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"People trapped in gas chamber, feeling suffocated": Congress MP Pramod Ti
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Thursday criticised both the central and Delhi governments over rising air pollution, saying the residents of the national capital are "trapped in a gas chamber" and struggling to breathe.
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"Pollution is not a one-year problem, we are clearing 11 years of backlog"
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Thursday said the current Delhi government (BJP) is tackling pollution and civic issues left behind by the previous Aam Aadmi Party government led by Arvind Kejriwal. He said the issues facing the national capital did not develop overnight but are the
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Mumbai's Bandra covered In moderate haze, while Delhi's Air crisis deepens
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Residents near Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex woke up to hazy skies today as the area's Air Quality Index (AQI) hit 148. Meanwhile, the national capital woke up to dense smog on Sunday morning as the average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 461 at 7 am, falling in the 'severe' category des
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Winter Session: Lok Sabha to discuss air pollution in Delhi-NCR; Key repor
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Members Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, and Bansuri Swaraj will raise concerns over the deteriorating air pollution and its impact on public health in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR).
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Delhi Airport issues fog advisory, warns of possible flight disruptions du
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Thursday morning issued a fog advisory, warning passengers of possible disruptions to flight operations due to reduced visibility in the national capital.
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Village Panchayat issues diktat over marriage in Bidhuri Gotra, Delhi HC g
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Khap-like Panchayat diktat has come to light in a village of the South East District of the National Capital, where the predominant Bidhuri Gotra panchayat issued a diktat to a member of the Chechi Gotra to cancel the proposed marriage of his son with a girl of their Gotra.
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CEA Anantha Nageswaran calls for states-led reforms in higher education
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
States hold the key to the next phase of higher education reform in India, said Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, during the CII Global Higher Education Summit on Wednesday here in the national capital.
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Illicit trade poses serious threat to economy and national security: Exper
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Illicit trade, including counterfeiting and smuggling, poses a serious transnational threat to economic growth, consumer safety and national security, noted experts and law enforcement officials at a capacity-building programme organised by FICCI CASCADE in the national capital.
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Mallikarjun Kharge to address press briefing as Congress announces Nationw
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday will address a special press briefing in the national capital at 9.30 am.
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Delhi air quality sees slight improvement at 328 remains in 'very poor' ca
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The national capital, Delhi, witnessed a slight improvement in air quality on Wednesday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 328 at around 8 am, keeping it in the 'very poor' category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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No fuel for vehicles without Pollution Under Control Certificate from Dec
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Announcing strict measures to control vehicular pollution in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday said that vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will not be supplied fuel at petrol pumps in Delhi, starting from De
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"Smog from Punjab is not reaching Delhi": CM Bhagwant Mann refutes claims
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index in the national capital stood at 354 at 4 pm on Tuesday, categorised as 'very poor.'
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