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Research shows air cleaners don't stop you getting sick
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to new research from the University of East Anglia, air filtration systems do not reduce the risk of contracting viral illnesses.
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'severe' category
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data recorded at 8 am, the air quality in RK Puram was recorded at 461, it was at 454 at New Moti Bagh, 465 at the IGI Airport area and 475 at Nehru Nagar, all in the severe category.
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Six-member Special Task Force deployed to monitor and implement GRAP rules
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai held a review meeting with the concerned officers to ensure strict compliance with GRAP-IV rules at the Delhi Secretariat on Thursday. After the meeting, Environment Minister Rai mentioned that a 6-member special task force has been formed, under the lead
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DPCC points Delhi Govt's indecisiveness on smog tower ineffectiveness in a
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) in its report has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the ineffectiveness of the smog tower has been communicated to the Government of NCT of Delhi, but no concrete decision on the matter was taken.concrete decision on the matter was t
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Delhi paying price of AAP's ego in pollution crisis: BJP slams Kejriwal
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president, Virendra Sachdeva said on Thursday that the people of Delhi are paying the cost of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's ego.
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"Politics can wait...": LG Vinai Kumar Saxena on Delhi pollution
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Thursday came down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and said that blaming other states for Delhi pollution is not a solution and the real solution lies in Delhi itself.
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Air pollution: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls for meeting to s
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said a high-level meeting has been scheduled for 1 pm today at the Delhi Secretariat to discuss and enhance the enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) rules to combat the city's pollution crisis.
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Thick veil of smog over Delhi; air quality continues in 'severe' category
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A thick layer of smog veiled the national capital on Thursday morning and the air quality was recorded in the 'severe' category in several parts of Delhi.
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Pakistan: Air pollution crisis intensifies in Lahore
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The city, which had experienced five days of relatively normal air quality, saw a sudden spike with a maximum AQI of 401 recorded at 9 am, marking it as extremely unsafe for breathing.
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Harrdy Sandhu reschedules his Gurgaon show amidst escalating pollution c
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In the wake of rising air pollution in north Indian states, singer Harrdy Sandhu has decided to reschedule his upcoming show in Gurgaon.
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Mauritius to host third Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security and Sa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Mauritius is hosting the third Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security and Safety in the Western Indian Ocean on Thursday at the Intercontinental Hotel in Balaclava.
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"If the pollution escalates to the 'Severe' plus category, measures will b
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday announced that the government is closely monitoring the city's pollution levels and will consider measures such as artificial rain and the implementation of the odd-even rule if the situation escalates to the 'Severe' plus category.
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