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Hardeep Singh Puri meets CEO of German Biogas Association; discusses issue
Updated : 2 years, 4 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, 4 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, 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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No physical classes in Noida, Ghaziabad schools till Friday amid deteriora
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Gautam Budha Nagar district administration, under which falls Noida city, decided that all schools under its jurisdiction will discontinue physical classes in schools, as the air quality index in the national capital region continues to deteriorate and remain "severe" category.
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After studying SC's order, Delhi govt will make detailed plan: Gopal Rai o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After the Supreme Court said that schemes like odd-even for vehicles to tackle pollution issues are mere optics, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the government will incorporate the orders of the Supreme Court in the detailed planning.
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IIT Kanpur ready for cloud seeding over Delhi, though it's a temporary sol
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
On whether cloud seeding was a permanent solution, the IIT Kanpur professor explained that it was alike natural rains and helps in settling down suspended dust and particulate matters present in the environment.
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Primary schools to remain shut in Faridabad till November 12 as air qualit
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the worsening Air Quality Index (AQI) in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Faridabad District Administration has announced that the primary schools will remain shut till November 12.
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Amid worsening air in Delhi, L-G Saxena inspects streets to take stock of
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the air quality in the national capital worsened further, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG), Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday paid an inspection visit to the streets, taking stock of the pollution mitigating measures being undertaken by the various departments, agencies and civic bodies in the m
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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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Delhi Minister Gopal Rai blames Delhi Pollution Control Committee for shut
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Gopal said, "Violating all traditions, the Central Government appointed Ashwani Kumar as the Chairman of DPCC (Delhi Pollution Control Committee). Using his superpower, Ashwani Kumar violated a Supreme Court order and stopped the payment for the study of the smog tower. Following this, the a
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Air quality in Delhi remains 'severe' for 3rd straight day this week; AQI
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India, the overall air quality in the national capital Delhi (Overall) is in the 'severe' category with Air Quality Index (AQI) of 504.
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As city turns gas chamber, Delhiites hope to wake up to cleaner air today
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As Delhi's air continues to be unbreathable, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday chaired a meeting with officials at Raj Niwas to review the situation.
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