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Gautam Buddha Nagar DM starts unique initiative to curb air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): The District Magistrate BN Singh on Saturday outlined a new scheme to curb air pollution under which a person who informs the administration about burning of garbage or crackers will get Rs 1,000.
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Stubble burning is not the only reason for air pollution: BS Hooda
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday said that stubble burning is not the only reason behind air pollution and urged the central and state governments to provide an alternative to farmers.
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Delhi: Manoj Tiwari slams Delhi CM over spike in air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Saturday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not doing enough to curb the menace of air pollution in the capital alleging that he has not taken any requisite measures to control the pollution and is hiding his faul
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Ghaziabad locals continue to experience respiratory issues amid 'severe' a
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): As the air pollution level in Delhi's adjoining area of Ghaziabad remains in the 'severe' category, residents continue to experience respiratory issues.
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UP: Noida gasps for breath as AQI remains in 'severe' category
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Air pollution levels in Noida remained in the 'severe' category for the fourth consecutive day forcing the residents to curtail outdoor activities.
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Rajya Sabha Secretariat hires E-vehicles to ferry members within Parliamen
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Secretary-General Desh Deepak Verma on Friday flagged off two units of E-vehicle transport facility for ferrying members in the parliament premises.
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Karnataka: Coast Guard conducts two-day pollution response at New Mangalor
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mangalore (Karnataka) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard recently conducted a two-day pollution response exercise at New Mangalore to evaluate capabilities of stakeholders at Karnataka.
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People will judge me by my work, says Gautam Gambhir
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): After missing the Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting, BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Friday said the people will judge him by his work and not by the propaganda spread by the minions of the 'honest Chief Minister' of Delhi.
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Air pollution leading to 10-15 per cent spike in patients with cardiac dis
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): There has been a 10-15 per cent rise in patients suffering from cardiovascular disease in the past few days after Delhi's air pollution levels rose sharply, said a cardiologist at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
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Joint Secy skips meeting on air pollution due to important matter in SC: M
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Friday said that the Joint Secretary could not attend the meeting over worsening air quality today as she had to appear for an 'important matter' in the Supreme Court.
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MPs, bureaucrats skip Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on air poll
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Even as the Supreme Court pulled up agencies over worsening air quality in the national capital, officers from the agencies responsible for tackling air pollution on Friday chose to be absent from an important meeting called by the Parliamentary Standing Comm
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Randomly check three-wheelers running on polluting fuels in Delhi: SC
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): In the wake of deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to randomly check three-wheelers running on polluting fuels and file a report.
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