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Eliminating dust in capital is our govt's priority: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta s
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
CM Rekha Gupta noted that flying dust is a major contributor to pollution in Delhi; therefore, wall-to-wall roads are an effective solution for ensuring long-term dust control along road edges. She instructed MLAs to ensure that all new construction or repair works adhere strictly to the
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NGT slashes environmental penalty on Gurugram high-rise housing society
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted significant relief to Freedom Park Life AOA, developed by BPTP Builder, by sharply reducing the environmental compensation imposed on the society by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board.
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"Stop politics, find a solution": Priyanka Chaturvedi on need for air poll
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Shiv Sena (UBT) MP stressed that Delhi residents "feel as if they are breathing poisonous air every day" and criticised the lack of debate on the issue despite the BJP being in power, noting that it was once a key point of attack against the Aam Aadmi Party.
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"Rahul Gandhi is voice of every Delhiite...": Congress MP Jebi Mather hail
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Hailing the speech of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over the matter of air pollution, Congress MP Jebi Mather on Friday said that such an issue needs to be discussed at length in the Parliament as the national capital has turned into a "gas chamber".
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"Something concrete should come out of it": Priyanka Gandhi supports Rahul
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Priyanka Gandhi said that air pollution has been escalating every year and requires a coordinated national response.
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"Inadequate budget allocated by govt on air pollution": Congress MP Deepen
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MP Deepender Hooda on Friday said that the Centre has not allocated sufficient funds to deal with the problem of air pollution, adding that Parliament must hold a debate over this matter next week.
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"This is an issue in which all parties can agree...": Rahul Gandhi calls f
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday emphasised that he had brought up the issue of pollution in Delhi and other major cities during the parliamentary discussions. He asserted that this is an issue that every party will agree upon and urged them
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"Not many issues the govt and opposition can agree on": Rahul Gandhi on re
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The congress leader asserted that the millions of children's futures are being destroyed as they are getting lung diseases.
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Persistent smog makes Delhi's air quality 'very poor', AQI soars to 386
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Despite marginal improvements in recent weeks, large parts of the capital remained engulfed in dense and toxic smog. A thick haze was reported in areas such as Ghazipur and Anand Vihar, where visibility remained severely low.
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Rajya Sabha takes up discussion on electoral reforms
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up discussion on electoral reforms a day after it concluded in Lok Sabha.
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World Bank approves $600 million programs to promote clean air in Haryana,
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh program has a final maturity of 10 years including a grace period of two years, and the Haryana program has a final maturity of 23.5 years including a grace period of six years.
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Pakistan: Karachi's air quality worsens sharply, respiratory diseases rise
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Health experts stated that the government's failure to enforce environmental standards and control emissions has pushed the city's air pollution to alarming levels, endangering millions of residents, as reported by Dawn.
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