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The commission noted that during the 45-day period, 8,986 stubble burning incidents were reported in Punjab, compared to 6,474 during the corresponding period last year. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Stubble burning cases in Punjab and Haryana from April 1 to May 15 rose by 38.80% and 118.89% over the corresponding period last year,…
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There’s ban on movement of BS IV Diesel and BS III Petrol cars in Delhi-NCR. New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated further during the day, breaching the 400 mark, and dipping into the ‘Severe+’ category, forcing the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Centre’s anti-pollution panel, to impose GRAP 4 restrictions in the national…
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All schools in the NCR had shifted to online lessons on October 18. New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday directed government, private and civic body-run schools to conduct classes in “hybrid mode” – online and offline – with immediate effect, after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) announced relaxations under the Graded Response…
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A thick layer of smog can be seen near India Gate amid rising pollution in New Delhi on November 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The story so far: Air pollution in Delhi has been in the ‘severe’ and ‘severe plus’ category for the most part of the last 10 days. This week,…
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Delhi’s AQI has worsened to the “severe-plus” category New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday questioned whether Delhi should remain the Indian capital as the city’s worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization’s recommended daily maximum. A thick layer of smog – a toxic blend of smoke and fog…
In Punjab, there were 5,254 stubble burning incidents during this 45-day period this year. New Delhi: The number of stubble-burning incidents in Punjab and Haryana since September 15 has reduced by around 56 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively, compared to the corresponding period last year. In the period between September 15 and October…
All other existing measures taken under different stages of GRAP will continue. New Delhi: The Graded Response Action Plan — a set of anti-air pollution measures implemented in Delhi-NCR during the winter — came into effect on Sunday. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), an autonomous body tasked with improving the air quality in…
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