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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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"Implement Pollution Rules Strictly": Delhi Minister Urges Chief Secretary
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Chief Secretary Dharmendra on Friday, urging strict enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to address the worsening air quality in the national capital.
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Atishi Targets Centre On Stubble Burning Amid Delhi's Air Emergency
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi hit out at the central government Monday, accusing it of failing to act and practicing "politics on pollution" after the national capital region woke this morning choking under a layer of toxic smog and an AQI of 481.
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Schools Go Online, No Entry For Trucks As Delhi Air Pollution Worsens
With Delhi's air quality plummeting to "severe+" for the first time this season, the Centre's air quality panel on Sunday announced stricter pollution control measures for the Delhi-NCR under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
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1st Stage Of Centre's Anti-Pollution Plan Activated In Delhi-NCR
The Centre's air pollution control panel for Delhi-NCR on Monday directed state governments in the region to implement the first stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as the capital's air quality was in the 'poor' category for the second co
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Delhi's Air Quality Dips To 'Poor' As Post-Dussehra Pollution Rises
Delhi's air quality worsened to the 'poor' category on Sunday, the day after Dussehra, with the Centre deciding to closely monitor the situation before taking anti-air pollution measures under Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan.
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Tackling Delhi Pollution Requires Support From Centre, Neighbouring States: AAP Minister
The problem of pollution in Delhi can only be solved through teamwork, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Sunday as he urged the Centre to give permission for artificial rain during winter, when the city's air quality plummets.
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What Centre Said On Direct Correlation Of Deaths Due To Air Pollution
There is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclusively due to air pollution, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Air Pollution Control Plan Curbs Withdrawn As Delhi Air Quality Improves
The Centre on Tuesday decided to withdraw all measures prescribed under its air pollution control plan for Delhi-NCR in view of sustained improvements in air quality in the region.
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Delhi Air Quality To Turn 'Severe', No Pollution Curbs By Centre For Now
The Centre on Monday refrained from implementing stricter measures to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR, even though air quality in the region is predicted to turn 'severe' on January 30.
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Delhi Pollution Hits Severe Mark, Centre Holds Off Stricter Curbs
Delhi's average air quality index (AQI) breached 400-mark on Wednesday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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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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Restrictions On All Petrol, Diesel Cars Removed As Delhi Air Improves
The Centre on Tuesday ordered the revocation of restrictions under Stage III of GRAP in the entire NCR with immediate effect, following improvement in air quality.
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Restrictions Even On Buses From Outside Delhi If Pollution Rules Invoked
The Delhi government has notified that the entry of buses, barring CNG, BSVI diesel and electric ones will be regulated in the capital, if restrictions under the final stage of the Centre's air pollution control plan are invoked.
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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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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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"Implement Pollution Rules Strictly": Delhi Minister Urges Chief Secretary
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Chief Secretary Dharmendra on Friday, urging strict enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to address the worsening air quality in the national capital.
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Atishi Targets Centre On Stubble Burning Amid Delhi's Air Emergency
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi hit out at the central government Monday, accusing it of failing to act and practicing "politics on pollution" after the national capital region woke this morning choking under a layer of toxic smog and an AQI of 481.
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Schools Go Online, No Entry For Trucks As Delhi Air Pollution Worsens
With Delhi's air quality plummeting to "severe+" for the first time this season, the Centre's air quality panel on Sunday announced stricter pollution control measures for the Delhi-NCR under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
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1st Stage Of Centre's Anti-Pollution Plan Activated In Delhi-NCR
The Centre's air pollution control panel for Delhi-NCR on Monday directed state governments in the region to implement the first stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as the capital's air quality was in the 'poor' category for the second co
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Delhi's Air Quality Dips To 'Poor' As Post-Dussehra Pollution Rises
Delhi's air quality worsened to the 'poor' category on Sunday, the day after Dussehra, with the Centre deciding to closely monitor the situation before taking anti-air pollution measures under Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan.
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Tackling Delhi Pollution Requires Support From Centre, Neighbouring States: AAP Minister
The problem of pollution in Delhi can only be solved through teamwork, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Sunday as he urged the Centre to give permission for artificial rain during winter, when the city's air quality plummets.
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What Centre Said On Direct Correlation Of Deaths Due To Air Pollution
There is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclusively due to air pollution, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Air Pollution Control Plan Curbs Withdrawn As Delhi Air Quality Improves
The Centre on Tuesday decided to withdraw all measures prescribed under its air pollution control plan for Delhi-NCR in view of sustained improvements in air quality in the region.
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Delhi Air Quality To Turn 'Severe', No Pollution Curbs By Centre For Now
The Centre on Monday refrained from implementing stricter measures to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR, even though air quality in the region is predicted to turn 'severe' on January 30.
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Delhi Pollution Hits Severe Mark, Centre Holds Off Stricter Curbs
Delhi's average air quality index (AQI) breached 400-mark on Wednesday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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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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Restrictions On All Petrol, Diesel Cars Removed As Delhi Air Improves
The Centre on Tuesday ordered the revocation of restrictions under Stage III of GRAP in the entire NCR with immediate effect, following improvement in air quality.
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Restrictions Even On Buses From Outside Delhi If Pollution Rules Invoked
The Delhi government has notified that the entry of buses, barring CNG, BSVI diesel and electric ones will be regulated in the capital, if restrictions under the final stage of the Centre's air pollution control plan are invoked.
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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.
