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  'Wrong to blame farmers alone': Pollution concerns echo in Parliament, MPs want integrated action

  Politics | November 19, 2019 20:56 IST

  ​Members cutting across party lines on Tuesday demanded in the Lok Sabha integrated action by the government to deal with air pollution while stressing that it was wrong to blame farmers alone for deteriorating air quality in Delhi.

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  AirAsia to provide pollution masks to passengers flying in to Delhi

  India | November 19, 2019 17:14 IST

  AirAsia India on Tuesday said it is entering into a partnership with health technology start-up Mfine to provide pollution masks to its passengers taking flights to Delhi from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkata.  

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  This *new* bar in Delhi is 'selling' pure breathable oxygen at Rs 299/15 minutes

  Food | November 17, 2019 14:45 IST

  Oxy Pure Bar has opened in Saket that is providing its visitors 15 minutes of pure oxygen to breathe for a good INR 299.

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  Delhi Pollution: 74% parents demand annual 'smog break' in schools

  India | November 17, 2019 12:21 IST

  "74 per cent parents from Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurgaon want there should be a scheduled smog break from November 1-20 every year when the air quality is at its worse," according to findings of the survey done by online platform "LocalCircles".

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  Delhi's air quality improves after a gloomy spell, AQI falls under 200

  India | November 17, 2019 9:31 IST

  Delhites woke up to a windy Sunday morning with a significant decrease in air pollution. the AQI in most areas of the capital remained below the 200 mark. The decision on the odd-even scheme extension will be taken on Monday by the Delhi government.

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  Delhi Pollution: Air Quality remains hazardous, final call on odd-even extension on Monday

  India | November 16, 2019 9:44 IST

  On Saturday morning, the AQI in Delhi remained above the 500 mark around 7 am. The numbers improved slightly by 9 am but the quality overall remains very much in the severely unhealthy category. Some schools have partly opened in the capital but the strength of the students remain low.

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  Layer of smog covers the sky in the national capital, as the air quality deteriorates

  News | November 14, 2019 11:10 IST

  According to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data, Indirapuram at 480, Loni at 479, Sanjay Nagar at 479 and Vasundhara at 489 - all in 'Severe' category.

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  Pollution level dips after light rains in Delhi/NCR

  News | November 08, 2019 11:04 IST

  Pollution levels in the national capital dropped further on Wednesday as the impact of stubble burning on Delhi's air quality reduced significantly due to a change in wind direction.

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  Supreme Court slams chief secerataries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab for not taking enough measures to curb pollution

  News | November 07, 2019 9:19 IST

  Supreme Court slams chief secerataries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab for not taking enough measures to curb pollution

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  Air emergency: SC directs Punjab, Haryana, UP to provide Rs 100/quintal support to small farmers

  India | November 06, 2019 19:05 IST

  The Supreme Court, which lashed out at authorities on Wednesday for failing to curb severe air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region, directed the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to provide support of Rs 100/quintal within 7 days to small and marginal farmers who have not burned the stubble.

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  Share of stubble burning in Delhi pollution drops to 3 pc due to change in wind direction: SAFAR

  India | November 06, 2019 18:18 IST

  The share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution dropped to a meagre 3 per cent on Wednesday due to a change in the wind direction, according to the government's air quality monitoring and forecasting service SAFAR.  

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  Just want to sit in ivory towers and rule? Supreme Court reprimands states on pollution

  India | November 06, 2019 17:55 IST

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on concerned state governments of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana over severe air pollution in the region. Delhi's air quality on Wednesday improved further from 'severe plus' to 'poor' as schools reopened in the national capital. 

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  Include these 5 foods in your diet to fight Delhi pollution

  Lifestyle | October 19, 2020 19:53 IST

  Defeat Delhi pollution by including these 5 foods in your daily diet.

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  Delhi: Pollution levels likely to drop due to wind, air quality remains 'very poor'

  India | November 05, 2019 11:21 IST

    An AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. An AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' category.

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  233 challans issued for Odd-Even violation on Day 1

  India | November 04, 2019 22:48 IST

  As many as 233 challans were issued upon commuters for violating the Odd-Even scheme on the first day it was kicked off in Delhi on Monday, Delhi Traffic Police sources said.

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  Air emergency worse than 1975 'Emergency': Supreme Court on Delhi-NCR pollution

  India | November 04, 2019 20:25 IST

  ​"Why do you call it air emergency? This is worse than 'The Emergency'. Emergency days were better," said a shocked Justice Arun Mishra at the appalling state of affairs where the Centre and state governments were at loggerheads instead of acting together in curbing air pollution, especially in the case of stopping stubble burning.

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  'Too much': Supreme Court slams authorities for Delhi-NCR pollution

  India | November 04, 2019 15:34 IST

  The Supreme Court on Monday slammed authorities for their failure to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR. People are losing precious years of their lives due to pollution, the top court said amid a public health emergency declared in Delhi.

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  Principal secretary to PM, cabinet secy to hold meeting on air pollution in Delhi-NCR

  India | November 03, 2019 17:33 IST

  The principal secretary to the prime minister and the cabinet secretary will hold a high-level meeting Sunday evening to discuss the issue of deteriorating air pollution in Delhi-NCR, officials said.

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  Delhi: 32 flights diverted from IGI airport on Sunday morning

  India | November 03, 2019 13:50 IST

  Low visibility in Delhi early Sunday morning led to the diversion of 32 flights away from the capital. Some of the flights were diverted to Amritsar, Lucknow and Jaipur.

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  India vs Bangladesh: Auditions to continue in Delhi as India prepare for World T20

  Cricket | November 03, 2019 9:15 IST

  India will look to give the fresh faces a go against Bangladesh as they aim to get the perfect XI in place for next year's World T20 in Australia.