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Pollution wrecks havoc in Pakistan's Lahore as air quality degrades
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 13 (ANI): The people of Pakistan's Lahore on Saturday woke up sniffing and coughing due to air pollution, choking the city with smog.
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Immediate steps need to be taken to improve air quality, says top expert
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): As air quality dipped to the "severe category" in the Delhi-National Capital Region, health experts said the toxic air is suffocating and affecting even those who have no respiratory problem or chest disease.
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Delhi schools to remain shut for week, no construction activity permitted:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): To tackle increasing air pollution levels in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a 'pollution lockdown' under which the schools would remain physically closed for a week from this Monday. Classes would cont
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Air pollution affects lungs, heart, overall health of children, says healt
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): The air pollution in Delhi which affects the lungs, heart health and overall health of children is a cause of concern, said Dr Viny Kantroo, Pulmonologist and Chest Physician at Apollo Hospital in Delhi.
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Gopal Rai slams Centre for "not responding to his letters written twice" o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Slamming the Centre for being 'unresponsive' to the issue of rising air pollution in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday alleged that Union Minister Bhupender Yadav is "not responding to his letters written twice" over the emergency situati
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Delhi CM calls emergency meet to tackle air pollution
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called an emergency meeting to tackle air pollution in the national capital on Saturday evening.
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SC suggests Centre to declare two-day lockdown in Delhi to tackle pollutio
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Saturday suggested the Centre for a two days lockdown to tackle air pollution in the national capital.
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Parts of northern India wake up to dense layer of smog amid rising air pol
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Parts of northern India woke up to a thick layer of smog on Saturday as the air quality dipped to emergency levels.
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Delhi gasps for fresh air as AQI dips to 'severe category'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital plunged to the 'severe category' leaving Delhiites gasping for fresh air on Saturday morning.
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UAE hosting COP28 signifies its great position globally: Ministers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 12 (ANI/WAM): A number of ministers have praised the UAE's winning the right to host the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in 2023, the largest global conference of heads of state and government on climate
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Pak's Lahore declared most polluted city globally after breaching AQI 700
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], November 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Lahore has been declared the most polluted city globally after the city recorded its highest ever smog levels as the Air Quality Index (AQI) went above 700, reported a local media.
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Second phase of anti-dust campaign begins in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): To curb pollution, the second phase of the anti-dust campaign is starting today and will go on till December 12, said Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday.
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