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Air pollution: NGT reserves order on suo moto matter; pulls of various sta
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday pulled up various states where the Air Quality Index (AQI) has dipped to "severe, very poor and poor categories" and said the action taken reports filed by them do not disclose what action has been taken for improvement of air quality.
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Delhi pollution: SC questions Odd-Even rule; orders to stop farm fires imm
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Supreme Court in the hearing on Delhi pollution on Friday questioned the Odd-Even rule and ordered to stop farm fires immediately.
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Air emergency: Central health advisory for city schools, students call for
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid the air emergency in the national capital, the Union Health Ministry on Friday issued an advisory for children in Delhi and neighbouring states amid mounting pollution concerns and toxic air days that have emerged as a clear and present danger to public health.
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Slight improvement in AQI after rains in Delhi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The national capital on Friday witnessed a slight improvement in the stubborn air quality, after rain lashed several parts of Delhi. Several parts of the Delhi NCR( National Capital region) received rainfall on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, bringing a sigh of relief for the r
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"Has God, too, turned against Arvind Kejriwal...?": BJP MP Nishikant Dubey
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Launching a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the worsening pollution levels in the national capital, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday said the people, the highest office of justice in the country and even the Almighty have turned against him for 'poisoning' the
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Delhi Ministers to work at ground level to control pollution: Gopal Rai
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
While Gopal Rai is in charge of North and North East districts, Kailash Gahlot is in charge of South West and West districts, Atishi is in charge of East and South East districts, Saurabh Bhardwaj is in charge of South and New Delhi, Imran Hussain is in charge of Central and Shahdara and Raj
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Delhi Air Pollution: AAP government holds meeting to ensure compliance wit
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday chaired a meeting of all concerned departments to ensure compliance with the instructions given by the Supreme Court yesterday regarding pollution.
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Delhi Government says it will follow Supreme Court guidelines on curbing p
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid high pollution levels in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said that our government will follow guidelines of Supreme Court on Delhi pollution, and we have called for a meeting with the concerned ministers and officers today.
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Mumbai air quality deteriorates, health alert issued in CST area
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The air quality in Mumbai was recorded in a 'moderate' category with an AQI (Air quality index) of 150 on Wednesday.
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Hardeep Singh Puri meets CEO of German Biogas Association; discusses issue
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid high pollution levels in the national capital, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri met Claudius da Costa Gomez, CEO of the German Biogas Association, in Berlin and said they tried to find a solution of stubble burning as Germany is a world leader in produci
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Delhi CM recommends to LG suspension of DPCC chief for "halting govt's eff
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday recommended the immediate suspension of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) Chairman Ashwani Kumar to the Lieutenant Governor, in a move to expedite action on bureaucracy obstructing the government's efforts to fight rising pollution.
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"Stop stubble burning forthwith": Supreme Court to states
Updated : 2 years, 7 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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