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Mumbai civic body puts in place 27-point guidelines to control air polluti
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
All districts will have to monitor their air quality levels on a weekly basis and accordingly plan the implementation of pollution control measures, said the BMC Commissioner.
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Uttar Pradesh's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Uttar Pradesh deteriorated from the 'poor' category to the 'very poor' category on Thursday, as per the data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Air emergency: City chokes on smog as AQI remains in 'severe' zone
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A thick toxic haze or 'smog' continued to hang heavy over the national capital as the air quality remained in the 'severe' category on Wednesday, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed.
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Delhi CM recommends to LG suspension of DPCC chief for "halting govt's eff
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday recommended the immediate suspension of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) Chairman Ashwani Kumar to the Lieutenant Governor, in a move to expedite action on bureaucracy obstructing the government's efforts to fight rising pollution.
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Delhi air pollution: CM Arvind Kejriwal chairs high-level meeting
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The overall air quality in the National Capital continues to be in the 'severe' category for the fifth straight day, as per the Central Pollution Control Board. AQI measured at 9 AM from ITO in Delhi was recorded as 400 in the Very Poor Category.
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Amid rising pollution, authority warns metal scrap melting units of strict
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Due to the continuous increase in air pollution, the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Department and the Municipal Corporation conducted a raid late in the evening on illegal furnaces for melting e-waste and brass in Moradabad. The workers fled the place.
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Delhi: Primary schools to remain shut till Nov 10 amid severe air pollutio
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In view of the worsening air quality in Delhi, the primary schools will remain closed till November 10, said Education Minister Atishi on Sunday.
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Delhi Minister Gopal Rai blames Delhi Pollution Control Committee for shut
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Gopal said, "Violating all traditions, the Central Government appointed Ashwani Kumar as the Chairman of DPCC (Delhi Pollution Control Committee). Using his superpower, Ashwani Kumar violated a Supreme Court order and stopped the payment for the study of the smog tower. Following this, the a
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Delhi AQI better since afternoon, likely to improve further: Panel
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the Delhi air turned severe, leading to a temporary closure of schools and scores gasping for breath, the average Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital clocked 468 on Friday, according to the 4 pm AQI bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Air Pollution: NGT issues notice to Chief Secretaries of various states in
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued a notice on Friday to the Chief Secretaries of the States where the Air Quality Index (AQI) has dipped to severe, very poor and poor categories. They are directed to take immediate remedial action and submit the action taken report before the Tribunal
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Delhi wakes up to dense haze as air quality turns 'severe' at multiple loc
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The air quality in several parts of Delhi reeled under the 'severe' category on Friday morning with Mundka recording the highest Air Quality Index (498), as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Rise in cases of eye irritation, headache as AQI worsens in Delhi-NCR: Off
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With the worsening air quality in the national capital, the head of clinical oncology of Delhi State Cancer Institute Dr Pragya Shukla said that there will be long-term side effects of the air pollution.
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