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Delhi's air quality plunges to 'severe' category
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Smog and dust continued to blanket the national capital on Wednesday, as air quality in a number of areas fell to the 'severe' category.
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Delhi: Rajnath, Rathore flag off 'Run for Unity'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore flagged off the 'Run for Unity' in the national capital on Wednesday amid loud cheers of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.
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Delhi-NCR to observe 'Clean Air Week'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Amid growing concerns over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, a 'Clean Air Week' would be organised from November 1-5 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with the Delhi government and the four major N
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Private vehicles may be banned if air quality worsens in Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) chairman Bhure Lal on Tuesday said that private vehicles may not be allowed to ply on roads if air pollution continues to worsen in the national capital.
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Deteriorating air quality making residents fall ill in Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): A haze enveloped the national capital on Tuesday as the air quality nosedived to 'very poor' category, with scores of areas inching towards severe pollution levels, according to the Pune-based System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)
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Fuel prices witness downward trend on Tuesday
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Providing relief to the consumers, the fuel prices continued to fall on Tuesday with petrol and diesel now being sold at Rs 79.55 and Rs Rs 73.78 per litre respectively in the national capital.
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SC asks CPCB to open social media account for grievance redressal
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to open a social media account where citizens can lodge their complaints regarding pollution in the national capital.
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Delhi air quality remains 'very poor'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 29 (ANI): The national capital Delhi continues to have a 'very poor' air quality on Monday with PM 2.35 and PM 10 being the prominent pollutants.
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Petrol price plunges below Rs 80 in Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 29 (ANI): The fuel prices continued to witness a downfall on Monday with petrol and diesel now being sold at Rs 79.75 and Rs 73.85 per litre in the national capital.
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Delhi Environment Min finds 'violations' during Burari inspection
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): A surprise inspection team headed by Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Saturday found "serious violations" in norms for dust control at ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants operational at Burari crossing in front of Majlis park metro station in the natio
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In spite of sunny morning Delhi air quality remains 'very poor'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): The national capital woke up to a sunny morning on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 18 degrees Celsius.
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Delhi air quality remains 'very poor', unlikely to change
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): People residing in the national capital woke up to a hazy morning on Friday, a day when the region's Air Quality Index (AQI) was rated as 'Very Poor' at 343 by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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