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6 months jail for bursting firecrackers on Diwali: Delhi Environment Minister
Bursting of firecrackers on Diwali in Delhi will attract a jail term of up to six months and a fine…
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‘Clean Air Week’ — India to deploy emergency measures for controlling air pollution
It’s an initiative by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration wi…
Delhi’s AQI levels are beyond severe and it’s not even Diwali
While the city is usually in a bad state as far as air quality is concerned, it’s usually at suc…
Diwali fireworks backfire: Over 300 people arrested for violating SC order
Police in India’s national capital came down hard on violators of the recent Supreme Court order re…
The rest of India can burst normal fireworks, but its national capital is restricted to staying ‘green’
India’s top court has cracked down on fireworks ahead of Diwali, one of India’s biggest Hindu f…
India has sights set on banning firecrackers, bringing in 'Green Fireworks' – here's why it probably won't work
India’s national capital is no stranger to air pollution, especially when it’s festive season. Deep…
Pollution levels dip in Delhi but air quality remains 'very poor'
The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 315 at 9 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 344 on …
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Toxic haze chokes Delhi, pollution levels enter 'severe zone' – highest since November last year
As the skies hung heavy and acrid over the region, people complained of itchy throat and watery …
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Air pollution drops after a month
Gurugram, Nov 17 (IANS) The people of Gurugram got a huge relief from air pollution as the PM 2.5 l…
Kejriwal to discuss Covid, pollution with Amit Shah on Sunday
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Union Home Minister Amit Sh…
Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'severe' category due to slow winds
Stubble burning accounted for two per cent of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on Wednesday. According…
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Stubble burning continues to weigh on Delhi — new committee set up to assess impact of bio-decomposer in fighting air pollution
New Delhi, Nov 6 () The Delhi government on Friday set up an impact assessment committee to ascerta…
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Supreme Court asks Centre to ensure no smog in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, Nov 6 () The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre to ensure that there is no smog in De…
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Had the Govt paid attention to this IIT study in Jan, Delhiites wouldn’t have been gasping for breath today
It called for “an integrated pollution control approach in the region” to help improve the air qual…
73% Delhi-NCR households report pollution-related ailments
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) As Delhi faces another tryst with air pollution, about 73 per cent househo…
Delhi's pollution to be at 4-year low under zero-firecracker scenario
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Ministry of Earth Sciences on Thursday claimed that the level of PM2.5…
Delhi-NCR's air quality on brink of "emergency" after city records AQI of 487 — falling in the 'severe' category for the sixth consecutive day
The smog reduced the visibility to merely 300 meters in the morning affecting traffic, an offici…
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Delhi's air quality continues to worsen hitting severe with relief unlikely soon
New Delhi, Nov 9 () The national capital's air quality remained "severe" for the fifth consecutive …
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New Delhi’s toxic air and how one expat family was affected – sick children, asthma, a death, and a campaign to awaken city to pollution threat
The move proved smooth. Within months, the household had settled into a new rhythm. They were…
Don’t worry about pollution, these restaurants in Delhi are serving purified air
At a time when Delhi is choking with abnormal smog post-Diwali and the government has announced clo…