Army Commanders' Conference will be held in New Delhi from November 7 to 11 in the national capital to brainstorm on current or emerging security and administrative aspects and chart the future course for the Indian Army.
The air quality in the Delhi-NCR region continued to remain under the 'severe' category on Saturday as AQI figure of 431 was recorded in Delhi. Noida and Gurugram at 7 am this morning recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively.
As air quality in the national capital continues to remain in the 'severe' category, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the Punjab government should act responsibly to reduce the incidents of stubble burning cases that had gone up in the State.
With Air Quality in the national capital continuing to remain in the 'severe' category for consecutive two days, the SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) Friday reveals that the stubble-burning contributed 34 per cent in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution.
"Request you to undertake urgent and substantive measures to control Parali (stubble) burning in Punjab, which has converted the national capital once again into a gas chamber," Saxena wrote.
A team of Delhi Police Special Cell Thursday apprehended 3 main members, including a Nigerian national, of an international drug syndicate in the national capital and seized contraband drugs of over Rs 17 crore, officials said.
With Air Quality in the national capital continuing to remain in the 'severe' category for consecutive two days, the SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) Friday reveals that the stubble-burning contributed 34 per cent in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shahzad Poonawalla blames the Punjab AAP government for the rise in stubble burning. He attacked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the diminishing air quality in the national capital region.
Diminishing air quality in the national capital is affecting children up to 16 years of age more as compared to the adults. The pediatric population is suffering from frequent exacerbation, asthma, allergies, nasal blockage, allergic rhinitis and mental problems.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav blamed stubble burning in Punjab as a reason behind the worsening air quality in the national capital.
Parents in the national capital started worrying about their children, studying in Schools, as Delhi recorded the 'severe' category in the Air Quality Index (AQI) meter on Thursday.