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Air emergency: City chokes on smog as AQI remains in 'severe' zone
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A thick toxic haze or 'smog' continued to hang heavy over the national capital as the air quality remained in the 'severe' category on Wednesday, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed.
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Pakistan: Punjab health dept orders closure of schools, offices in smog-hi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of Pakistan has ordered the closure of all public and private schools and offices in Lahore division and Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Narowal districts from November 9-12 due to smog, Dawn reported.
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After studying SC's order, Delhi govt will make detailed plan: Gopal Rai o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After the Supreme Court said that schemes like odd-even for vehicles to tackle pollution issues are mere optics, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the government will incorporate the orders of the Supreme Court in the detailed planning.
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Mumbai: Skyscrapers, buildings remain veiled behind haze of smog as air qu
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Bombay High Court on Monday passed interim directions for the Maharashtra government and municipal authorities in Mumbai and surrounding areas to mitigate the issue of worsening air pollution. The court permitted the busting of fire crackers only for 3 hours, between 7pm to 10pm.
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Delhi chokes as 'severe' air quality persists, truck entry restricted
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Thick clouds of smog shrouded parts of the national capital as the air quality across the metropolitan city continued to remain in 'severe' category on Tuesday.
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Uttar Pradesh: Taj Mahal in Agra disappears under blanket of smog with sur
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Air pollution levels can be high during the winter months for a number of reasons, including dust and vehicular pollution, dry-cold weather, stubble burning, burning crop residues after the harvest season and commuting.
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Toxic haze engulfs Delhi for third consecutive day, AQI remains in severe
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The air quality in several areas of Delhi remained in the severe category on Saturday as a thick toxic smog engulfed the city, resulting in poor visibility.
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Delhi: MCD constitutes 517 Surveillance Teams to implement Winter Action P
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has constituted 517 surveillance teams, constituting 1,119 officers, to check the open burning, illegal construction and demolition (C&D) waste dumping, checking of C&D sites, and dust on roads under its jurisdiction, said officials.
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Delhi Minister Gopal Rai blames Delhi Pollution Control Committee for shut
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Gopal said, "Violating all traditions, the Central Government appointed Ashwani Kumar as the Chairman of DPCC (Delhi Pollution Control Committee). Using his superpower, Ashwani Kumar violated a Supreme Court order and stopped the payment for the study of the smog tower. Following this, the a
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MCD deploys 517 surveillance teams to combat air pollution in Delhi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"To implement the Winter Action Plan (WAP) MCD has constituted 517 Surveillance Teams constituting 1119 officers to check the open burning, illegal C&D waste dumping, checking of C&D sites and dust on roads under its jurisdiction." read the MCD release.
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Delhi: Poor air quality affecting internal organs, say health experts, adv
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With the Air Quality Index (AQI) in several parts of Delhi-NCR breaching the 'severe' category, doctors and health experts advised people to travel only when necessary saying that the thick layer of smog hanging over the city air was having an adverse effect on the internal organs of the
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Smog towers not operational in Delhi over payments issue: Delhi Minister G
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the air quality in the National Capital continues to deteriorate, the smog tower which was inaugurated in 2021 at a cost of Rs 20 crores in Connaught Place is locked up and not operational.
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