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New Delhi: A thick layer of smog enveloped the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) this morning as the air quality index (AQI) continued to be “very poor” despite the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoking stage two of the anti-pollution plan GRAP. As per the real-time data provided by the System of Air Quality and…
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Delhi air quality index has worsened in the past few days New Delhi: With the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi worsening in the past few days, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked stage two of the anti-pollution plan GRAP this morning. As per the real-time data provided by the System of…
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GRAP Stage 1 also bans the open burning of waste (File photo) New Delhi: Restrictions under the first stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) came into force in the national capital on Tuesday as the air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category for the third consecutive day. Stage 1 of the GRAP, a…
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As the monsoon season concludes, Delhi’s air quality has already dipped into the “poor” category New Delhi: Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai launched a “War Against Pollution” campaign today to tackle the air quality crisis in the national capital as winter approaches. Every year, the National Capital Region (NCR) experiences severe air pollution due to…
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LG VK Saxena said the very least which people expect from their elected government is breathable air. New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over Delhi getting the tag of the most polluted capital city in the world, calling it a matter of “national shame” and a health…
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This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows overview of Rafah border crossing, between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israel-Hamas war | Gaza crossing opens for foreigners and wounded After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians — dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured…
Fireworks on display after India won the match against England in the ODI World Cup 2023 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. There will be no fireworks display for the remaining matches in Delhi and Mumbai. | Photo Credit: ANI The BCCI has banned the display of fireworks during…
A NASA scientist told NDTV farm fires may increase in the next two weeks (File) New Delhi: Winter is approaching, so is bad air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Crop-residue or stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana is likely to add to the city’s worsening air quality index, or AQI….
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Water is being sprayed to control air pollution at ring road, In New Delhi on October 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The government has identified eight more pollution hotspots in addition to the existing 13 in the national capital, and special teams will be deployed there to check pollution sources, Delhi Environment…
The number of stubble-burning cases reported between September and October this year is as high as 845 New Delhi: The fields of Punjab are again black with burnt stubble ahead of winter. The air is smoky, likely toxic. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi had blamed Punjab’s farm fires for air pollution in…
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