The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas has urged state governments and the Delhi government to postpone physical sports competitions scheduled for November and December, citing prevailing air quality trends.
"The RJD, Congress, and Samajwadi Party are frustrated by their election defeat and are making irresponsible statements," Ansari told ANI, suggesting the RJD and its allies are struggling to accept their electoral setback.
Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) national president Chirag Paswan on Wednesday stated that the swearing-in ceremony of the next chief minister of Bihar will be a grand event, with the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday said the government has identified all pollution hotspots in the city and has declared a "war" on the National Capital's rising pollution.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday told the Delhi Government that schoolchildren should not be made to play outdoor sports during the highly polluted winter months from November to January.
In view of the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) III was implemented on November 11 across the national capital by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). The measures aim to control emissions through stricter restrictions
The national capital woke up to a dense blanket of toxic smog on Wednesday morning, with Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 392 at 9 am in the "very poor" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The ruling NDA got 202 seats, a three-fourths majority in the 243-member House. This is the second time the NDA has crossed the 200-mark in the assembly polls. In the 2010 polls, it had won 206 seats.
With temperatures in parts of Pune City dipping around 10 degrees Celsius, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday issued a directive public appeal banning open bonfires in the city, stating that the practice is contributing to deteriorating air quality.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday took responsibility for his party's dismal performance in the Bihar Lok Sabha polls, saying he will work twice as hard as he had worked in the past three years and there's "no turning back" until he fulfils his resolve "to make Bihar better."<
The former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Leader of Opposition, Jai Ram Thakur, launched a sharp attack on the state government on Tuesday, accusing the Congress administration of preparing to celebrate its three-year tenure while people across the state continue to suffer due to
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday renewed his challenge, this time declaring that he would "definitely quit politics and leave Bihar" if NDA fulfils its poll promise of transferring Rs 2 lakh each to 1.5 crore women under Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana