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Maharashtra: CM Shinde to chair pollution review meeting today; AQI drops
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will chair a review meeting on the present situation of pollution in Maharashtra.
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Delhi air pollution: Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls meeting of minis
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the hazardous air quality in the national capital and directed that farmers should stop stubble burning forthwith in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, saying it was one of the major contributors to air pollution.
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Mumbai: JJ Hospital opens separate OPD ward for respiratory patients amid
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the increasing pollution in the city, Mumbai's JJ Hospital has opened a separate OPD ward to provide emergency treatment to patients suffering from respiratory problems.
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Delhi continues to suffer 'Severe' air quality levels, toxic smog persists
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the data issued by the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR-India), AQI in Anand Vihar was recorded at 432 (severe category), while RK Puram area the AQI stood at 453 (severe category).
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"New initiatives being taken to control air pollution," says Maharashtra M
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"The pollution level is above what is prescribed (in Mumbai). And that's why a lot of new initiatives are being taken by the corporation. One of them is cleaning up the roads with water. The second is sprinkling water on construction sites. Fogging guns, which spray water into the air, are a
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Delhi Govt plans to induce artificial rain amid deteriorating air quality
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With air quality in the national capital continuing to remain in the 'severe' category, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday informed that the Aam Admi government has planned to induce artificial rain through cloud seeding this month to combat air pollution.
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Tourists disappointed as Taj Mahal disappears in thick blanket of smog
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the air quality level deteriorates in the northern parts of India, a thick layer of smog engulfed the Taj Mahal in Agra. The tourists complained that the monument was not clearly visible to them due to pollution.
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Delhi government announces early winter break in schools from Nov 9 to 18
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In view of the severe air pollution level in the national capital, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced an early winter break for schools from November 9 to November 18.
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Delhi Air Pollution: AAP government holds meeting to ensure compliance wit
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday chaired a meeting of all concerned departments to ensure compliance with the instructions given by the Supreme Court yesterday regarding pollution.
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Delhi Government says it will follow Supreme Court guidelines on curbing p
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid high pollution levels in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said that our government will follow guidelines of Supreme Court on Delhi pollution, and we have called for a meeting with the concerned ministers and officers today.
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Mumbai air quality deteriorates, health alert issued in CST area
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The air quality in Mumbai was recorded in a 'moderate' category with an AQI (Air quality index) of 150 on Wednesday.
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Hardeep Singh Puri meets CEO of German Biogas Association; discusses issue
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid high pollution levels in the national capital, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri met Claudius da Costa Gomez, CEO of the German Biogas Association, in Berlin and said they tried to find a solution of stubble burning as Germany is a world leader in produci
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