Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday raised concerns over the rise in air pollution in the country and called for a total revamp of the Air Pollution Act and air quality standards to make them stringent and effective.
With the worsening air quality in the national capital, the head of clinical oncology of Delhi State Cancer Institute Dr Pragya Shukla said that there will be long-term side effects of the air pollution.
Amid rising concerns over the deteroriating air quality in several parts of the country, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that in order to curb air pollution, we need "drastic measures" now.
As the air quality in the national capital has continued to remain in the 'very poor' category since Sunday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked the third stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Thursday.
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Doctors are alerting patients and telling them measures to safeguard their health. Speaking to ANI, Dr Subhash Giri, Director, Lady Harding Medical College said that they are receiving a lot of patients due to side effects of pollution.
Meanwhile, the price of chicken has reached an all-time high in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and some other cities with a kilogram of poultry meat being sold for PKR 700-705. While, in Lahore, the second most populous city in the country, the price of chicken meat is hovering between PKR 550-600 p
Amid the worsening flour crisis in Pakistan, the essential commodity is being sold in the black market making it very difficult for the common people to arrange proper food, The News International reported on Friday.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Harish Rao on Tuesday said that power cuts are happening across the country except for Telangana adding that the electricity situation in Karnataka has worsened under the Congress government.
In an effort to prevent further deterioration of air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management sub-committee on Saturday decided to invoke the 11-point action plan as per Stage-II of revised GRAP in the entire National Capital Region.
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As the winter approaches, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has worsened in the Jind district in Haryana. AQI in the district has crossed 200 even as an increasing incidence of stubble burning is reported here.