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‘Smog’ in the boardroom: India Inc. confronts the cost of air pollution

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‘Smog’ in the boardroom: India Inc. confronts the cost of air pollution

Construction bans in Delhi-NCR due to air pollution have lead to project delays and rising costs. File. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Air pollution has moved from the margins of environmental reporting to the center of corporate boardroom conversations in India — and increasingly, into earnings calls. In 2025, the phrase “air pollution” was mentioned…

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Watch: Chennai schoolboys win award for prototype to solve stubble-burning crisis

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Watch: Chennai schoolboys win award for prototype to solve stubble-burning crisis

Stubble burning solution: Chennai students win IIT Kharagpur award | Video Credit: The Hindu Every November, Delhi chokes under a blanket of smog. There are many reasons for why this happens. One is the much discussed and debated stubble burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana. Farmers have taken to using alternative varieties…

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GRAP IV Measures Take Effect At the End Of Day 2

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GRAP IV Measures Take Effect At the End Of Day 2

New Delhi: Pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, which had crossed the 500-mark on Monday and stayed there, has started dropping, indicating that the stringent GRAP 4 measures have started taking effect. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Arvind Nautiyal, Member-Secretary of the Commission for Air Quality Management, said the Air Quality Index or AQI — which…

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Pollution Chokes Delhi, New Restrictions In Place, Schools Go Online

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Pollution Chokes Delhi, New Restrictions In Place, Schools Go Online

With AQI 498, Delhi is the worlds second most polluted city, after Pakistans Lahore. New Delhi: Delhi continues to be wrapped in a blanket of smog, with the air quality in the “severe” category for the third consecutive day. With AQI 498, Delhi is the world’s second most polluted city, after Pakistan’s Lahore with AQI…

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Wary Of NASA Satellites, How Farmers In Punjab Time Crop-Burning, Scientist Explains

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Wary Of NASA Satellites, How Farmers In Punjab Time Crop-Burning, Scientist Explains

Thermal inversion is a big factor behind the sudden spike in dense smog. New Delhi: Since Wednesday morning, north India has been covered in a thick blanket of smog, leading to low visibility, a drop in temperature and the air quality deteriorating to the ‘Severe’ category. Air quality remained a concern all over the Indo-Gangetic…

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Delhi Primary Schools To Move To Online Classes Amid Severe Pollution

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Delhi Primary Schools To Move To Online Classes Amid Severe Pollution

Delhi has raised the air pollution alert level to GRAP-3 New Delhi: Primary schools in Delhi will switch to online learning mode from Friday due to severe air pollution in the national capital, Chief Minister Atishi announced in a post on X. She said the online classes for primary school children will continue “until further…

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Delhi Engulfed In Blanket Of Smog For 2nd Consecutive Day, AQI At 432

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Delhi Engulfed In Blanket Of Smog For 2nd Consecutive Day, AQI At 432

At 5:30 am, Amritsar and Pathankhot airports in Punjab reported zero visibility. New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to another smoggy morning with a thick layer of white blanket (smog) engulfing the city. The air quality index (AQI) at 6 am was recorded at 432, falling under the “severe” category”, according to the Central Pollution Control…

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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Says “Stopped Morning Walks” Due To Pollution

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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Says “Stopped Morning Walks” Due To Pollution

The 50th Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, is retiring on November 10. New Delhi: The seasonal pollution spike in Delhi is affecting the health regimen of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. The Chief Justice, in an informal conversation with reporters at the Supreme Court on Thursday, said he has stopped going for morning…

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Air Pollution Linked To Nearly 2,000 Child Deaths A Day: Report

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Air Pollution Linked To Nearly 2,000 Child Deaths A Day: Report

Air pollution has become the second leading risk factor for early death, said report (Representational) Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said Wednesday. Exposure to air pollution contributed to the deaths of 8.1 million…

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