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Delhi's Air Quality Remains 'Poor', Thin Layer Of Smog Limits Visibility
As the winter spell sets in for the season, the air quality in the national capital remains in the 'poor' category, with thin layer of smog covering parts of the metropolitan city and and limiting visibility.
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Cloud Seeding Not Feasible: Pollution Control Board Amid Delhi's Smog Crisis
The Central Pollution Control Board has said feasibility of cloud seeding as an emergency measure to battle winter pollution in northern India will be limited, citing insufficient moisture, reliance on pre-existing clouds, an RTI query has revealed.
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Telangana EV Policy 2024: Here's Everything You Need to Know
Telangana's new EV Policy 2024, announced by Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, offers 100% road tax and registration fee exemptions for EVs until 2026, removing previous caps on eligible vehicles. This move, alongside plans for better charging infrastructure and phasing out diesel buses, supports Hyderabad's goal of reducing air pollution. Citizens are ur...
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Delhi's Toxic Smog Exceeds 60 Times WHO Limit, Schools Go Online
New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.
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Pakistan Limits Outdoor Activities To Curb Air-Pollution Related Illness
Pakistan's Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from Monday to curb illnesses caused by intense air pollution.
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Smog Towers, Cloud Seeding Not Solution To India's Air Pollution Problem: US Scientist
Richard Peltier said there is a good understanding that air pollution is "really quite bad" across India but precision is lacking due to the limited distribution of air pollution monitors.
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Pollution Levels In Delhi Nearly 100 Times Higher Than WHO Limits
Delhi's air quality plummeted to the 'severe plus' category again, making the national capital the most polluted city in the country today. The real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) is over 500 in different parts of the capital.
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People Of World's Most Polluted City Delhi On Track To Lose 11.9 Years Of Life To Pollution, Says Study
The study said fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) shortens an average Indian's life expectancy by 5.3 years, relative to what it would be if the 5 g/m3 pollution limit of by (WHO) was met.
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Delhi Was India's Most Polluted City In 2022: Report
Delhi was the most polluted city in India in 2022 with PM2.5 levels more than double the safe limit and the third highest average PM10 concentration, according to an analysis of Central Pollution Control Board data.
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Ready For Steps Like Full Lockdown: Delhi To Supreme Court On Pollution
The Delhi government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it was ready to take steps like a complete lockdown to fight air pollution though it will have a limited effect, as the court asked for an emergency plan to tackle the capital's air quality c
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Over 50,000 People In Delhi Died Due To Air Pollution Last Year: Study
Air pollution caused by hazardous PM2.5 fine particulate matter led to the death of 54,000 people in Delhi last year where pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study.
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Australian Open Sets Air Pollution Limit After Bushfire Smoke Anger
Air quality in Melbourne was among the worst on the planet on Tuesday and only marginally better Wednesday because of smoke from bushfires that have devastated huge swathes of the country.
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Stubble Burning In Haryana "Much Lower" Than Punjab, Says ML Khattar
Air Pollution: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said states should refrain from playing a blame game on the issue of air pollution in the National Capital Region and beyond, saying this problem is not limited to any particular state.
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Paris To Limit Vehicle Use To Reduce Air Pollution
Paris will restrict car use on Wednesday as a measure to fight against surging air pollution linked to intense heat wave that strikes most of French regions, the city's police department announced.
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Two Weeks On, Indian Air Force Flies In High-Powered Pumps To Aid Meghalaya Ops
Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help. Kirloskar Brothers has offered to expedite the rescue operation by sending powerful pumps to draw water from the pit, and a team of experts from state-run Coal India Limited is bein...
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Delhi's Air Quality Remains 'Poor', Thin Layer Of Smog Limits Visibility
As the winter spell sets in for the season, the air quality in the national capital remains in the 'poor' category, with thin layer of smog covering parts of the metropolitan city and and limiting visibility.
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Cloud Seeding Not Feasible: Pollution Control Board Amid Delhi's Smog Crisis
The Central Pollution Control Board has said feasibility of cloud seeding as an emergency measure to battle winter pollution in northern India will be limited, citing insufficient moisture, reliance on pre-existing clouds, an RTI query has revealed.
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Telangana EV Policy 2024: Here's Everything You Need to Know
Telangana's new EV Policy 2024, announced by Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, offers 100% road tax and registration fee exemptions for EVs until 2026, removing previous caps on eligible vehicles. This move, alongside plans for better charging infrastructure and phasing out diesel buses, supports Hyderabad's goal of reducing air pollution. Citizens are ur...
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Delhi's Toxic Smog Exceeds 60 Times WHO Limit, Schools Go Online
New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.
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Pakistan Limits Outdoor Activities To Curb Air-Pollution Related Illness
Pakistan's Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from Monday to curb illnesses caused by intense air pollution.
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Smog Towers, Cloud Seeding Not Solution To India's Air Pollution Problem: US Scientist
Richard Peltier said there is a good understanding that air pollution is "really quite bad" across India but precision is lacking due to the limited distribution of air pollution monitors.
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Pollution Levels In Delhi Nearly 100 Times Higher Than WHO Limits
Delhi's air quality plummeted to the 'severe plus' category again, making the national capital the most polluted city in the country today. The real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) is over 500 in different parts of the capital.
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People Of World's Most Polluted City Delhi On Track To Lose 11.9 Years Of Life To Pollution, Says Study
The study said fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) shortens an average Indian's life expectancy by 5.3 years, relative to what it would be if the 5 g/m3 pollution limit of by (WHO) was met.
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Delhi Was India's Most Polluted City In 2022: Report
Delhi was the most polluted city in India in 2022 with PM2.5 levels more than double the safe limit and the third highest average PM10 concentration, according to an analysis of Central Pollution Control Board data.
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Ready For Steps Like Full Lockdown: Delhi To Supreme Court On Pollution
The Delhi government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it was ready to take steps like a complete lockdown to fight air pollution though it will have a limited effect, as the court asked for an emergency plan to tackle the capital's air quality c
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Over 50,000 People In Delhi Died Due To Air Pollution Last Year: Study
Air pollution caused by hazardous PM2.5 fine particulate matter led to the death of 54,000 people in Delhi last year where pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study.
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Australian Open Sets Air Pollution Limit After Bushfire Smoke Anger
Air quality in Melbourne was among the worst on the planet on Tuesday and only marginally better Wednesday because of smoke from bushfires that have devastated huge swathes of the country.
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Stubble Burning In Haryana "Much Lower" Than Punjab, Says ML Khattar
Air Pollution: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said states should refrain from playing a blame game on the issue of air pollution in the National Capital Region and beyond, saying this problem is not limited to any particular state.
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Paris To Limit Vehicle Use To Reduce Air Pollution
Paris will restrict car use on Wednesday as a measure to fight against surging air pollution linked to intense heat wave that strikes most of French regions, the city's police department announced.
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Two Weeks On, Indian Air Force Flies In High-Powered Pumps To Aid Meghalaya Ops
Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help. Kirloskar Brothers has offered to expedite the rescue operation by sending powerful pumps to draw water from the pit, and a team of experts from state-run Coal India Limited is bein...
