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New Delhi: The authorities have removed curbs due to pollution in Delhi and nearby cities, after light rain improved air quality in the region. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in a statement today said it has revoked GRAP-4, a set of rules to be followed when air quality index (AQI) goes above the…
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New Delhi: With dense fog enveloping Delhi and the air quality index hovering dangerously close to the ‘severe’ category, the Centre’s anti-pollution panel, the Commission for Air Quality Management, has reimposed stricter pollution curbs in the capital and surrounding areas, including the National Capital Region, under GRAP-3 and GRAP-4. Curbs under GRAP-3 were revoked only…
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Stringent anti-pollution measure GRAP-4 has been revoked in Delhi and the neighbouring region amid a dip in pollution levels. The air quality index or AQI of Delhi has been “continuously improving” since morning, said the committee on GRAP curbs. At 5 PM, the AQI was “very poor” at 364, which is 36 points below the…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the relaxation of the GRAP IV stage after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that there is improvement in the air quality and stated that the measures under GRAP IV are no longer required. The GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan) measures are in place to tackle air…
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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…
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was 481 at 6 am. New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality plunged to ‘severe plus’ for the first time this year on Sunday night, forcing the government to implement Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) – an anti-pollution plan. The GRAP-4 will come into effect at 8 am…
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Stage 4 of GRAP has been invoked in Delhi as AQI continued to worsen (File) New Delhi: A thick layer of smog – a toxic blend of smoke and fog – enveloped the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) this morning as the air quality index (AQI) plummeted to the “severe-plus” category, forcing authorities to announce stricter…
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