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Lahore, world's third most polluted city
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 2 (ANI): Pakistan's Lahore on Wednesday ranked as the third-most polluted city in the world, as per data by IQAir, a Swiss air technology company.
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Vivek Oberoi shares thoughtful video on National Pollution Control Day
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Actor Vivek Oberoi, on Wednesday, shared a video encouraging people to engage in creating a pollution-free environment on the National Pollution Control Day.
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Delhi air quality in 'very poor' category again
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 340 in Delhi, under "very poor" category, on Tuesday.
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Thick haze in Delhi, air quality slips into 'very poor' category
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Various parts of the national capital witnessed a thick blanket of haze as air quality in the region continued to deteriorate further on Monday with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering at 322, slipping into the "very poor" category, according
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On 'Mann Ki Baat', PM Modi shares story of Haryana farmer who sells stubbl
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): At a time when Delhi's air pollution levels have spiked due to stubble burning in neighbouring states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared the story of a farmer from Haryana who is making money by selling stubble to agro energy plant and pap
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No respite from pollution, Delhi's air quality still in 'very poor' catego
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Delhi's air quality continues to remain in the "very poor" category on Friday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering at 323, according to SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research).
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Study reveals cooking with wood may cause lung damage
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): Advanced imaging with CT shows that people who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable damage to their lungs from breathing in dangerous concentrations of pollutants and bacterial toxins, according to a study.
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Air quality in Delhi dips to 'very poor' category
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Air pollution levels in Delhi dipped on Thursday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being reported in the 'very poor' category.
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Gopal Rai urges Air Quality Management commission to make bio-composer tec
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Amid rising air pollution and Covid-19 cases in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday urged the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to make the bio-decomposer technology mandatory for all states, which contribute to the rising air
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Kejriwal seeks PM Modi's intervention over stubble burning, says COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to get rid of pollution due to stubble burning and also informed the coronavirus cases in the national capital have been steadily decreasing after Novem
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Stubble burning led to spike in Covid-19 deaths in Delhi, says Health Mini
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Pollution caused by stubble-burning has led to the high number of Covid-19 deaths in Delhi, said Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday.
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HC refuses to hear plea seeking to impose lockdown in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to hear a plea seeking directions for the imposition of a substantial lockdown in the national capital with immediate effect in view of the rising COVID-19 cases and air pollution.
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