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Odd-even scheme not a solution to air pollution: SC
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday called the odd-even rationing scheme "half-baked" and said that it might not be a solution to control the deteriorating air quality in the national capital.
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Javadekar calls for joint cooperation of agencies to combat air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): As Delhi is gasping for breath due to air pollution, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that the joint cooperation of all agencies is needed to fix the issue.
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Delhi: Officials ditch Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on air pol
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): A meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Urban Development over the deteriorating air quality of the capital, which was scheduled for today, has been postponed as three commissioners of MCD, Vice Chairman of DDA, Secretary or Joint Secreta
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VVS Laxman does the unthinkable, makes Gautam Gambhir laugh out loud!
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer and BJP lawmaker Gautam Gambhir is known to be a serious person, however, VVS Laxman on Friday did the unthinkable as he made the former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper laugh out loud!
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UP: Noida, Ghaziabad reel under bouts of air pollution as AQI crosses 500
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ghaziabad/Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): With air pollution reaching to alarming levels in Delhi's adjoining areas of Ghaziabad and Noida, more and more residents are urging the government to take emergency measures to deal with situation which is leading to breathlessness, wat
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Air pollution crisis: Gurugram gasping for breath as AQI crosses 700
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Gurugram residents continued to struggle for clean air as the Air Quality Index (AQI) docked at 703, which falls in the 'severe plus' category, on Friday morning, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on air pollution underway
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): A meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Urban Development is underway to discuss the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, sources said on Friday.
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Delhi-NCR continue to battle air pollution, AQI hovers around 482 in capit
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi/Noida/ Gurugram/Ghaziabad [India], Nov 15 (ANI): The air pollution levels in Delhi and its adjoining areas remained in the 'severe' category for the third consecutive day despite the implementation of the Odd-Even scheme.
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Delhi: Street children forced to breathe polluted air
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 15 (ANI): At times when schools in Delhi NCR are shut for two days due to the air pollution, some poor children on the streets are forced to breathe the toxic air as they struggle hard to sell their goods at the traffic signals to sustain their daily bread.
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Delhi Bar provides fresh oxygenated air in different aromas to customers
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 15 (ANI): At a time when Delhiites are gasping for breath and Air Quality Index (AQI) is in the very 'severe' category, 'Oxy Pure' an oxygen bar in the Saket is offering pure oxygen to its customers in seven different aromas (lemongrass, orange, cinnamon, spearmint, pe
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Air pollution: Delhi HC pulls up Delhi govt, suggests clutch of measures
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up the AAP-led Delhi government and other authorities over increasing air pollution levels in the city and suggested a clutch of measures to bring it down.
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Air pollution crisis: Children took part in marathon voluntarily, clarifie
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Founder of the NGO which had organised a children's marathon in the national capital despite worsening air quality issued a clarification saying that kids had voluntarily participated in the event.
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