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Dec 23, 2020 10:03 PM IST The CPCB also announced that hot mix plants and stone crusher units in Delhi and the National Capital Region will remain closed all the time till Jan 2, 2021.
Dec 22, 2020 03:43 PM IST The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas reviewed the progress of switching over of industries operating in Delhi to PNG during a meeting, which was attended by representatives of the city government, the GAIL and the Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL).
Dec 14, 2020 01:40 PM IST A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was told by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, that the government is readying a comprehensive affidavit to be filed in the apex court in the matter.
Dec 06, 2020 11:25 AM IST Air pollution in the neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad (AQI 430), Greater Noida (404) and Noida (404) remained in the severe zone.
Dec 05, 2020 12:27 PM IST Air pollution in the neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad (AQI 446), Greater Noida (401) and Noida (406) also entered the "severe” zone.
Dec 01, 2020 07:07 PM IST Delhi’s air quality remained very poor and is predicted to turn severe due to unfavorable meteorological conditions. As winter smog chokes north India, here are some low-maintenance plants that can help you breathe easy at home while they make home a more welcome place.
Dec 01, 2020 12:23 PM IST The city’s air quality index (AQI) was 346 at 9 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 318 on Monday and 268 on Sunday.
Nov 30, 2020 03:58 PM IST The city’s air quality index (AQI) was 307. The 24-hour average AQI was 268 on Sunday. It was 231 on Saturday, 137 on Friday, 302 on Thursday and 413 on Wednesday.
Nov 27, 2020 12:25 PM IST The city’s air quality index (AQI), which was 302 at 4 pm on Thursday, improved to 131 by 9 am on Friday.
Nov 15, 2020 11:19 PM IST According to data shared by the Delhi Police, 1,206 cases including kalandras (formal notices) were registered in connection with the sale and use of firecrackers on Diwali night.
Nov 15, 2020 09:04 PM IST The city recorded an overall AQI of 414 on November 14. It had soared to 454 by 10 pm. On Sunday, the 24-hour average AQI stood at 435 at 4 pm, which was the worst on the day after Diwali in the last four years.
Nov 15, 2020 05:43 PM IST A day after Diwali, Delhi's air quality become ‘severe’ owing to a combination of stubble burning and firecrackers burst during the celebration in violation of a ban. The rainfall comes as expected by the Meteorological Department.
Nov 14, 2020 05:44 PM IST The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, said, "Even a small increase in local additional emissions is likely to have significant deterioration impact on Sunday and Monday."
Nov 14, 2020 09:22 AM IST Over the last month, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has climbed dangerously high in the northern regions of the country, especially in New Delhi, where it is on the brink of 'emergency' level.
Nov 12, 2020 07:56 PM IST The city recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 314. It was 344 on Wednesday and 476 on Tuesday. Delhi witnessed six "severe" air days on the trot from November 4 to November 9, according to Central Pollution Control Board data.
Nov 09, 2020 07:32 PM IST Government agencies and experts said calm wind was exacerbating the effect of stubble burning and a "quick recovery" is not possible unless the number of farm fires reduces drastically.
Nov 09, 2020 04:13 PM IST A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs, fed by smoke from raging agricultural fires that health experts worry could worsen the city’s fight against the coronavirus.
Nov 08, 2020 03:56 PM IST Office of the Joint Commissioner of Police has directed all its DCPs to treat all the temporary licences for bursting and selling firecrackers as cancelled
Nov 07, 2020 04:06 PM IST The Union Minister stated that the biogas demonstration plant which produces compressed biogas from biomass will help combat air pollution in Delhi and North India.
Oct 29, 2020 08:27 PM IST A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said that some experts have informed that stubble burning is not the only source of pollution.
Oct 23, 2020 08:22 PM IST According to SAFAR, extremely calm surface wind conditions prevail over the Delhi region and are forecast to continue for two days.
Oct 22, 2020 02:06 PM IST In this edition of the Explained series, Moneycontrol's Shraddha Sharma explains how air pollution can make the COVID-19 caseload worse
Oct 19, 2020 04:35 PM IST The odd-even scheme is a road rationing plan under which odd and even numbered vehicles ply on alternate days.
Oct 15, 2020 01:44 PM IST The 50 CPCB teams will make extensive field visits from October 15 to February 28 next year and focus on hot spots where air pollution is aggravated, the environment ministry said. They will visit Delhi and NCR towns Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut in Uttar Pradesh; Gurugram, Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Jhajjar, Panipat, Sonepat in Haryana; and Bhiwadi, Alwar, Bharatpur in Rajasthan.
Oct 14, 2020 04:30 PM IST The minister said the issue of pollution is related to people’s health and all agencies are equally responsible for its prevention and control.
