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Delhi-NCR grapple with 'Very Poor' air quality; AQI in national capital at
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram are in the grip of 'Very Poor' to 'Poor' air quality, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) ranging from 314 to 324, sounding the alarm for residents in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Air quality in Mumbai continues to remain 'Moderate', AQI at 139
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The overall air quality in Mumbai continues to remain in the 'Moderate' category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday morning recorded at 139, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India.
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Delhi-NCR grapple with 'Very Poor to Poor' air quality despite 15-point pl
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram are in the grip of 'Very Poor' to 'Poor' air quality, with Air Quality Index (AQI) ranging from 221 to 341, sounding the alarm for residents in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Centre has no concrete action plan to control pollution: AAP spokesperson
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Reena Gupta, in a press conference, said, "People in Northern India are suffering due to air pollution, but the Central Government lacks any action plan to control it. The surprising thing is that on October 24, the Central Government shut down that database. They closed the SAFAR website be
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Brain structural alterations and increased dementia risk are associated w
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to an important study undertaken in China and the United Kingdom, living near major highways is associated with an increased risk of dementia and changes in brain structure, owing mostly to traffic-related air pollution.
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Stubble burning: Centre should provide compensation, says Sukhbir Singh Ba
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday demanded that the Central Government should provide a compensation package or make arrangements to purchase the stubble as the blame game continues between neighbouring Haryana and Punjab governments over the deteriorating air pollu
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Pollution in Delhi ongoing issue, but meeting called after gap of nine mon
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Sachdeva said, "Pollution in Delhi is an ongoing issue, and it appears that serious efforts were lacking. The DPCC should ideally hold meetings on a monthly basis, but in this case, the meeting occurred after a hiatus of nine months. The behavior of the Delhi government is reminiscent of tha
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Chhattisgarh govt allows bursting of firecrackers for two hours, issues gu
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Firecrackers are burst with great pomp and show during the festival of Diwali, but in view of the increasing pollution in the environment, the Housing and Transport Department in Chhattisgarh has issued guidelines regarding the burning of firecrackers.
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Stubble to become a source of income, employment instead of pollution in U
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath released the Bio-Energy Policy 2022 to promote biofuel in UP and encourage large-scale investment in the sector. Many big investors had signed MoUs with the state government during the Global Investors Summit in this regard.
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"Punjab govt brought stubble burning down by 50 percent", claims state min
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
After the Haryana government claimed that there is more stubble burning in Punjab than in Haryana, Punjab Minister Bram Shanker Sharma said that the cases of stubble burning has gone down by 50 percent this year.
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"15-point winter action plan being implemented to combat pollution," Gopal
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier announced a 15-point winter action plan to curb the pollution caused by vehicles, biomass burning, dust, etc. Now this winter action plan is being implemented on the ground one by one to reduce the pollution in the national capital," Rai told
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Haryana govt points fingers at Delhi and Punjab over pollution problem
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The three neighbouring states- Delhi, Punjab and Haryana locked in tussle over the pollution problem in the state
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