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Delhi pollution: "Kejriwal's criminal neglect is killing," slams BJP
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"As Delhi chokes, here is AAP in 2020: Stubble-burning in Punjab is causing air pollution in Delhi. Strictest action should be taken against Punjab CM. And 2023: We have no official data; we don't know what causes air pollution in Delhi. Kejriwal's criminal neglect is killing," BJP leader Am
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Mumbai's air quality remains in 'moderate' category, AQI at 105
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The air quality in Mumbai remained in the 'moderate' category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 105 on Friday morning.
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Delhi air quality continues to remain in 'Poor' category, AQI at 249
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The overall air quality in Delhi continues to remain in the 'Poor' category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 249 on Friday morning, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India.
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Delhi Government to start 'Red light on, Gaadi off' campaign to combat pol
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"People of the BJP give statements as if they do not know anything about it. Yesterday, several illogical statements came from BJP leaders. One of the leaders said that when the Study stopped in February, Gopal Rai was saying that pollution had decreased. Let me inform them that the process
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Delhi's air quality plunges to 'poor' category; AQI at 256
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The overall air quality in the national capital on Thursday morning was recorded in the 'poor' category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 256, as per SAFAR-India.
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"DPCC Chairman stalled study on determining pollution sources": AAP leader
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking suspension of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) chairman accusing him of stalling an IIT Kanpur study to determine pollution sources in the national capital.
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Mumbai: BMC issues new guidelines to construction sites to curb air pollut
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued new guidelines on Wednesday to curb air pollution from construction sites in Mumbai.
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No policy can be drafted to reduce pollution without data on its sources:
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Delhi Services Minister and AAP leader Atishi said the government cannot draft policies to reduce pollution because there is no official data available to show which sources contribute how much to pollution.
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Researchers discover diapers can be recycled 200 times faster with UV ligh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that crosslinked sodium polyacrylate polymers deteriorate after being exposed to UV light.
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Govt destroys 328 kg of narcotics, 80 lakh sticks of foreign origin cigare
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A total of 328 kg of narcotic substances, valued at Rs 284 crore, and a staggering 80.2 lakh sticks of foreign origin cigarettes, with an approximate worth of Rs 9.85 crore, were safely and non-hazardously annihilated, read the press release issued by the Ministry of Finance.
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"Petty politics to blame Delhi for pollution": Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhar
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday said that there is a need for the Central government to sit with states and make a long-term plan to curb pollution in Northern India.
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BMC deploys anti-smog gun at Mumbai's Marine Drive to fight air pollution
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As Mumbai continues to experience an air quality crisis, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday deployed an anti-smog gun at Marine Drive to control dust.
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