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Pakistan: Lahore tops global pollution index as hazardous smog engulfs Pun
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lahore remained among the world's most polluted cities as hazardous smog covered Punjab. AQI levels reached dangerous highs, prompting health warnings, mask distribution, and a police crackdown that led to arrests, fines, and action against crop burning, smoke-emitting vehicles, and brick ki
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Lahore tops world's pollution chart as AQI hits hazardous 412, authorities
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Lahore has been the world's most polluted city for three days, with AQI reaching 412. Authorities imposed bans on burning waste, deployed drones, and issued fines, while experts urged residents to limit outdoor activity. Long-term solutions include biomass use and modern farming practices to
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Delhi air quality in "poor" category ahead of Diwali, AQI hits 284
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi's air quality remains poor as recorded this morning. As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) around ITO was recorded at 284 in the "poor" category.
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Delhi wakes up to 'Poor' air quality; Pulmonologist warns of rising health
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Raising concern regarding higher levels of AQI, Pulmonologist Dr. Sharad Joshi from Ghaziabad said, "Air Quality Index (AQI) has risen significantly, leading to higher levels of particulate pollutants from sources like crop burning, vehicular exhaust, and fireworks. This exacerbates respi
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Pak: Punjab faces health crisis as Lahore and Multan struggle with toxic s
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
For several days, Lahore, a metropolis with a population of 14 million, has been engulfed in smog--a combination of fog and pollutants resulting from low-quality diesel emissions, smoke from seasonal crop burning, and cold weather
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"Stop stubble burning forthwith": Supreme Court to states
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia made the local State House Officer, under the overall supervision of the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, responsible for preventing crop burning.
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Delhi: Air quality remains 'poor' across Diwali weekend
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): The air quality continues to remain in 'poor' category in New Delhi over the Diwali weekend with major pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 docking at 256 and 249 respectively in Burari, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data.
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Punjab farmers deny getting help from govt, continue to burn stubble
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Despite efforts by Amarinder Singh led Punjab government, farmers in the state continue to defy the ban on residue crop burning by setting ablaze their agricultural land.
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Delhi govt taking all steps to prepare for onset of 'parali', winter seaso
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday met OP Aggarwal, CEO of World Resources Institute (WRI), to discuss ways to implement staggering office hours to combat heavy traffic congestion and air pollution in the national capital during the crop burning
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Kejriwal urges Punjab, Haryana CMs to take urgent action on crop stubble b
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday wrote to his counterparts in Punjab, Haryana, and the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar urging them to take urgent action on the issue of crop stubble burning.
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More stubble burning recorded this year: EPCA
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Expressing his concern over the menace of increasing air pollution across the country, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) Chairman Bhure Lal on Friday said that more straw burning has been recorded this year.
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Punjab, Haryana witness decline in stubble-burning
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): There is a decline in the paddy stubble-burning in Punjab this Kharif season, said Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Saturday.
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