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Delhi pollution: East MCD trucks caught flouting anti-pollution rules
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): With air pollution levels in Delhi and adjoining areas falling in the "very poor" category, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain conducted a surprise inspection of vehicles at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghazipur.
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Delhi Environment Min finds 'violations' during Burari inspection
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): A surprise inspection team headed by Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Saturday found "serious violations" in norms for dust control at ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants operational at Burari crossing in front of Majlis park metro station in the natio
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CPCB to take criminal action against those violating pollution norms
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that criminal prosecution will be initiated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) against those agencies violating pollution norms.
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Delhi: Amidst declining air quality, Imran Hussain reviews action plan
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday reviewed the preparedness and action plan of the various stakeholder departments for implementing the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) mandated by the Supreme Court for combating and mitigating air polluti
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Delhi govt forms inspection team to check air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday constituted a six-member team to carry out surprise inspection in the national capital to check whether measures to control air pollution have been put in place.
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New mechanism will forewarn depletion in air quality: Vardhan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan on Monday informed that Indian scientists along with scientists of the US and Finland have developed a mechanism which will soon be able to forewarn depletion in air quality.
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Delhi Environment Minister expresses concern over stubble burning
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Friday expressed concern over the unabated stubble burning noticed in the neighbouring states.
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Poor air quality damages image of country in international arena: Harsh Va
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): With the commencement of harvesting season, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that if stubble is burnt then the air quality of Delhi and neighbouring states will be affected, adding that it also damages the image of the country in inte
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Climate change major issue for whole world: Environment Minister
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that climate change is a major issue for the whole world, adding the government is helping all the states to implement their climate action programmes.
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'Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi's illegal bungalows to be razed'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 22 (ANI): Maharashtra Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam has announced that the bungalows of fugitive diamantaire and Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi in Raigad district would be demolished as they are illegal.
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Delhi Environment Minister slaps defamation notice on BJP leaders
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 29 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader Imran Hussain on Friday slapped a defamation notice on BJP legislators Vijender Gupta, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra for allegedly leveling corruption allegations against him over felling of tr
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Centre didn't give nod for tree felling in Delhi: Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the Centre had not given permission for the mass felling of trees in South Delhi for the re-construction project of several colonies.
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