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We are working on issue of air pollution, says UP Minister after Mayawati,
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh minister Brijesh Pathak on Saturday reacted to the allegations of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav that the government is "sending farmers to jail in the name of environmental pollution."
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Lucknow firecracker dealers clueless about whether to open shops
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): The firecrackers industry in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district is facing several problems ahead of Diwali this year. The vendors and dealers are clueless about whether to open shops or not. "Around a week is left for the festival, and the lic
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Atrocities on farmers under guise of stubble burning 'extremely condemnabl
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (SP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said that oppression of farmers under the guise of pollution caused by stubble burning is "extremely condemnable" and urging the state government to provide necessary help to them before ta
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Dense smog shrouds Delhi, air quality turns 'severe'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Delhi residents continue to gasp for breath, as the national capital recorded 486 'severe' air quality index on Saturday, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Biogas plant will take care of stubble burning problem: Prakash Javadekar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar virtually inaugurated a compressed biogas demonstration plant in Pune for biomass production during a meeting held to discuss "steps taken for prevention of air pollution in Delhi-NCR with emphasis on findin
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Pollution increases risk of COVID-19 infection: Health Ministry officials
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Officials from the Health Ministry on Friday informed a parliamentary committee on Urban Development (UD) of the risk of coronavirus infection due to pollution.
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'Complete ban' on bursting, sale of all kinds of firecrackers from Nov 7 t
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Friday directed for a 'complete ban' on bursting and sale of all kinds of firecrackers from November 7 to 30 in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.
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15-member panel to prepare report on impact of bio-decomposer: Gopal Rai
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): The Delhi government has sprayed the bio-decomposer, made by PUSA, in approximately 1,800 acres of farmland where paddy is cultivated in the national capital, said Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday.
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SC defers after Diwali vacation hearing on plea to prevent air pollution
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New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday deferred after the Diwali vacation hearing on a plea seeking directions to ban stubble burning in the states neighbouring the national capital to prevent air pollution.
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Javadekar virtually launches biomass plant to curb air pollution in Delhi,
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar held a meeting to discuss "steps taken for prevention of air pollution in Delhi-NCR with emphasis on finding a permanent solution" on Friday. He virtually launched a demonstration plant at Pune which produces c
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All types of firecrackers banned in Delhi from Nov 7 to 30: Satyendar Jain
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): In a bid to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from worsening due to increased air pollution, the Delhi government has banned all types of firecrackers from November 7 to 30, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday.
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Parliamentary panel on Urban Development meeting today to discuss steps ta
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], November 6 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development will hold a meeting here on Friday at 11 am to discuss 'steps taken for prevention of air pollution in Delhi-NCR with emphasis on finding a permanent solution'.
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