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Ghaziabad chokes as AQI plunges to 'severe' again
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The level of air pollution in Ghaziabad on Friday took a turn for the worse with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 414, which falls in the 'severe' category, said Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Moradabad: Pollution Control Board slaps fine of Rs 1.62 crore on factory
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) levied a fine of Rs 1.62 crore on a metal works company which was burning furnaces illegally.
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Air quality improves in Delhi, AQI in 'moderate' category
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): After being submerged under thick smog in the last few days, the quality of air in the national capital region has moved from "poor" category to "moderate" category on Monday.
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Gurugram: AQI in 'very poor' category on Sunday morning
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): The Air Quality Index (AQI) showed improvement and was recorded at an average of 301 at NISE Gwal Pahari area here on Sunday morning, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. The air quality at this level falls under a 'very poor' c
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Randomly check three-wheelers running on polluting fuels in Delhi: SC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): In the wake of deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to randomly check three-wheelers running on polluting fuels and file a report.
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BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar writes letter to PM on Delhi-NCR air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Loni (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): With Delhi-NCR gasping for breath, BJP MLA from Ghaziabad, Nand Kishore Gurjar has penned down a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to direct Indian Air Force to sprinkle water in his constituency with the help of helicopters to s
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Punjab: PPCB organises street plays to aware farmers on stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Monday in association with Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) launched an awareness campaign, including organizing of street plays, on the issue of stubble burning.
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Delhi govt should tell us how many CPCB directives have they complied with
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Monday asked Delhi government about the number of directives issued by Central Pollution Control Board that they have complied with.
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Delhi: EDMC sprinkles water on roads as pollution control measure post Diw
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 28 (ANI): Just after the Diwali celebrations, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Monday sprinkled water on roads in Anand Vihar area, to reduce dust as a pollution control measure.
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Delhi: Gahlot inspects Dwarka hotspot, directs immediate crackdown on air
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Environment Minister in Delhi government Kailash Gahlot on Friday inspected Dwarka sub-city, a designated hot spot by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and took stock of efforts to check the prevailing ambient air quality situation.
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PPCB files case against 4 Ludhiana Municipal Corporation officers
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Thursday filed a case against four Ludhiana Municipal Corporation officers in connection with non-functional sewerage treatment plant of Jamalpur and operating Balloke sewerage treatment plant without its cons
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DPCC issues closure directions to 12 hospitals violating biomedical waste
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Expressing concern over untreated bio-waste, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued closure directions to 12 hospitals and identified 56 others in violation of biomedical waste norms.
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