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West Bengal Pollution Control Board Chairman mocks at air quality of Mumba
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"The air quality is far better than even Mumbai; forget about Delhi. In the metropolitan cities (Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai), Chennai having sea-side location, has the advantage of land breeze and sea breeze, Chennai is little better (AQI) than Kolkata. But compared to Delhi and Mumb
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"Stop abusing Hindus for your faults": BJP Spox after AAP blames party for
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai accused the BJP-led governments in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana of allowing the burning of firecrackers on Diwali despite the ban.
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Tamil Nadu: 2,095 arrested for bursting firecrackers beyond time specified
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the official release, a total of 2,206 cases were registered against 2,246 people in Tamil Nadu on November 12 and November 13. Chennai recorded the highest number of cases at 568.
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Tamil Nadu: Diwali firecracker ban ignored; 147 cases registered in Madura
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the order of the Supreme Court, on the pleas of the Government of Tamil Nadu, on the occasion of Deepavali, people were allowed to use firecrackers for 2 hours only, from 6 am to 7 am and from 7 pm to 8 pm.
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Measures under Stage IV of Centre's air pollution control plan to continue
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Following the pollution review meeting with the officers of the Environment Department at the Delhi Secretariat, Gopal Rai on Monday announced that the anti-pollution measures under GRAP IV regulations will remain enforced in Delhi until the next order of Commission for Air Quality Managemen
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TN: Ban on firecrackers beyond time limit flouted in Chennai despite SC or
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As per an official release, a total of 581 cases have been registered so far in Chennai, including 554 cases related to the bursting of firecrackers beyond the time specified by the Supreme Court.
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Haze engulfs Taj Mahal a day after Diwali
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Taj Mahal could hardly be seen from its vicinity as a thick blanket of smog engulfed it.
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Delhi Pollution: Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls for review meeting p
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI about the review meeting, Rai said, "The review meeting will include discussions on the overall air quality situation in Delhi-NCR. We will conduct discussions on the status of the different enforcement works that have been implemented to tackle the pollution."
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"Need strictness with our control measures": Centre for Science and Enviro
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"The Air Quality Index is in the Very Poor category in several areas... It indicates that the air pollution level has gone up after the bursting of crackers... The air has become still and its speed is slowing down, causing an accumulation of pollution. Right now, we need strictness with ou
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Tamil Nadu: Chennai air quality drops post Diwali
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Air quality in Chennai's Arumbakkam was recorded at 260 early Monday morning, it was recorded at 227 at Royapuram, 316 at Manali and 301 at the Velachery area, all in poor and very poor categories.
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Uttar Pradesh: Air quality low, roads filled with garbage post-Diwali reve
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Post-Diwali celebrations have left the pollution hanging in the air as smoky smog. Roads of the city have also been littered with remains of crackers, boxes of sweets, edibles, beverage bottles and other such waste.
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Firecrackers ban flouted in Delhi; air quality dips post-Diwali
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Post-Diwali, Delhi-NCR's air quality has significantly deteriorated, falling into the 'Poor' category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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