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Amid Pollution Curbs, Staggered Timings For Delhi Government Offices

November 15, 2024 admin

Delhi’s air quality has been in the ‘severe’ category for the last two days. (Representational) New Delhi: The Delhi government has banned private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles, prohibited the entry of interstate non-electric-CNG buses, certain categories of construction activities, and staggered government office timings, as the city choked under ‘severe’-category air…

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

November 15, 2024 admin

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

November 14, 2024 admin

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

November 14, 2024 admin

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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Toxic Foam On Yamuna In Delhi Raises Concern As Chhath Puja Begins

November 5, 2024 admin

The foam is a result of untreated sewage and industrial waste being dumped into the river. New Delhi: As the four-day Chhath festival begins with the traditional ‘Nahay Khay’ on Tuesday, a disturbing sight marred the religious fervour along the banks of the Yamuna River near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi. Devotees gathered in large numbers…

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Pakistan blames India for worsening smog in Lahore as air quality index hits record high

November 4, 2024 admin

Students wear mask to protect themselves from poor air quality due to increasing smog in the city as they arrive at their school, in Lahore, Pakistan | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan on Monday (November 4, 2024) blamed winds from India for worsening smog here, urging the Indian authorities to take up the matter seriously, after…

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AAP MP Swati Maliwal Pours Dirty Water Outside Chief Minister Atishi’s Residence

November 2, 2024 admin

The chief minister said the government is working to find solutions. New Delhi: Expressing her anguish over the condition of water being supplied to the residents of the national capital, Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal on Saturday filled a bottle with polluted water and poured it outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi….

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Delhi’s PM 2.5 Levels 13% Higher Than Last Diwali: Report

November 2, 2024 admin

The Centre for Science and Environment report said the dissipation was also quicker. New Delhi: The national capital’s PM2.5 levels hit a peak by midnight on Diwali this year, which was 13 per cent higher than the peaks observed last year and in 2022, a recent analysis showed. Diwali night this year also saw higher…

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Delhi’s Air Quality Improves Marginally After Diwali Despite Norm Violations

November 2, 2024 admin

Air quality in Delhi improves slightly. New Delhi: A thin layer of smog engulfed the national capital and the AQI was recorded at 296 at 7 am on Saturday, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). In Anand Vihar, the AQI was recorded at a very poor category of…

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7 In 10 Families Have At Least 1 Person Suffering: Delhi Pollution Survey

November 1, 2024 admin

The firecracker ban was flouted on a large scale in Delhi. New Delhi: The skyrocketing pollution in Delhi – which was reported to have the highest pollutant levels in the world the day after Diwali – is directly impacting people’s health, with 69% of families in the capital and the National Capital Region (NCR) reporting…

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