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Supreme Court Asks About Delhi Construction Ban. Lawyer's Reply Stuns Judge
The Supreme Court bench hearing petitions linked to Delhi's toxic air quality was in for a shock when a senior lawyer pointed out that construction was underway on the court premises despite a ban on construction activities.
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Centre Bans Non-Essential Construction, Polluting Cars In And Around Delhi
The Centre today ordered a ban on non-essential construction work and movement of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers in Delhi-NCR amid worsening air quality in the region.
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Air Pollution In Delhi Drops From 'Severe' To 'Very Poor', Stringent Curbs Revoked
According to IQAir, a Swiss company that specialises in air-quality monitoring, Delhi was the second-most polluted city in the world on Saturday after Baghdad.
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How Construction Ban To Fight Pollution Has Affected Labourers In Delhi
Totaram Maurya heaves bricks and sacks of cement on building sites in New Delhi to feed his family of seven. But he's been stuck at home with no pay for more than 10 days because of a ban on building work aimed at easing a toxic smog over the city.
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Curbs On Construction, Entry Of Diesel Trucks As Delhi Pollution Worsens
As a haze enveloped Delhi and air pollution levels breached the 'severe' mark in many areas, a central pollution panel on Thursday banned non-essential construction activity in the National Capital Region and the entry of diesel trucks into the city.
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4 Vehicles Burnt, Private Firm's Staff Assaulted By Maoists In Jharkhand
At least four vehicles were set on fire and employees of a private firm assaulted at a railway construction site by members of the banned CPI (Maoist) at Chandwa in Latehar adjoining Ranchi border on Monday evening, police said.
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Himachal Imposes 2-Week Ban On Hill Cutting, Fresh Building Permissions
Hill cutting for any kind of private development and construction activity except for rebuilding disaster-affected buildings and roads have been banned in Himachal Pradesh for two weeks up to September 16, a spokesperson of the state government said.
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"A Law That Kills": Building Workers In US' Texas On Water-Break Ban
The crushing heatwave that has blanketed much of the southern United States for nearly a month has taken a particularly high toll on construction workers, who are often exposed to temperatures exceeding 105 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius).
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Curbs Lifted On Non-Essential Construction In Delhi As Air Quality Improves
With air pollution in Delhi-NCR ameliorating, the Centre's air quality panel today directed authorities to lift the curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan, i
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Delhi Pollution Showing Upward Trend, Curbs To Remain: Air Quality Panel
The Commission for Air Quality Management on Monday said curbs under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR, including a ban on non-essential construction and demolition work, will remain in force.
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Delhi Bans Construction, Demolition Activities As Air Quality Worsens
In an attempt to keep rising air pollution under control, authorities in Delhi have issued fresh restrictions on construction work and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR
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"Despite Construction Ban...": Delhi Minister Inspects BJP Office
The Delhi government has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on engineering firm Larsen & Toubro Ltd for continuing construction activity allegedly at the BJP headquarters despite a city-wide ban due to air pollution.
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Delhi Forms 586 Teams To Enforce Construction Ban Over Air Pollution: Gopal Rai
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said the city government has set up 586 teams to ensure strict implementation of the ban on construction and demolition activities in the national capital in view of worsening air quality.
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As Delhi's Air Quality Worsens, Construction, Demolition Activities Banned
Amid worsening pollution levels in Delhi, the Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to immediately implement curbs under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
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Construction Banned In Delhi-NCR As Air Quality Dips
Centre-appointed air quality panel CAQM on Friday banned construction and demolition activities in Delhi and adjoining areas till further orders in view of the toxic air in the region.
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Supreme Court Asks About Delhi Construction Ban. Lawyer's Reply Stuns Judge
The Supreme Court bench hearing petitions linked to Delhi's toxic air quality was in for a shock when a senior lawyer pointed out that construction was underway on the court premises despite a ban on construction activities.
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Centre Bans Non-Essential Construction, Polluting Cars In And Around Delhi
The Centre today ordered a ban on non-essential construction work and movement of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers in Delhi-NCR amid worsening air quality in the region.
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Air Pollution In Delhi Drops From 'Severe' To 'Very Poor', Stringent Curbs Revoked
According to IQAir, a Swiss company that specialises in air-quality monitoring, Delhi was the second-most polluted city in the world on Saturday after Baghdad.
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How Construction Ban To Fight Pollution Has Affected Labourers In Delhi
Totaram Maurya heaves bricks and sacks of cement on building sites in New Delhi to feed his family of seven. But he's been stuck at home with no pay for more than 10 days because of a ban on building work aimed at easing a toxic smog over the city.
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Curbs On Construction, Entry Of Diesel Trucks As Delhi Pollution Worsens
As a haze enveloped Delhi and air pollution levels breached the 'severe' mark in many areas, a central pollution panel on Thursday banned non-essential construction activity in the National Capital Region and the entry of diesel trucks into the city.
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4 Vehicles Burnt, Private Firm's Staff Assaulted By Maoists In Jharkhand
At least four vehicles were set on fire and employees of a private firm assaulted at a railway construction site by members of the banned CPI (Maoist) at Chandwa in Latehar adjoining Ranchi border on Monday evening, police said.
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Himachal Imposes 2-Week Ban On Hill Cutting, Fresh Building Permissions
Hill cutting for any kind of private development and construction activity except for rebuilding disaster-affected buildings and roads have been banned in Himachal Pradesh for two weeks up to September 16, a spokesperson of the state government said.
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"A Law That Kills": Building Workers In US' Texas On Water-Break Ban
The crushing heatwave that has blanketed much of the southern United States for nearly a month has taken a particularly high toll on construction workers, who are often exposed to temperatures exceeding 105 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius).
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Curbs Lifted On Non-Essential Construction In Delhi As Air Quality Improves
With air pollution in Delhi-NCR ameliorating, the Centre's air quality panel today directed authorities to lift the curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan, i
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Delhi Pollution Showing Upward Trend, Curbs To Remain: Air Quality Panel
The Commission for Air Quality Management on Monday said curbs under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR, including a ban on non-essential construction and demolition work, will remain in force.
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Delhi Bans Construction, Demolition Activities As Air Quality Worsens
In an attempt to keep rising air pollution under control, authorities in Delhi have issued fresh restrictions on construction work and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR
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"Despite Construction Ban...": Delhi Minister Inspects BJP Office
The Delhi government has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on engineering firm Larsen & Toubro Ltd for continuing construction activity allegedly at the BJP headquarters despite a city-wide ban due to air pollution.
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Delhi Forms 586 Teams To Enforce Construction Ban Over Air Pollution: Gopal Rai
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said the city government has set up 586 teams to ensure strict implementation of the ban on construction and demolition activities in the national capital in view of worsening air quality.
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As Delhi's Air Quality Worsens, Construction, Demolition Activities Banned
Amid worsening pollution levels in Delhi, the Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to immediately implement curbs under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
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Construction Banned In Delhi-NCR As Air Quality Dips
Centre-appointed air quality panel CAQM on Friday banned construction and demolition activities in Delhi and adjoining areas till further orders in view of the toxic air in the region.
