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  Delhi's air quality continues to be 'very poor'; Noida's AQI 'severe' at 497

  India | November 28, 2021 7:45 IST

  The PM 2.5 was recorded at 372 in the 'very poor' category at 6:20 am. Gurugram and Noida recorded AQI of 349 and 497 in the 'very poor' and 'severe' categories respectively.

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  Air pollution: Delhi extends ban on entry of trucks till Nov 30; no restrictions on private vehicles

  India | November 27, 2021 11:56 IST

  There will be no ban on the entry of private vehicles into the national capital. Earlier, the entry of trucks was banned till today.

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  Delhi air quality remains 'very poor'; minimum temperature at 10.2 degrees Celsius

  India | November 27, 2021 11:57 IST

  The city's 24-hour air quality index (AQI) stood at 406 on Friday. Neighbouring Faridabad (434), Ghaziabad, (376) Gurugram (378) and Noida (392) also recorded their air quality in the 'very poor' category.

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  Delhi AQI in 'severe' zone; unfavourable weather conditions major factor

  India | November 26, 2021 12:25 IST

  Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) read 400 on Thursday evening. The air quality in the capital has remained very poor or severe on most of the days in November so far.   

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  Delhi air pollution: Arvind Kejriwal announces Rs 5,000 aid for workers after ban on construction

  India | November 25, 2021 16:09 IST

  The Supreme Court had on Wednesday reimposed the ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR until further orders. Non-polluting construction activities such as plumbing work, interior decoration, electrical work and carpentry are allowed.

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  Delhi air quality in 'very poor' category, minimum temp 9.7 degrees Celsius

  India | November 25, 2021 11:07 IST

  An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.

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  Delhi Air Pollution: Only CNG, e-vehicles allowed to enter capital from November 27

  India | November 24, 2021 16:50 IST

  Air quality visibly improved in Delhi after strong surface winds swept through the city on Sunday with today's AQI being recorded at 280 by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

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  Small relief to Delhiites from air pollution as AQI improves to 'poor' category

  India | November 24, 2021 9:11 IST

  The air pollution level in the National Capital Region (NCR) fluctuated between "very poor" and "poor". Gurugram and Noida recorded AQI of 283 and 303 in the "poor" and "very poor" categories on Wednesday morning.

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  Delhi Pollution: Imagine the signal we are sending to the world, says Supreme Court

  India | November 24, 2021 13:24 IST

  Due to assembly polls in Punjab, fines are not being imposed to please farmers, senior advocate Vikas Singh told the Supreme Court.

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  Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor'; AQI marginally improves to 315

  India | November 23, 2021 9:32 IST

  The air quality of Delhi is likely to improve to the 'poor' or 'lower end of very poor' category for the next two days.

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  Air pollution: Delhi extends ban on entry of trucks, work from home for govt staff till Nov 26

  India | November 22, 2021 6:42 IST

  Though the order issued by the environment department did not make it clear if the curbs on construction and demolition activities will continue, a senior official said the ban has been lifted.

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  Air Pollution: Delhi govt asks employees to continue working from home till November 26

  India | November 21, 2021 23:54 IST

  According to the directions of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), schools and colleges will remain closed till further orders.

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  Delhi: Schools to remain closed till further orders, says DoE

  Education | November 21, 2021 15:41 IST

  All schools in Delhi will remain closed till further orders in view of the prevailing air pollution in the national capital.

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  Delhi: DDMA allows standing passengers in Metro trains, buses to tackle air pollution

  India | November 20, 2021 22:29 IST

  In Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and Cluster buses, the maximum number of passengers allowed to travel in standing position will be 50 per cent of the seating capacity.

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  Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category for 7th consecutive day, AQI increases to 355

  India | November 20, 2021 7:20 IST

  Construction and demolition work has also been banned till November 21 in Delhi, while schools and other educational institutes will remain closed in the national capital until further orders, Rai informed.

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  Air pollution: Delhi starts second phase of 'Red Light On, Gadi Off' campaign

  India | November 19, 2021 15:45 IST

  The campaign to reduce Delhi's air pollution was started on October 18 and was to end on November 18 but seeing the spike in pollution levels, the government has decided to start the second phase of the campaign from Friday (November 19).

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  Delhi Fire Service starts sprinkling water at 13 hotspots to combat air pollution

  India | November 18, 2021 17:07 IST

  According to the fire department, the 13 identified pollution hotspots include Anand Vihar, Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Dwarka, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Narela, Okhla, Punjabi Bagh, R K Puram, Rohini, Vivek Vihar, and Wazirpur.

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  Delhi's air quality stagnant in 'very poor' category for fifth consecutive day, AQI stands at 362

  India | November 18, 2021 8:37 IST

  Construction and demolition work has also been banned till November 21 in Delhi, while schools and other educational institutes will remain closed in the national capital until further orders, Rai informed.

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  'People sitting in 5-star hotels...': SC's strong observations over Delhi pollution - Top quotes

  India | November 17, 2021 14:29 IST

  The top court was hearing a plea filed by a 17-year-old Delhi student, related to air pollution in Delhi and adjoining areas due to stubble burning.

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  Air pollution: Construction workers move Supreme Court seeking ex-gratia for daily wagers

  India | November 17, 2021 13:39 IST

  Construction workers said that ban on construction without due notice and publicity leaves them completely insecure and unaware, making them ideal fodder for harassment by the implementing agencies.