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Winters Of Despair: How Delhi's Pollution Curbs Affect Construction Workers
Thousands of migrant and local construction workers were rendered jobless following the November 11 ban on constructions, prompted by the Delhi-NCR's air quality plunging to hazardous levels.
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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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Amid Pollution Curbs, Staggered Timings For Delhi Government Offices
The Delhi government has banned private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles, prohibited the entry of interstate non-electric-CNG buses, certain categories of construction activities as the city choked under 'severe'-category air pollution.
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Construction Halted, Buses Restricted: Stricter Anti-Pollution Measures In Delhi
Delhi has enforced tighter rules to control air pollution after the air quality index, or AQI, reached the 'severe' category. All non-essential construction and demolition work are banned, among other actions.
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"Sitting At Home For 3 Months": Delhi Pollution Eats Up Informal Jobs
Saroj, a 55-year-old construction worker residing near the Bakkarwala landfill site, embodies the challenges faced by informal sector workers amid the escalating air pollution crisis in Delhi.
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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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Delhi Raises Pollution Alert To Highest Level, Bans Trucks, Construction
The Centre has implemented stage-IV measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect as the air quality in the national capital and its neighbouring cities remains in the 'severe plus' category
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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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Will Ban Construction Work In Areas With Severe Air Quality For 5 Days In Row: Delhi Environment Minister
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a construction ban in areas with an AQI above 400 for five consecutive days due to worsening air quality.
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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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Winters Of Despair: How Delhi's Pollution Curbs Affect Construction Workers
Thousands of migrant and local construction workers were rendered jobless following the November 11 ban on constructions, prompted by the Delhi-NCR's air quality plunging to hazardous levels.
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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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Amid Pollution Curbs, Staggered Timings For Delhi Government Offices
The Delhi government has banned private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles, prohibited the entry of interstate non-electric-CNG buses, certain categories of construction activities as the city choked under 'severe'-category air pollution.
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Construction Halted, Buses Restricted: Stricter Anti-Pollution Measures In Delhi
Delhi has enforced tighter rules to control air pollution after the air quality index, or AQI, reached the 'severe' category. All non-essential construction and demolition work are banned, among other actions.
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"Sitting At Home For 3 Months": Delhi Pollution Eats Up Informal Jobs
Saroj, a 55-year-old construction worker residing near the Bakkarwala landfill site, embodies the challenges faced by informal sector workers amid the escalating air pollution crisis in Delhi.
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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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Delhi Raises Pollution Alert To Highest Level, Bans Trucks, Construction
The Centre has implemented stage-IV measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect as the air quality in the national capital and its neighbouring cities remains in the 'severe plus' category
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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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Will Ban Construction Work In Areas With Severe Air Quality For 5 Days In Row: Delhi Environment Minister
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a construction ban in areas with an AQI above 400 for five consecutive days due to worsening air quality.
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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
