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Delhi enjoys cleanest air in Nov, AQI in double digits
India | November 29, 2019 12:16 ISTThe air in the national capital was so toxic after Diwali that the Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) had declared a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR and had advised people, especially children and the aged, to limit their exposure to the environment.
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Dirty fuel-based industries in Delhi, its suburbs to remain shut till Nov 11
India | November 09, 2019 16:25 ISTLast week, the EPCA had declared a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR region as a cocktail of emissions from crackers, stubble burning and unfavourable weather Delhi led to an alarming spike in pollution levels.
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EPCA bans construction at night in Delhi-NCR from Oct 26-30
India | October 25, 2019 16:47 IST"According to the task force's assessment, the air quality situation during the next few days due to festival, meteorology, stubble burning is expected to be challenging," the EPCA chairman said.
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Delhi records season's worst air quality
India | October 25, 2019 13:04 ISTThe recommendations include banning construction work at night in Delhi-NCR from October 26 to 30 and closure of industries that have not switched to piped natural gas.
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Last mile connectivity: EPCA calls for regulatory framework for e-auto
India | October 14, 2019 17:46 ISTThe Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had earlier filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, seeking approval for the registration of 15,000 e-auto rickshaws to provide last-mile connectivity from all 184 metro stations in the national capital.
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor orders preventing waste dumping in Delhi for proper drainage
India | June 19, 2019 21:13 ISTDelhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Wednesday chaired a meeting convened by the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) and reviewed the problem related to drains and violation of disposal rules in Delhi, subsequently direct officials to ensure proper flow of drains.
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EPCA shuts industries in hotspots, bans construction activities for 3 days as Delhi turns into toxic purgatory
India | December 24, 2018 16:55 ISTIndustries located in hotspot industrial areas of Wazirpur, Mundka, Narela, Bawana, Sahibabad and Faridabad will remain closed until Wednesday, EPCA Chairperson Bhure Lal said in a letter to Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev.
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'Severe' air quality turns Delhi into toxic purgatory, CPCB urges people to minimise outdoor activities
India | December 23, 2018 21:00 ISTThe Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said unfavourable meteorological conditions are likely to keep the air quality in the severe category for the next couple of days.
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Centre reconstitutes EPCA to tackle air pollution in NCR
India | October 22, 2018 16:47 ISTThe Centre had removed a JNU professor, accused of sexual harassment, from the EPCA back in July.
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Delhi's pollution level surge due to local factors, likely to increase in the coming days
India | October 01, 2018 11:01 ISTSince last Tuesday, the air quality index or the AQI has surged by four times, reaching the 159 mark, as per centre's SAFAR initiative - System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research Institute.
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Air pollution soars in Delhi, EPCA calls for intensifying ground-level action
India | December 21, 2017 19:41 ISTAt around 1 pm today, the concentration of PM2.5 was 320.9 microgram per cubic metre (ug/m3), while PM10 was 496 ug/m3, four units short of the emergency limit of 500 ug/m3.
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Take immediate steps to cut pollution: EPCA to 4 states
India | November 10, 2012 21:01 ISTNew Delhi, Nov 10: Taking a serious note of the drop in air quality and smog cover that has engulfed the city, a Supreme Court-appointed body today asked Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh governments
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