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Air quality in Delhi remains critical as AQI reels under 'severe' category
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A dense layer of smog enveloped the city of Delhi for the third consecutive day and the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 420 as of 9 am on Friday morning, according to the SAFAR.
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GRAP III restrictions implemented in Delhi-NCR from Friday as air quality
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
With the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi worsening and hovering in the severe category, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked stage three of the anti-pollution plan GRAP.
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Delhi Airport issues advisory for passengers amid city's rising air pollut
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
As Delhi continues to grapple with 'severe' air pollution, the Delhi Airport on Thursday issued an advisory for passengers and informed that all flight operations are currently normal, however, Low Visibility Procedures are in progress at the airport.
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"Increase in issues faced by school-going students": Pediatrician's flag e
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The AQI at AIIMS, Delhi has been recorded at 438 categorised as 'severe' and at Anand Vihar at 473, according to the CPCB.
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Air quality in parts of Delhi remains 'severe', residents face breathing i
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A thick layer of smog enveloped the national capital on Wednesday as pollution levels continue to rise.
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Uyghur advocates press for stronger enforcement of forced labor laws and X
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
After President-elect Donald Trump's victory, leaders within the Uyghur American community are urging the US to refocus on the human rights violations in Xinjiang, the north-western region of China where Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities have faced severe oppression.
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India-based Afghan student to fill consular gap amid staff shortage
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Afghan community in India is facing a critical issue - a severe shortage of consular staff. Over the past three years, Afghan diplomats manning the Afghan Embassy and Consulates in India have sought refuge/asylum in different Western countries and have left India.
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Lahore's toxic smog now visible from space
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Lahore, which has been reeling under severe pollution is now seeing thick and toxic smog clouds which are now visible through space via satellite imagery taken by NASA, Geo News reported.
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UKPNP raises concern over lack of infrastructure, internet services in PoJ
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has voiced concerns over the severe lack of infrastructure and internet services in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. The party criticised Pakistan's governance and called for the introduction of modern technologies a
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Pak: Karachi residents stage road blockade over prolonged power cuts, shor
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Irked over regular power cuts and shortage of water, a group of residents near Karachi's Isa Nagri staged a protest on Tuesday evening, blocking a major road and causing severe traffic chaos and jams.
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"Anyone who attacks any religious place is a criminal": AIUDF condemns att
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA and Party General Secretary Rafiqul Islam on Tuesday condemned the attack on a Hindu temple in Canada and demanded that the Canadian government impose severe punishments on the culprits to deter future attacks on religious institutions.
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Pakistan: Skardu confronts alarming water crisis as infrastructure struggl
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Skardu, a city in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, is grappling with a severe water crisis, primarily reliant on the ageing Sadpara Dam. Failed modernisation efforts and bureaucratic hurdles have exacerbated water shortages, leaving residents struggling to meet their basic needs. Experts
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