Air quality in Delhi deteriorated on Monday morning as pollutants rose, turning the atmosphere into several ‘dangerous’ areas. According to data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the air quality index was recorded as ‘poor’ with 275 AQI in Anand Vihar, 263 in Rohini, 275 in ITO and 229 …
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Delhi posted an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 208 at 3pm, which falls into the poor category. (Proceedings) New Delhi: Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai opened a “green war room” at the Delhi Secretariat on Thursday to monitor measures being taken to reduce pollution levels in the city this winter. …
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Written by Shivam Patel, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 8, 2020 1:42:45 pm A worker burns wheat stubble in his field in Ludhiana. (Express photo: Gurmeet Singh) The rice stubble burning season is here, and satellite remote sensing data from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: October 8, 2020 1:43:44 pm The first six days of October saw five times the number of stubble burning incidents in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh than in the corresponding period last year, official data shows. (Representative image) The first six …
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Arvind Kejriwal said a “war room” is being established to monitor all anti-pollution measures. New Delhi: Scientists have found a solution for burning stubble, a liquid that turns it into compost for fields, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, while speaking of the national capital’s plans to curb pollution …
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