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Congress leader Deepak Singh arrives in Parliament on bicycle, wearing ant
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Congress legislative party leader Deepak Singh on Monday attempted to draw the attention of the state government towards the issue of pollution, by arriving at the Uttar Pradesh assembly on a bicycle and donning an anti-pollution mask.
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Delhi, Punjab, Haryana to receive rainfall in 48 hours: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): The areas of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab are expected to get some relief from pollution as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall in the next 48 hours.
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SC takes suo motu cognizance of Delhi water pollution row, asks government
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of the polluted water issue in the national capital and said that "problem of governance should not come in the way in such matters".
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People forced to live in gas chamber, it's better to kill them: SC rips in
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday slammed Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh government for failing to curb stubble burning and also came down heavily on the Central government for not taking concrete steps to improve the deteriorating air quality in the nat
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Supreme Court pulls up Punjab, Haryana govt over stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the governments of Punjab and Haryana for failing to take steps against stubble burning.
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'Get explosives...better kill them in one go', SC rebukes govt over air po
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Why are people being forced to live in a gas chamber? It is better to kill them in one go, said the Supreme Court on Monday while pulling up the Central government for not taking action over deteriorating air quality in the national capital.
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Delhi: 400 fire personnel deployed in two days to tackle air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): As many as 400 fire personnel were deployed and sprayed over five lakh litres of water in the city in the last two days by the Delhi fire service to tackle pollution here.
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Full electrification of Indian railways within next 3-4 years: Piyush Goya
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the target has been set for full electrification of Indian railways within next four years.
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Delhi air quality shows slight improvement with overall AQI at 239 on Sund
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Delhi gasped for breath on yet another day as the Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the 'poor' category, even though it recorded a slight improvement on Sunday.
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Delhi Fire Service deploys 20 fire tenders across city to counter air poll
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Delhi Fire Service on Saturday deployed 20 fire tenders to spray water on trees and roads at polluted areas in the city as a measure to control pollution levels.
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Delhi gasps for breath, AQI remains in 'very poor' category
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): People residing in the national capital were breathing polluted air for the third consecutive day on Saturday with overall AQI at 326, which falls in the 'very poor' category, at 9 in the morning.
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One-third of plastic waste generated daily remains uncollected: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Nearly one-third of an estimated 30,000 tonnes of plastic waste generated daily remains uncollected, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javdekar said on Friday and noted that the collection of this plastic was a key issue to address environmenta
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