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"Try to wear light masks": Doctor urges residents as Delhi chokes under AQ
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Emphasising its impact on public health, he categorised the two types of pollution components, in which one is gases like nitrogen oxide, which is harmful, and the second is particulate matter.
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'Incredible opportunity to unlock cooperation between India, Norway': Dy A
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Deputy Ambassador of Norway to India, Arvinn Gadgil expressed optimism on how India and Norway can collaborate and share knowledge so as to tackle the challenges arising from growing pollution crisis, marine pollution, and the opportunity for youth employment through the plastic recycling
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"AQI, let me die": Comedian Vir Das takes humorous jab at Mumbai's polluti
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Comedian and actor Vir Das has once again tapped into the collective mood of Mumbai, this time with a sharp, humorous take on the city's worsening air quality.
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Delhi enveloped in toxic smog as air continues to be 'very poor' at 341 AQ
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Delhiites have spent around half of November in a toxic smog with either 'very poor' or 'severe' category, with no end to the breathing difficulties following the lifting of curbs under the Graded Action Respect Plan - 3(GRAP 3).
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Pollution in Delhi is getting worse, something needs to be done: Kriti San
Updated : 6 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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SC seeks report from Punjab, Haryana on steps taken to curb stubble burnin
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Punjab and Haryana governments to file a status report on the measures taken to curb stubble burning, contributing to the air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR.
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China offers to help India tackle its severe air pollution crisis
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
China faced similar air pollution issues in the past but implemented aggressive measures to reduce pollution, including shifting industries, restricting vehicular emissions, and expanding clean energy use.
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Manjinder Singh Sirsa calls Kejriwal 'Anpadh,' slams Saurabh Bharadwaj ove
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa ignited a fiery political clash by calling AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal "anpadh" (illiterate) in response to AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's tweet mocking the BJP's claims that Punjab's stubble burning fuels Delhi's pollution crisis.
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Shashi Tharoor convenes multi-stakeholder meeting on 'collaborative action
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Taking to his official handle on X, Shashi Tharoor posted, "On Thursday evening in Delhi, I chaired the sixth in the series of roundtables I've been organising since 2017 on my initiative, under the auspices of Air Quality Asia, to focus MPs' and stakeholders' attention on the air pollution
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Rahul Gandhi meets environmental delegation, assures to raise 'air polluti
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
"A delegation of concerned citizens and experts, including Dr. Sanjeev Bagai, environmentalists Jai Dhar Gupta and Vimlendu Jha, and Bhavreen Khandari met with the LoP Shri @RahulGandhi to address the worsening air pollution crisis. They presented a petition urging immediate action and pr
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"Koi fark nahin padhta": AAP slams Union Environment Minister over polluti
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, accusing him of being indifferent to the growing pollution crisis in north India.
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Supreme Court demands Delhi Police explain lapses in Diwali firecracker ba
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Senior Advocate HS Phoolka on Monday highlighted the Supreme Court's recent intervention in Delhi's air pollution crisis, particularly regarding the enforcement of the firecracker ban during Diwali.
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