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Delhi wakes up to toxic smog, AQI at 392 in 'very poor' category
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The national capital woke up to a dense blanket of toxic smog on Wednesday morning, with Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 392 at 9 am in the "very poor" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Delhi shrouded in toxic smog, AQI stands at 341 in 'very poor' category
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The national capital woke up to a thick layer of toxic smog on Tuesday morning with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 341 at 7 am, remaining in the "very poor" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Plea in Delhi HC seeks bar on outdoor school sports during toxic winter po
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Alarmed by the worsening air quality during Delhi's winter months, a group of minor schoolchildren has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a halt to all outdoor sports trials and tournaments scheduled between November and January when pollution levels in the capital routinely fall into the
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Delhi's air quality turns 'severe' as AQI reading soars to 427
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Bawana recorded the highest AQI level of 427 at 7 am, falling under the 'severe' category. In contrast, NSIT Dwarka recorded the lowest AQI of 225.
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Pakistan: Lahore tops global pollution index as hazardous smog engulfs Pun
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Lahore remained among the world's most polluted cities as hazardous smog covered Punjab. AQI levels reached dangerous highs, prompting health warnings, mask distribution, and a police crackdown that led to arrests, fines, and action against crop burning, smoke-emitting vehicles, and brick ki
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Ricin Terror plot: "No specific antidote for Ricin, a threat for biologica
Updated : 4 months ago IST
In light of the Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad's arrest of three men, including a doctor attempting to produce a lethal chemical compound called Ricin, Dr. YK Gupta, the former Chief of the AIIMS National Poison Information Centre, warned that Ricin is extremely toxic. Even a small amount, as
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Delhi pollution: CAQM mulls dust sensors on NCR roads to monitor toxic air
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Centre's air pollution mitigation body is examining a plan to install dust sensors along key stretches of Delhi and the adjoining NCR region to monitor road dust, one of the major contributors to the capital's particulate pollution load.
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As AQI soars, senior lawyer urges hybrid hearings in Delhi HC
Updated : 4 months ago IST
In a detailed letter addressed to Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Pahwa highlights that the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) has remained in the 'severe' category, frequently touching 450-600 in several monitoring zones. PM2.5 levels, he notes, have crossed 190 mg/m³, more than
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Delhi wakes up to toxic layer of smog, overall AQI at 397 in 'very poor' c
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Delhi woke up on Friday to a thick layer of toxic smog, as the air quality in the national capital showed no improvement, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 397, categorised as 'very poor' at 8 am on Friday. The AQI at 7 am was 399, only a point less than touching the 'severe' c
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US lawmakers move to halt China's toxic vape invasion threatening American
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to The Epoch Times, the bill titled the Ensuring the Necessary Destruction (END) of Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act was introduced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas).
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MP: Another death in toxic gas leak at Gwalior house; two family members c
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the police, a four-member family was living in a rented house on the ground floor in Pritam Vihar colony under the jurisdiction of Gola Ka Mandir police station in the district. The owner of the house kept some wheat along with pesticide tablets near their room and on late Su
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MP: Four-year-old boy dies, three of family hospitalised after suspected t
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
A four-year-old boy died and three members of his family were hospitalised following a suspected toxic gas leak in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior.
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