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Delhi's air quality improves to 'poor' from 'very poor' category
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital improved to 'poor' from the 'very poor' category on Monday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 262, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Study finds long-term exposure to air pollution may increase COVID-19 risk
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests recent research.
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Ride aggregators, delivery services to adopt electric vehicles mandatorily
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): In a fresh push towards electric vehicles and bring down pollution levels in the city, the Delhi government has issued a draft policy directing all ride aggregators and delivery services to mandatorily adopt electric vehicles in its newly onboard fleets.
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Tamil Nadu needs to update its policy to control air pollution in Chennai,
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that Tamil Nadu needs to evolve and update its policy to control air pollution in Chennai city and its agglomeration area.
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Delhi's air quality stands in 'very poor' category today
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Delhiites woke up witnessing a very foggy morning on Saturday as the city's air quality in the national capital stood at the 'very poor' category.
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NGT constitutes 8 member committee to look into pollution in Mumbai's Powa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted an eight-member joint committee to look into the pollution of Powai Lake in the Eastern suburb of Mumbai and the failure of authorities to take remedial action.
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Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Delhi's air quality has deteriorated further as it slipped from the 'moderate' category to 'very poor', with the city recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 312, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFA
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Air Quality in Delhi remains in 'moderate' category
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Delhi's air quality continues to remain in the 'moderate' category, with the city recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 142, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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French envoy thanks Union Minister Bhupender Yadav for 'excellent' discuss
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 12 (ANI): French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain on Wednesday thanked Bhupender Yadav, India's Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change for "excellent" discussions on issues including plastic pollution and protecting marine biodiversity.
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Air quality in Delhi slips to 'moderate' category, Noida in poor
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Delhi's air quality has slipped from the 'satisfactory' category to 'moderate' , with the city recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 193, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Long term exposure to air pollution may heighten COVID-19 risk: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests recent research.
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Air quality in Delhi remains in 'satisfactory' category
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'satisfactory' category on Monday with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 93 for the third consecutive day, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Resear
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