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Delhi's air quality in 'severe' category
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], November 6 (ANI): Air quality in the national capital continued to deteriorate and the Air Quality Index (AQI) has been classified as 'severe' on Friday. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the overall air quality recorded
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NGT reserves order on issue of country-wide temporary ban on firecrackers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday reserved its order on the issue of imposing a temporary ban on the use and sale of firecrackers across the country in a bid to protect vulnerable people from the increase of air pollution amid ongoing COVID-19
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No crackers this Diwali as COVID cases, pollution rise, says Delhi CM
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): With rising COVID-19 cases and air pollution level, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a ban on firecrackers in the national capital ahead of Diwali.
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Kejriwal urges Delhiites to avoid bursting crackers, take part in Lakshmi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged residents of the national capital to refrain from bursting firecrackers this Diwali and implored them to join him in Lakshmi pujan, at a set time, on the day.
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Delhi gasps for clean air as AQI remains in 'very poor' category
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi,[India], November 5 (ANI): A layer of smoky haze lingered over Delhi-NCR as air quality index (AQI) continues to remain in the 'very poor' and 'severe' category in several areas with rise of pollutants in the atmosphere.
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Nearly 40,000 stubble burning incidents reported in Punjab this year
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 5 (ANI): As per data by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), around 40,000 incidents of stubble burning have been reported so far this year, said GS Gill, Nodal Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board on Wednesday.
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NGT issues notices to 23 states, UTs on imposition of ban on firecrackers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issued notices to 23 states and Union territories regarding the imposition of a ban on firecrackers in a bid to protect the health of the vulnerable groups amidst the double whammy of pollution crisis and the
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Delhi's air pollution remains in 'poor' category, toxic foam floats on Yam
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): As air pollution in the national capital remains in the 'poor category', a thick layer of toxic foam enveloped the Yamuna River on Wednesday.
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Air quality in Delhi remains in 'very poor' category
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category for the fourth consecutive day, as per the data from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday.
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NGT seeks views on imposing temporary ban on bursting firecrackers in Delh
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Monday issued notice to the Environment Ministry, Delhi government, pollution control agencies, and neighboring states seeking their stand on whether the use of firecrackers should be temporarily banned from November 7 to
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Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' for third consecutive day
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category for the third consecutive day on Monday, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data revealed.
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category on Sunday, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data revealed.
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