarry collapse: NGT constitutes committee, reprimands autho
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The NGT initiated this matter after taking note of a media report titled "Stone quarry collapses in Mizoram, 12 feared dead", and to the effect that as a consequence of the collapse of slope in Hnahthial District, Mizoram, 12 people, who were the workers engaged by a private firm, died. The
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Commission for Air Quality Management calls for collective action after De
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The capital witnessed a drop to the severe category for the first time this season due to poor dispersion of pollutants owing to weak winds, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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