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Delhi-NCR grapple with 'Very Poor' air quality; AQI in national capital at
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram are in the grip of 'Very Poor' to 'Poor' air quality, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) ranging from 314 to 324, sounding the alarm for residents in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Pollution in Delhi ongoing issue, but meeting called after gap of nine mon
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Sachdeva said, "Pollution in Delhi is an ongoing issue, and it appears that serious efforts were lacking. The DPCC should ideally hold meetings on a monthly basis, but in this case, the meeting occurred after a hiatus of nine months. The behavior of the Delhi government is reminiscent of tha
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"DPCC Chairman stalled study on determining pollution sources": AAP leader
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking suspension of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) chairman accusing him of stalling an IIT Kanpur study to determine pollution sources in the national capital.
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Delhi: Environment Minister Gopal Rai urges NCR states to ban firecrackers
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a run-up to bringing down the pollution levels in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday urged the NCR states to ban firecrackers ahead of Diwali.
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"Delhi govt making all-round preparation to combat increasing pollution":
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the rising concerns over the environment of the national capital with deteriorating air quality, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday that the government is making an "all-round" preparation to combat pollution.
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Delhi: 8 more pollution hotspots identified, next 2 weeks crucial, says mi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"We have spoken to the environment ministers of the surrounding states and they have assured that they will take action on stubble burning... Due to Diwali, stubble and Dussehra, the next 10 to 15 days are very crucial for Delhi..." Rai said.
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Delhi: 11-year-old boy sustains eye injury from firecracker; police files
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier in September, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said manufacturing, storage, sale, online delivery, and bursting of any type of firecrackers are completely prohibited in Delhi.
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Delhi: Anti-Industrial Pollution campaign to be conducted from Oct 20 to N
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"The focus of the campaign will be on two key points. First, all the industrial units in Delhi will be under surveillance for pollution. Another is that people dump garbage in empty plots and burn them in the industrial areas, this creates air pollution. A check will be kept on them under th
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Delhi Air Pollution: Gopal Rai urges Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav to con
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday wrote a letter today to Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav urging him to hold a joint meeting with the environment ministers of NCR states regarding the problem of air pollution during the winter season in Delhi.
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"Delhi government focusing on hot spots...": Gopal Rai on tackling polluti
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In view of the preparations to tackle the pollution problem in the coming winter season to tackle pollution, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the government is leading the proceedings for the implementation of the 15-point winter action plan.
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Delhi govt issues notice to 21 construction projects for violating anti-du
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The fines were issued after 1108 construction sites were inspected by teams under the Anti Dust Campaign, said the official statement.
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Anti-dust campaign: Gopal Rai conducts surprise inspection at construction
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Under the anti-dust campaign, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday conducted a surprise inspection of the NBCC project site at Kakardooma. Gopal Rai said that, "during the inspection, irregularities were found at the Project Site. In such a situation, DPCC was instructed to issue notice
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