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Telangana High Court bans sale, use of firecrackers ahead of Diwali
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 13 (ANI): The Telangana High Court on Thursday banned the sale and use of crackers in the state ahead of Diwali, owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Delhi, Goa CMs in war of words over Mollem track doubling project
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): A war of words took place on social media between the Chief Ministers of Delhi and Goa over Wednesday and Thursday, with Arvind Kejriwal accusing his Goan counterpart of ignoring local voices under "the Centre's diktat", in return being accused by Dr
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Amid poor air quality in Delhi, Cuckoo comes up with Air Purifier to help
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): With air pollution levels soaring all time high in the National Capital and India housing seven of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world according to the World Economic Forum, the need for quality air becomes the topmost concern in Indian
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Delhi's air slips back to 'very poor' from 'severe' category
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Delhi's Air quality index (AQI), slipped back to 'very poor' from the 'severe' category on Thursday, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Concentrate on affairs in Delhi: Goa minister to Kejriwal
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], November 12 (ANI): After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged his Goa counterpart Pramod Sawant to collaborate to make both Delhi and Goa pollution-free, Waste Management Minister Michael Lobo on Wednesday advised Kejriwal to concentrate on the affairs of the nati
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Delhi HC slams Kejriwal-govt over relaxing COVID norms amid pollution scar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed its concern on rising COVID-19 infection and the air pollution in the city and said that "it is a known fact that the COVID-19 virus can survive for a longer duration in pollution and thereby increase the severity
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Javadekar hopeful of new Air Quality Commission reducing pollution
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday expressed hope that the newly-constituted Commission for Air Quality would reduce pollution in Delhi.
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Haryana CM launches 'Project Air Care', 2 new development projects in Guru
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): In a step towards combating the rising air pollution in the NCR region, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Wednesday unveiled 'Project Air Care', under which 65 state-of-the-art WAYU air purifier units will be installed in locations with high Air Qual
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Combination of air pollution, COVID-19 can cause more severe disease, incr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): High levels of air pollution, combined with COVID-19 will not only aggravate severe disease but can also lead to an increase in mortality, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, Director, Randeep Guleria on Wednesday.
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Super-spreading events must have happened in Delhi, leading to surge in CO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Super-spreading events of COVID-19, in which big crowds with attendees do not take precautions leading to spread of infections on a large scale, must have occurred in Delhi, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi (AIIMS), Director, Dr Rand
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Diwali 2020: Only green crackers to be sold in Uttarakhand's six major cit
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 11 (ANI): In view of the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) directions amid COVID-19 and surge in levels of air pollution, the Uttarakhand Government has permitted the sale of only green crackers in six cities and restricted bursting of crackers for 2 ho
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Diwali 2020: Only green crackers allowed in Andhra, to be burst from 8-10
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 11 (ANI): Amid concerns regarding air pollution, the Andhra Pradesh government has allowed sale of only greencrackers and restricted bursting of crackers to two hours -- from 8 pm to 10 pm on the occasion of Diwali.
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