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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…
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Mumbai bans fireworks ahead of Diwali — 'mild' firecrackers and anar allowed
The civic body has, however, permitted use of 'mild firecrackers' on Laxmi Pujan (November 14), …
PTI
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Delhites breathe 'worst' air during the first 15 days of November every year, says DPCC
The capital's average PM2.5 level oscillates between very poor and severe categories from Octobe…
PTI
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Delhi firecrackers traders urge government to clarify policy over crackers ban
Kejriwal has even made an appeal to people of Deli not to burn any crackers during Diwali in t…
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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 …
PTI
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Bizarre but true! 3 infants move the Supreme Court seeking right to clean air via ban on firecrackers during the festive season
"Our lungs have not yet fully developed and we cannot take further pollution through bursting of cr…
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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…
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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…
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23 anti-smog guns across Delhi to combat dust pollution
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) To improve the national capital's air quality, the Delhi government on Sun…
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Weather condition, stubble burning lead higher pollution on Diwali: CPCB
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The levels of air pollution during Diwali this year were found much higher…
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Allahabad HC asks Yogi govt about steps taken to check pollution
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 26 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has asked the state government an…
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Uttar Pradesh will comply with NGT orders on firecrackers — Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur may impose a complete ban during Diwali
According to the Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Avanish Awasthi, "The NGT's order is a detail…
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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…
PTI
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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 …
PTI
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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…
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Delhi's air get clearer and emissions lower as crackers stay off streets
The decline in emissions of dangerous PM10 and PM2.5 particles across Delhi ranged from 20 to 50 pe…
PTI
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With lasers, lights and food — Kejriwal plans a ‘Community Diwali’ for Delhi like Mumbai’s Ganesh Puja
Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, is asking citizens to celebrate a firecracker-free 'Commun…
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'Declare health emergency in Delhi,' 9-year-old climate activist requests govt as pollution spikes
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) : As Delhi faces another tryst with air pollution, a nine-year-old climate …
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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…
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Pollution in India’s national capital is so bad that the government is considering banning private cars altogether
This week the AQI dropped to ‘severe’, which is basically the worst rating that you can ge…