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"Under guise of fake 'purity' labels, poison is being sold openly": AAP MP
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
He stated that Indians are consuming food items that would not even be fed to pets in other countries, raising serious concerns about widespread food adulteration, calling it a "raging health crisis" affecting children, the elderly, and pregnant women.
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NGT pulls up police for non-cooperation in inspection of illegal 'Red Cate
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Calling the continued operation of illegal industrial units a "serious environmental violation" creating air and water pollution and posing a health hazard to residents of Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North-East Delhi, to a
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AAP holds protest in Delhi Assembly premises over rising air pollution
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi recorded AQI at 260 in the 'Poor' category by 8 am on Monday.
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'It can be fatal': Chef Vikas Khanna calls on Mumbai airport to remove "un
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna has raised concerns over what he called an "unacceptable" issue at Mumbai airport.
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As AQI soars, senior lawyer urges hybrid hearings in Delhi HC
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a detailed letter addressed to Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Pahwa highlights that the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) has remained in the 'severe' category, frequently touching 450-600 in several monitoring zones. PM2.5 levels, he notes, have crossed 190 mg/m³, more than
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Former AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria warns of rising health risks, advise
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Dr Guleria said, "The current high levels of air pollution, indicated by poor AQI, are leading to acute health effects, particularly among individuals with underlying heart or lung conditions, the elderly, and young children. These groups are experiencing increased chest
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Avoid using green crackers, pollution levels are rising: Health expert
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Apollo Hospital's Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine, Dr S. Chatterjee, points out that although pollution is 30% less than that of traditional crackers, increased air pollution levels continue to pose health hazards, particularly for patients with respiratory diseases.
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NGT pulls up authorities over inaction on garbage dumping in Delhi localit
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to act on persistent garbage dumping in a vacant plot in the national capital, despite earlier directions from the Tribunal to implement re
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SC to pass order on pollution in Rajasthan's Jojari river on October 9
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
On September 16, the apex court had taken a suo motu cognisance over the discharge of industrial waste in Jojari river, saying it was affecting hundreds of villages there.
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National Green Tribunal takes up plea on health hazards from airborne dust
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
A school student has petitioned the National Green Tribunal (NGT), highlighting the harmful effects of airborne dust generated during street sweeping and its impact on public health. The petition states that the widespread feeding and proliferation of pigeons across Delhi-NCR result in exce
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Water crisis in PoGB: A call for urgent action to address women's strain,
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
From November to April, these women are forced to trek down to the riverbank to fetch water, often carrying heavy jerricans on their backs or using donkeys to transport the life-sustaining liquid.
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Boyo - With 20 stores already launched and plans to open 100 more in just
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1: In a world where healthy eating has become a lifestyle, one brand is making waves by bringing nutritious, traditional food products to the modern consumer in a fresh and attractive way. Boyo, the rapidly expanding healthy food start-up, is carving a niche in the
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