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"Construction work happening in Delhi being monitored": Manjinder Sirsa
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa highlighted the ongoing measures to curb air pollution in the national capital, as the average Air Quality Index surged to 381 and asserted that strict action is being taken against construction sites violating environmental norms.
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Solar System is racing through space 3x faster than thought: Study
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New measurements of radio galaxies reveal that the solar system is racing through the universe at over three times the speed predicted by standard cosmology.
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AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj accuses Delhi Govt of fabricating AQI data, failin
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bharadwaj accused the BJP-run Delhi Government of fabricating AQI readings and allowing both government and private construction to operate despite GRAP-3 bans. He said pollution levels of 500-700 were falsely recorded as 300-400 to avoid triggering mandatory restrictions.
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AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj alleges "huge fraud" in monitoring AQI, says GRAP
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He also alleged that the plans laid out under the Graded Action Respnse Plan (GRAP) are not being implemented properly, with pollution being allowed to run rampant through private construction.
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Delhi govt distributes electric heaters to RWAs to curb winter pollution
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the government is working in mission mode, giving pollution control the highest priority. She highlighted that the city's large landfill mounds are steadily decreasing, cleanliness and plantation drives are ongoing, and measures such as water sprinkli
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Measures under GRAP IV to be imposed under GRAP III as Delhi's AQI persist
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) NCR and Adjoining Areas has revised the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for the entire NCR, directed to impose the measures for 'Severe' AQI category under GRAP Stage IV to be taken under GRAP Stage III, a press release said.
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Leopard terror: Villagers in Maharashtra's Pune wear spiked collars for pr
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid increasing leopard attacks in Pune district, terrified villagers in Pimparkhed in Pune's Shirur tahsil have adopted an unusual safety measure by wearing belts or collars fitted with sharp nails around their necks while working in the fields, and installing iron grills around their ho
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Situation normal, adequate security measures taken for Sangai festival: Ma
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following a clash between the Manipur Police, IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) and people under the aegis of COCOMI (Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity) who were attempting to boycott the Sangai Festival, police said that the law-and-order situation in the state is now "normal
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Delhi government intensifies enforcement of dust mitigation measures at ro
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi government is relentlessly advancing its scientifically designed Winter Action Plan, with a firm focus on curbing pollution at its sources through robust ground interventions under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
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Delhi govt suspends outdoor activities in schools amid rising air pollutio
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"After the concern expressed by the Supreme Court and the order that, for the next one to two months, as a precautionary measure, outdoor activities for small children should not be conducted. Following this, the Delhi government has issued a notice. We were going to organise a huge sport
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Delhi LG calls for increased vigilance, orders extra precautionary measure
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The LG has asked the administration to create a central data repository which contains records of doctors and para-medical staff in hospitals, especially private ones. In cases where people have gotten their degrees from abroad, additional secondary background checks are also recommended.
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Assam Governor visits Dhemaji; reviews flood protection measures and devel
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, who visited Dhemaji on Thursday, chaired a review meeting to take note of the flood protection works and other development initiatives undertaken in the district at the Conference Hall of the District Commissioner's Office in Dhemaji.
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