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Delhi: Sprinkling of water done on roads, to check rise in AQI
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Delhi government has also pressed into service a total of 150 mobile smog guns to deal with air pollution.
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Delhi Pollution: Air Quality 'Severe' for 3rd straight day; Noida records
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The air quality in the Delhi-NCR region continued to remain under the 'severe' category on Saturday as AQI figure of 431 was recorded in Delhi. Noida and Gurugram at 7 am this morning recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively.
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Delhi-NCR pollution: Delhi Govt asks 50 pc employees to work from home
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier in the day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told media that primary schools in Delhi will remain closed from Saturday till the pollution situation improves in Delhi-NCR.
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Delhi air pollution: Kejriwal urges Centre to lead in curbing toxic smog
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
With Air Quality in the national capital continuing to remain in the 'severe' category for consecutive two days, the SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) Friday reveals that the stubble-burning contributed 34 per cent in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution.
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Even people without respiratory problem history coming for emergency treat
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Since the winters have arrived and the air quality index has already been about 400 AQI in last two to three days now, this smog is giving all types of respiratory problems. People are suffering from breathing issues like asthma, bronchitis. The symptoms are increasing," said Dr Nikhil M
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Delhi air pollution: Simple dos and don'ts to stay healthy when there's sm
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The smoke in the air due to industrialization and scenarios like farm fires when merged with fog, especially in winter create smog that comes with a bundle of severe conditions in humans, and animals and has the capability to kill plants. Smog has a direct effect on the respiratory system
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People in Delhi-NCR complain of respiratory illness as AQI plunges to 'sev
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
People of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday woke up with complaints of choking and 'eye burning' due to smog and air pollution leaving people gasping for breath.
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Delhi wakes up to thick smog, air quality index dips to 'severe'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital at 8 am was at 364 (in the 'Very Poor' category) and at 7 am the recorded AQI stood at 408 ('Severe'). Unfavorable meteorological conditions with slower wind speed and sudden spike in farm fire incidents are attributed to the dip in air
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Delhi air quality poor despite cracker ban; BJP says stubble burning respo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said stubble burning was the cause behind air pollution as Delhi was wrapped in a blanket of smog and the air quality remained in the "very poor" category.
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Delhi Environment Minister flags off 150 mobile smog guns to curb air poll
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The environment minister congratulated the citizens for their efforts towards keeping pollution under control.
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'poor' category on Diwali morning
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): On Diwali morning, Delhiites woke up to see a blanket of smog as the air quality remained in the "poor" category with the overall air quality index (AQI) at 276.
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'poor' category day before Diwali, smog bla
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): A day before Diwali, the Delhiites woke up under a blanket of the smoggy sky as the air quality remained in the "poor" category with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 266.
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