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Delhi wakes up to toxic smog as AQI hits 333, remains in 'very poor' categ
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Areas like Ghazipur Mandi and Akshardham reported thick haze early this morning, with visibility remaining significantly reduced. According to CPCB, many regions of the National Capital fell into the 'very poor' category.
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Jharkhand: Officials from BCCL, IIT-ISM inspect gas leak-affected area in
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In the wake of the suspected toxic gas leak in Kenduadih area in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, which claimed the lives of two women, Deputy Commissioner Dhanbad, Aditya Ranjan said that a team from Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), IIT-ISM inspected the affected area and for the time being,
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Centre launches initiatives to tackle Delhi's toxic air, sees 200 good air
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, responded, by saying various studies have been conducted by academic and research institutes on impact of air pollution. During the year 2025, not a single day the AQI has reached severe
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Delhi air quality remains in 'very poor' category with persistent smog; AQ
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Areas like Ghazipur and Akshardham reported thick haze early this morning, with visibility remaining significantly reduced. According to CPCB, many regions of the National Capital fell into the 'very poor' category.
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Protest erupt in Dhanbad after 2 women die of suspected gas leak in Kendua
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The deaths of Priyanka Devi on Wednesday evening and Lalita Devi earlier today have deepened fear among residents. While Locals believe gas exposure caused the fatalities, officials maintain that the exact reason will be confirmed only after post-mortem reports are released.
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Delhi air quality sees mild improvement as AQI settles at 299, enters 'Poo
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi's air quality improved significantly on Thursday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 300 at 8 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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"We should also discuss issue of pollution": Priyanka Gandhi demands debat
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday said that Parliament should also include the deteriorating air quality in several parts of the country in its list of business and hold a discussion on it.
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Toxic cocktail of pollution during early winter in Delhi-NCR: Centre for S
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
CSE noted that despite a significantly lower contribution from farm fires this season, Delhi's air quality has still slipped into the very poor to severe, pointing to the impact of local pollution sources, mainly from vehicles and combustion sources.
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"Govt cannot run away by blaming farmers or population growth": Congress's
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dikshit said that Delhi environment is utterly polluted, which has increased in the past six to seven years. He considered rising pollution in the region to be murder, noting that people use different methods to measure the Air Quality Index. The Congress leader also stated that the gover
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Air pollution may reduce health benefits of exercise: Study
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new study led by researchers at University College London (UCL) shows that chronic exposure to toxic air can significantly diminish the health benefits of regular physical activity.
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Delhi enveloped in toxic smog as air continues to be 'very poor' at 341 AQ
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Delhiites have spent around half of November in a toxic smog with either 'very poor' or 'severe' category, with no end to the breathing difficulties following the lifting of curbs under the Graded Action Respect Plan - 3(GRAP 3).
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Sustainable Wealth Creation through Poverty Alleviation in India
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27: India's colonial history involved systematic planned wealth extraction, and with years it led to manipulation of natural resources, disrupting-harming steadily the traditional agricultural systems. Post-independence, rapid population growth further intensified
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