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"Next 15 days to remain crucial": Gopal Rai on deteriorating air quality i
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the rising pollution and deteriorating air quality, the next 15 days are going to be crucial said Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday.
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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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Entry of diesel buses into Delhi stopped from today: Environment Minister
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Environment Minister Gopal Rai chaired a review meeting with all concerned Departments at the Delhi Secretariat, on the Rising Pollution level and implementation of Graded Response Action Plan-II.
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"Next 15-20 days from Nov 1 critical," Environment Minister Gopal Rai on D
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI on the issue, Rai said, "From November 1, the next 15 to 20 days are critical. Scientists are saying that the temperature is dropping and the speed of air has decreased, so pollutants are at a lower level. Yesterday, AQI was nearly 350. Due to the work going on in the 13 hots
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Diesel buses from other states banned from entering Delhi-NCR from Novembe
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid deteriorating air quality in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday stated that all diesel buses running in Delhi-NCR which are coming from outside have been directed to stop using diesel from November 1.
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Ban BS III and BS IV buses operating in NCR areas: Delhi Environment Minis
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid deteriorating air pollution in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday called the Centre to impose a stringent ban on buses running on subpar diesel and put a ban on BS III and BS IV buses operating in NCR areas of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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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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