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BJP has once again betrayed people of Delhi: AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Lambasting the BJP's "four-engine" government in Delhi, AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj pointed out that the BJP government is orchestrating a "criminal conspiracy" to deceive the people of Delhi on the grave issue of pollution.
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Stage-I GRAP order lifted in Delhi-NCR as air quality improves
Updated : 12 months ago IST
As of now, Stage I of GRAP is in force vide the order dated March 24, 2025.
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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta chairs high-level meeting to make city clean, polluti
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Environment Minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, attended the meeting along with officials from the Environment Department, Delhi Police, CAQM, DDA, PWD, and Municipal Corporation.
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India home to six of world's most polluted cities despite drop in PM 2.5:
Updated : 1 year ago IST
India saw a 7 percent decline in PM2.5 levels in 2024, but six of the world's ten most polluted cities were still in the country, according to the IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report.
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"Must work to take tally to 309 'achhe din'": Gopal Rai challenges Delhi E
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The former Delhi Environment Minister Rai proudly pointed out that during his tenure, Delhi saw 109 days of clean air in 2016, which increased to 209 days in subsequent years. He attributed this improvement to his government's efforts to reduce pollution in the city and urged Sirsa to strive
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Stage-III GRAP implemented in Delhi with 'immediate effect' as air quality
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The sharp increase in AQI levels of Delhi, which reached 365 at 4:00 PM today prompted the sub-committee on GRAP to hold an urgent meeting. Accordingly, the sub-committee decided to invoke all actions "under Stage-III of the extant schedule of GRAP", with immediate effects.
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"Haryana will not clean Delhi's filth": Anil Vij hits back at Kejriwal
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Haryana Minister Anil Vij responded to Arvind Kejriwal's accusation of Haryana polluting the Yamuna water, urging Delhi CM to clean the river and saying that the people of Delhi will punish him for his failure.
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GRAP stage-III curbs revoked amid improved air quality in Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The order reads, "AQI of Delhi has been continuously improving and has been recorded as 'VervPoor' on l7.Ol.2025, which is about 61 AQI points below the benchmark as directed for by the Hon'ble Supreme Court for invoking Stage-III."
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Delhi: Over 600 Kg of illegal fireworks seized, one held
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Crime Branch has arrested an event manager indulging in the illegal use of fireworks in Delhi NCR and seized 630 kg of illegal fireworks causing air pollution, said police. According to DCP Crime Sanjay Kumar Sain, in view of poor air quality in Delhi and the NCR region, the Delhi Pollut
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Delhi NCR: AQI breaches 400 mark, enters 'severe' category
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Sub-Committee of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) implemented Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday night with "immediate effect" in response to declining air quality.
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Air pollution: GRAP IV to continue except schools till December 2, says SC
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih said that in the meantime, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) will hold a meeting to decide on easing the GRAP restrictions.
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"Everybody's talking about it for a change in last several years," Former
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Amid the increasing pollution in the national capital, Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that it is great that people have "faith" in the court system in dealing with the pollution, adding that there are many "multidimensional issues" including farm fires, the number of ve
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