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'Gift a Life' commits to curbing menace of air pollution in national capit
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Inspired by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) clean air study, 24-year-old Harshit Baveja started 'Gift a Life' organisation three years ago to curb the menace of air pollution in the national capital.
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Whenever pollution levels shoots up, Kejriwal blames farmers: Manoj Tiwari
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Sunday took a jibe at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for blaming farmers for the increase in the pollution levels.
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Arvind Kejriwal responsible for deteriorating air quality in Delhi: BJP's
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): BJP Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel on Sunday targeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the rising menace of air pollution in the national capital.
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We will not burn straw if we are compensated for managing stubble, says Pu
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Farmers continue to burn stubble in the district despite the ban imposed by the Punjab government. Farmers say that they will stop burning crop residue if they are suitably compensated by the government for managing stubble.
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Delhi Cabinet clears proposal to carry out awareness campaign on air pollu
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The Delhi Cabinet on Saturday cleared a proposal to carry out a mass awareness campaign on the effects of air pollution and measures taken to combat the menace.
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Delhi: EDMC sprinkles water on roads to reduce dust pollution
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): With an aim to curb the menace of dust pollution, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Saturday began sprinkling water on the roads.
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Air quality in Delhi improves slightly today, concerns persist
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19: The past 24-hours have brought relief to the people residing in Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad as the air quality index (AQI) on Saturday slightly improved from 'very poor' to 'poor' category in Delhi-NCR, stated the
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Delhi: Gahlot inspects Dwarka hotspot, directs immediate crackdown on air
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Environment Minister in Delhi government Kailash Gahlot on Friday inspected Dwarka sub-city, a designated hot spot by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and took stock of efforts to check the prevailing ambient air quality situation.
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Delhi's air pollution is public health emergency, worse is yet to come: do
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): With two weeks to go for Diwali, the air quality in the national capital has started to deteriorate. On Friday, air quality forecast remained between 200 to 300 levels at various locations in Delhi.
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Do not blame us for air pollution: Punjab Farmers
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Despite a ban by the Punjab government, incidents of stubble burning have not abated in the nearby areas of Amritsar. Scores of farmers here have been burning crop residue, causing air pollution in the nearby states, while claiming that they lack a
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Delhi chokes with dusty haze, air quality remains 'very poor'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Delhi is once again inching towards the worst time of the year in terms of air pollution, as the national capital's air quality is getting toxic day by day.
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'Impossible' to gauge contribution of various sources of pollution to air
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that it is "impossible" to gauge the contribution of various sources of pollution to the deteriorating air quality of the national capital.
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