The Sub-Committee revoked the order, issued on 3rd November 2022, for actions under Stage-IV of the GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR) with immediate effect. Actions under Stages-I to Stage-III of GRAP shall however remain invoked and will be implemented, monitored and review
After three straight days this week of air quality recorded under the 'severe' category in Delhi, the bad air in the national capital in Delhi recovered a bit to 'upper end of Very Poor' on Sunday, said forecast system SAFAR.
As the Delhi Pollution goes from bad to severe, some people raised concerns on social media regarding the serious health issues, and some joked about it. Take a look at some hilarious memes.
The air quality in the Delhi-NCR region continued to remain under the 'severe' category on Saturday as AQI figure of 431 was recorded in Delhi. Noida and Gurugram at 7 am this morning recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively.
As air quality in the national capital continues to remain in the 'severe' category, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the Punjab government should act responsibly to reduce the incidents of stubble burning cases that had gone up in the State.
A revenue official, who visited a village in the Faridkot district of Punjab, was held hostage by a group of farmers. Farmers agreed to free the official only after getting written assurance from the administration.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said stubble burning was not a political issue and asked state governments to work together to curb it.