Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Union Environment Minister Minister Bhupendra Yadav requesting to immediately convene an emergency meeting with Delhi Government, IIT Kanpur and all other central Government Departments like DGCA, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of De
Amidst the alarmingly severe air quality in Delhi, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, senior advocate and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Kapil Sibal and senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan requested the CJI for complete virtual functioning of all courts.
Earlier today, Samajwadi Party Uttar Pradesh Chief Shyam Lal Pal wrote to the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and urged that no police personnel should check the voter ID of any voter in the state by-polls scheduled on November 20.
Following Jawaharlal Nehru University's decision to conduct classes online due to severe pollution and the worsening Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), Jamia Millia Islamia has also decided to shift to online classes until Saturday, November 23.
Earlier today, Samajwadi Party Uttar Pradesh Chief Shyam Lal Pal wrote to the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and urged that no police personnel should check the voter ID of any voter in the state by-polls scheduled on November 20.
Notably, nine seats in Uttar Pradesh including Meerapur, Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Karhal, Sishamau, Phulpur, Katehari and Majhawan in Uttar Pradesh will go to voting on November 20 with results set to be declared on November 23.
In wake of the deteriorating Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), which has reached alarmingly high levels, physical classes in all schools have been suspended in Gautam Buddha Nagar district till November 23, Office of District Magistrate stated.
With Delhi's air quality once again on hazardous levels, health and climate experts have termed the situation a "public health emergency", while calling for phasing out of fossil fuels and adopting clean energy solutions.
BJP leader Manoj Tiwari alongwith other party members handed out N95 masks to the people as a measure to protect them from the polluted air and also from transfer of microorganisms, body fluids, and particulate material.
Ahead of the second phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls, BJP Spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo expressed confidence that the BJP would win the elections by two-thirds majority.
Air quality has deteriorated in several cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and parts of northern India, reaching severe levels and raising concerns about health risks.
The Samajwadi Party leader also alleged that during the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Police officials deployed at polling stations misused their power and position, and made SP supporters, especially Muslim women voters remove their veils, causing fear among the women.