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Delhi: Poor air quality affects mental development of children, say health
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Dr Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Head of Pulmonology Department at Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, said, " The people living in Delhi have to breathe in the air quality, which has reached a very poor category, which may cause serious diseases."
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Chamber of Trade and Industry writes to PM Modi; flags issue of decline in
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an emergency meeting with the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to discuss the decline of business in Delhi due to air pollution despite the festive season.
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Toxic haze engulfs Delhi for third consecutive day, AQI remains in severe
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The air quality in several areas of Delhi remained in the severe category on Saturday as a thick toxic smog engulfed the city, resulting in poor visibility.
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Water sprinklers, multivitamins added to diet of animals by Delhi zoo to r
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Director of the National Zoological Park, Akanksha Mahajan, said, "We are doing water sprinkling on a regular basis. The thick layer of haze does not come down to ground level keeping the animal enclosures clean due to the sprinkling of water. We are using jet sprays for sprinkling".
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Amid air emergency in Delhi, Sri Lanka cancels training session ahead of W
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the worsening air quality in the national capital, the Sri Lanka team on Saturday cancelled their training session on Friday ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh on Monday.
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"Due to Delhi's people, govt's hard work, we had 200 good air days": AAP
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI on the issue, Kakkar said, "Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and our Environment Minister are continuously working on the ground. Due to Delhi's people and the government's hard work, we had 200 good air days. In Punjab, we reduced stubble burning by 50-67 per cent. We are agre
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Delhi air pollution: NGT directs state chief secretaries to take immediate
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the Air Quality Index (AQI) in several parts of Delhi-NCR is reeling under the 'severe' category, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday sought responses from the Chief Secretaries of the affected states and directed to take immediate remedial action and submit the action taken repor
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Air Pollution: Congress leaders stage protest, slam Centre, Delhi govt for
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Alleging that both the Centre and Delhi government have done nothing to address air pollution in the national capital, Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely said on Friday that the dust will increase in the city if metro projects are delayed by the government.
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Delhi: Poor air quality affecting internal organs, say health experts, adv
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With the Air Quality Index (AQI) in several parts of Delhi-NCR breaching the 'severe' category, doctors and health experts advised people to travel only when necessary saying that the thick layer of smog hanging over the city air was having an adverse effect on the internal organs of the
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"This is what Kejriwal has given to Delhi in last 8-9 yrs," says BJP's Man
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The BJP MP said that the average life span of people living in Delhi has been reduced by 12 years.
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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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Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' for fifth straight day
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As per the SAFAR-India, the city's AQI has been in the 'very poor' category since Sunday (309). The AQI from 0 to 100 is considered 'good', while from 100 to 200 it is 'moderate', from 200 to 300 it is 'poor', from 300 to 400 it is said to be 'very poor' and from 400 to 500 or above it is c
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