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Rajasthan: 22 hospitalised due to breathing issues caused by air pollution
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters about the situation, Sikar Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Ratan Lal said that they are investigating the matter and have deployed the Pollution Control Board.
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"Construction work happening in Delhi being monitored": Manjinder Sirsa
Updated : 4 months, 1 week 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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Delhi's air quality turns 'severe' as AQI reading soars to 435
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Bawana recorded the highest AQI level of 435 at 7 am, falling under the 'severe' category. In contrast, NSIT Dwarka recorded the lowest AQI of 313, according to the data by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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"SIR is not a new thing": Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Congress' decisi
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Joshi said the Election Commission initiated SIR only after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi wrote to the poll body expressing concerns over alleged discrepancies in the voters' list. He added that similar revisions have been carried out earlier as well, including in Kar
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Extend voter roll revision by three months in UP: Akhilesh Yadav writes to
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh by three months, citing large-scale irregularities in voter enumeration, missing voter list
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Pollution in Delhi is getting worse, something needs to be done: Kriti San
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon, who hails from Delhi, has expressed deep concern over air pollution in the national capital, saying it is getting "worse and worse" and something needs to be done about it.
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AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj accuses Delhi Govt of fabricating AQI data, failin
Updated : 4 months, 1 week 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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"NDA will get huge mandate in upcoming polls in 5 states": Assam BJP Presi
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI in Hojai, Dilip Saikia said, "After the Bihar Election results, Congress and the INDI alliance are all in deep shock and they got a befitting reply from the public there... They gave a verdict that the INDI alliance is a curse for Bihar, while the BJP and NDA are a boon...
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CAQM inspects 101 sites in Sonipat, finds 29 units violating air pollution
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
During the drive, 101 sites were checked. These included six construction and demolition (C&D) sites, while the rest were industrial units. Out of these, 29 units were found breaking CAQM's rules, including 5 Construction and Demolition sites.
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"Air pollution doesn't just damage lungs, it also increases risk of dement
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Along with lung diseases, air pollution can also cause dementia in an individual, Neurologist Dr. (Col) Joy Dev Mukherji said in an exclusive interview with ANI.
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WB assembly LoP Suvendhu Adhikari criticises violation of EC guidelines am
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
"This directive from the ECI demands immediate attention. The ECI guidelines are crystal clear - Contractual Data Entry Operators, Contractual Staff, BSK Staff, or any such personnel cannot be involved in Data Entry work for the ongoing SIR. This information needs to be shared so that the
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AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj alleges "huge fraud" in monitoring AQI, says GRAP
Updated : 4 months, 1 week 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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