NEW DELHI: With critical pollutants, PM2.5 and PM10, which persist at ‘severe +’ levels continuously for more than 48 hours in the national capital, the newly constituted Commission for Air Quality Management applied emergency measures on Tuesday under the ‘Gradual Response Action Plan’ (GRAP), stopping the entry of trucks into …
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NEW DELHI: The capital registered its worst air day to date this year on Monday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hitting 477 in the “severe” category as a dense fog enveloped the capital. People exiting felt a stinging or burning sensation in their eyes and throat. Prior to this, …
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A veil of haze hung over most of the city throughout Sunday as Delhi continued to receive a heavy load of pollutants from the agricultural fires that ravaged neighboring Punjab and Haryana, turning the city’s air into a toxic cocktail of particles. ultrafine microscopic and gaseous emissions. For the fourth …
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Satyendar Jain said the number of COVID-19 beds in Delhi government hospitals will increase. New Delhi: In a bid to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from getting worse due to increased air pollution, the Delhi government banned all types of firecrackers from November 7 to 30, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain …
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At neighboring Gurugram in Haryana, the air quality was recorded in the “very bad” category. New Delhi: Delhi and neighboring areas continued today under thick haze as air quality in the region continued to deteriorate further, largely due to agricultural fires in neighboring Haryana and Punjab. The Delhi government has …
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Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) deteriorated to the category of “severe” on Thursday for the first time this year, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). As of 1 p.m., the average AQI reading for Delhi was 402, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This …
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The central government has issued an ordinance, making pollution a crime with a jail term of up to five years and a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore. The ordinance, issued Wednesday evening after the president’s approval, involves the establishment of a Commission for Air Quality Management for the …
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NEW DELHI: The Center has introduced a new law through an ordinance to address the problem of the air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and adjacent areas. This law takes effect with immediate effect. The law establishes a powerful permanent Commission of more than 20 members for air quality …
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New Delhi: A day after hundreds of effigies of the demon king Ravana were burned in the national capital on the occasion of Dussehra, the air quality in the region worsened Monday morning. Read Also – Delhi Pollution: Air Quality Downgrades to ‘Severe’ Category in Dussehra, Probably Improves Next Week …
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The National Center for Disease Control said Delhi can see up to 15,000 Covid cases a day in winter. The one-man committee to oversee steps to tackle stubble burning was suspended today by the Supreme Court as the Center said it would create a permanent body through legislation to address …
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