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Delhi's air quality improves slightly after light rain
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) November 15 (ANI): Following light rainfall on Wednesday night, the air quality in the national capital has slightly improved on Thursday, bringing down the pollution level to 'very poor' category from 'hazardous'.
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Delhi air quality again slips to 'hazardous' as rain traps pollutants
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): After receiving light showers, air pollution levels in the national capital have worsened due to an increase in the moisture.
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Delhi chokes for oxygen as air quality slips to 'Hazardous'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): The national capital, routinely suffering from the toxic air caused by coal burning and vehicular exhaust, witnessed yet another bad day on Monday.
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Delhi air quality improves slightly but still in 'very poor' category
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital improved slightly on Sunday, bringing down pollution levels from 'hazardous' to 'very poor', even as a thick blanket of smog and haze continued to envelop the region.
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Thick haze, smog persist in Delhi, AQI slips to 'hazardous'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The thick blanket of smog and fog have shrouded the national capital on Friday after the country celebrated the festival of light- Diwali. According to the autonomous meteorological body set up under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, System of Air Quali
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A day after Diwali, thick layer of smog engulfs Delhi-NCR
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 8 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital reached the 'hazardous' level a day after the auspicious occasion of Diwali, as Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of smog leading to low visibility.
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Thick haze, smog engulfs Delhi as air quality slips to 'Hazardous'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): A day ahead of Diwali, air quality in New Delhi and the surrounding areas has deteriorated despite the measures that have been taken to curb the rising pollution.
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A little breather for Delhiites, but may not last long
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Air quality in the national capital showed slight improvement on Thursday, a day after it plunged to 'hazardous' category.
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Parijat offers farmers alternate to hazardous crop burning
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The rampant practice of stubble burning has emerged as a major problem in Punjab and Haryana, leading to an increase in the environmental pollution as well as posing a major health hazard to the residents. In line with its commitment to foster best agricultu
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Red lights at night hazardous to migratory bats
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): While focusing on conventional forms of pollution, we tend to pay less attention to the night time light pollution and how that affects nature. Turns out, this kind of pollution affects bats during their seasonal migration.
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Mizoram women striving towards eco-friendly plastic alternatives
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mizoram [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Mizoram is known for its efforts to preserve and protect the green cover from the hazardous use of plastics that are proving to be carcinogenic for the environment. The state recently held a day-long camp to cut down the usage of plastic bags and to make paper
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Delhi air quality to improve soon: Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 15 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the air quality levels in Delhi and other parts of northern India will improve soon.
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