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Delhi Covered In Toxic Smog, Visibility Low At Airports Across North India
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: A sharp spike in Delhi's air pollution was witnessed in the past 24 hours with 30 out of 36 monitoring stations reporting a severe air quality index.
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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Says "Stopped Morning Walks" Due To Pollution
The seasonal pollution spike in Delhi is affecting the health regimen of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
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Expedite Cloud Seeding To Combat Air Pollution: Delhi Minister Urges Centre
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has urged the centre to convene an urgent meeting with key stakeholders to expedite approvals for cloud seeding, an emergency measure aimed at reducing the anticipated winter pollution spike in the capital.
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Over 930 FIRs Registered Against Farmers For Burning Stubble: Punjab Police
Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is considered one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November.
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After Diwali, Delhi Air Records 140% Spike In Particles That Harm Lungs
The major pollutant that affects lungs and risks major health issues recorded a massive 140% jump in the 24-hour period since last morning as the air quality in Delhi deteriorated back to toxic levels a day after Diwali.
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Behind Toxic Delhi Air, Local Factors' Role Bigger Than Farm Fires: Experts
Stubble burning alone could not have led to this spike in Delhi's air pollution levels if local factors, including vehicle emissions, had not already poisoned the national capital's skyline, a latest report on Delhi's toxic air quality has found
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Stubble Burning In Haryana, UP Behind Air Pollution: Delhi Minister
Amid the spike in air pollution, Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai said on Sunday that the stubble burning in Punjab does not have as much impact on the national capital as the smoke coming from farm fires in Haryana and UP.
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Spike In Emergency Patients At Delhi Hospitals As Pollution Worsens: Study
With the arrival of winter, Delhi is once again witnessing a deteriorating quality of air. On Thursday, the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was at 343, which falls in 'very poor' quality for the fifth consecutive day, triggering the risk of health eme
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Delhi Air Quality "Severe", Pollution May Spike Over Next 2 Weeks
The smoky haze shrouding Delhi thickened on Thursday, obscuring the skyline and hiding the sun, due to a surge in farm fires and unfavourable weather conditions, prompting doctors to issue warnings about breathing issues being aggravated.
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This Country's Capital Is World's Most Polluted Major City. It's Not Delhi
Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world's most polluted major city, according to air quality monitoring firm IQAir, topping global charts for days as authorities fail to grapple with a spike in toxic smog.
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Delhi Breathes Toxic Air, Pollution Spikes To Emergency Levels
Delhi is back to breathing toxic air with the capital's air quality index or AQI in the severe category and concentration of the fine, cancer-causing pollutant spiking to emergency levels.
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Delhi's Air Quality Worsens, Curbs On Construction, Mining Activities
Amid a sudden spike in air pollution due to foggy weather, the Centre's air quality panel on Friday directed the implementation of curbs under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR.
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Delhi Pollution Spike Temporary, No Need For Stricter Curbs: Air Quality Panel
The Centre's air quality panel on Monday decided not to invoke curbs under Stage III of the anti-air pollution action plan despite the situation in the national capital worsening to the 'severe' category.
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing To Lift Construction Ban In Delhi
Supreme Court refused to accord urgent hearing to a plea by builders' body seeking vacation of November 24 order by which the ban on construction activities in Delhi and national capital region was re-imposed to contain the spike in air pollution.
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Has New Delhi Banned The Entry Of Diesel And Petrol Cars/Bikes?
New Delhi has reportedly banned entry of petrol and diesel cars/bikes owing to the alarming pollution levels in the National Capital.
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Delhi Covered In Toxic Smog, Visibility Low At Airports Across North India
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: A sharp spike in Delhi's air pollution was witnessed in the past 24 hours with 30 out of 36 monitoring stations reporting a severe air quality index.
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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Says "Stopped Morning Walks" Due To Pollution
The seasonal pollution spike in Delhi is affecting the health regimen of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
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Expedite Cloud Seeding To Combat Air Pollution: Delhi Minister Urges Centre
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has urged the centre to convene an urgent meeting with key stakeholders to expedite approvals for cloud seeding, an emergency measure aimed at reducing the anticipated winter pollution spike in the capital.
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Over 930 FIRs Registered Against Farmers For Burning Stubble: Punjab Police
Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is considered one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November.
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After Diwali, Delhi Air Records 140% Spike In Particles That Harm Lungs
The major pollutant that affects lungs and risks major health issues recorded a massive 140% jump in the 24-hour period since last morning as the air quality in Delhi deteriorated back to toxic levels a day after Diwali.
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Behind Toxic Delhi Air, Local Factors' Role Bigger Than Farm Fires: Experts
Stubble burning alone could not have led to this spike in Delhi's air pollution levels if local factors, including vehicle emissions, had not already poisoned the national capital's skyline, a latest report on Delhi's toxic air quality has found
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Stubble Burning In Haryana, UP Behind Air Pollution: Delhi Minister
Amid the spike in air pollution, Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai said on Sunday that the stubble burning in Punjab does not have as much impact on the national capital as the smoke coming from farm fires in Haryana and UP.
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Spike In Emergency Patients At Delhi Hospitals As Pollution Worsens: Study
With the arrival of winter, Delhi is once again witnessing a deteriorating quality of air. On Thursday, the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was at 343, which falls in 'very poor' quality for the fifth consecutive day, triggering the risk of health eme
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Delhi Air Quality "Severe", Pollution May Spike Over Next 2 Weeks
The smoky haze shrouding Delhi thickened on Thursday, obscuring the skyline and hiding the sun, due to a surge in farm fires and unfavourable weather conditions, prompting doctors to issue warnings about breathing issues being aggravated.
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This Country's Capital Is World's Most Polluted Major City. It's Not Delhi
Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world's most polluted major city, according to air quality monitoring firm IQAir, topping global charts for days as authorities fail to grapple with a spike in toxic smog.
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Delhi Breathes Toxic Air, Pollution Spikes To Emergency Levels
Delhi is back to breathing toxic air with the capital's air quality index or AQI in the severe category and concentration of the fine, cancer-causing pollutant spiking to emergency levels.
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Delhi's Air Quality Worsens, Curbs On Construction, Mining Activities
Amid a sudden spike in air pollution due to foggy weather, the Centre's air quality panel on Friday directed the implementation of curbs under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR.
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Delhi Pollution Spike Temporary, No Need For Stricter Curbs: Air Quality Panel
The Centre's air quality panel on Monday decided not to invoke curbs under Stage III of the anti-air pollution action plan despite the situation in the national capital worsening to the 'severe' category.
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing To Lift Construction Ban In Delhi
Supreme Court refused to accord urgent hearing to a plea by builders' body seeking vacation of November 24 order by which the ban on construction activities in Delhi and national capital region was re-imposed to contain the spike in air pollution.
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Has New Delhi Banned The Entry Of Diesel And Petrol Cars/Bikes?
New Delhi has reportedly banned entry of petrol and diesel cars/bikes owing to the alarming pollution levels in the National Capital.
