Air pollution

NGT notifies Government of India to ban fire crackers

NGT notifies Government of India to ban fire crackers NEW DELHI: The National Green tribunal (NGT), on Monday, October 2,…

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Rajasthan CM directs ban on sale of firecrackers

Rajasthan CM directs ban on sale of firecrackers NEW DELHI: Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, has released directions to…

4 years ago

Delhi’s AQI in “very poor” category despite increased wind speed

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality remained in the “very poor” category on Sunday, November 1, with the average…

4 years ago

Green firecrackers key to control air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Gopal Rai, Minister of Environment, Government of Delhi, referring to the poor air quality index (AQI)…

4 years ago

Centre to draft new law for controlling Delhi-NCR air pollution

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Government of India said that it would create a permanent body through legislation to deal with…

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16.7 lakh people died due to exposure to air pollution in India

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The State of Global Air report published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) has revealed that…

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Highest air pollution exposure recorded in 2019: Report

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The State of Global Air 2020 (SOGA2020) has examined that India has recorded an increase in…

4 years ago

Haryana’s AQI at 300 due to stubble burning

Representative Image CHANDIGARH: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data reports air quality index (AQI) of five cities of Haryana to…

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Dust control measures to be adopted for reducing Delhi’s air pollution

Representative Image NEW DELHI: System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) reports that the air quality in Delhi…

4 years ago

Delhites experience poor AQI as summer and lockdown bids goodbye

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Data released by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) categorised air quality in Delhi as ‘poor.’ The…

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