Delhi Pollution
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'Wrong to blame farmers alone': Pollution concerns echo in Parliament, MPs want integrated action
National | Nov 19, 2019, 08:56 PM ISTMembers 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 | Nov 19, 2019, 05:14 PM ISTAirAsia 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 | Nov 17, 2019, 02:45 PM ISTOxy 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 | Nov 17, 2019, 12:21 PM 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 | Nov 17, 2019, 09:31 AM ISTDelhites 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 | Nov 16, 2019, 09:44 AM ISTOn 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 | Nov 14, 2019, 11:10 AM ISTAccording 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 | Nov 08, 2019, 11:04 AM ISTPollution 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 | Nov 07, 2019, 09:19 AM ISTSupreme 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 | Nov 06, 2019, 07:05 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 06, 2019, 06:18 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 06, 2019, 05:55 PM ISTThe 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 | Oct 19, 2020, 07:53 PM ISTDefeat 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 | Nov 05, 2019, 11:21 AM ISTAn 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 | Nov 04, 2019, 10:48 PM ISTAs 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 | Nov 04, 2019, 08:25 PM 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 | Nov 04, 2019, 03:34 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 03, 2019, 05:33 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 03, 2019, 01:50 PM ISTLow 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 | Nov 03, 2019, 09:15 AM ISTIndia 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.