All posts tagged "Air Pollution"
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767IndiaDelhi air in ‘severe’ category as smog disrupts morning traffic
New Delhi: Delhi woke up to dense smog on Monday, with the city’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 402, placing...
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537IndiaWhy can’t GST on air purifiers be cut amid Delhi’s pollution crisis, HC asks GoI
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the government of India to explain why the goods and services tax (GST)...
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840IndiaFog disrupts 10 flights at Delhi airport, 270 delayed
New Delhi: Dense fog and poor visibility led to widespread flight disruptions at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday, with at...
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497IndiaProtest over air pollution at India Gate; dozens detained; FIR filed
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Monday registered an FIR a day after protests held at India Gate over rising air pollution in...
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799India
Toxic smog chokes Delhi, AQI crosses 1000, traffic disrupted; calls for GoI’s intervention
New Delhi: The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi has reached critical levels, exceeding 1000 in some areas as a blanket of...
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613India
Delhi’s air quality plunges to ‘severe plus’; stricter restrictions enforced
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the ‘severe plus’ category on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 484, the...
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1.2KIndiaDelhi’s air quality remains ‘severe’ for fourth day, Kejriwal calls for meeting
New Delhi: On Monday morning, pollution levels in Delhi were recorded around seven to eight times above the government-prescribed safe limit, as...
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1.1KIndiaDelhi Govt reimposes ban on firecrackers
New Delhi: The Delhi government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing pollution levels during the winter season by reinstating a ban on...
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2.1KIndia
Air Pollution: ‘Delhi witnesses worst Diwali since 2016’
New Delhi: On Saturday, amid the Diwali celebrations, the firecracker ban in Delhi went up in smoke with people flouting it with...
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1.5KEnvironment600,000 children died due to being exposed to ambient, household air pollution in 2016, says WHO study
At least 98 percent of children under five years of age from low and middle-income countries, which includes India, were exposed to...
