Delhi NCR

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday called an urgent meeting to discuss the implementation of the Supreme Court observations on the odd-even car rationing scheme as air quality in the national capital turned 'severe' yet…
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An increase in surface winds through the day on Monday helped bring down the average 24-hour air quality index (AQI) in Delhi within the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday, five consecutive days after hovering under ‘severe’. The recording…
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राष्ट्रीय राजधानी दिल्ली में वायु प्रदूषण के चलते बिगड़ते हालात को लेकर सीएम अरविंद केजरीवाल के नेतृत्व में सोमवार को हाई लेवल मीटिंग हुई. दिल्ली सचिवालय में हुई बैठक में प्रदूषण से जुड़े विभागों के वरिष्ठ अधिकारी भी शामिल हुए. बैठक में…
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday sought to blame Haryana for the pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR, citing the state's proximity to the national capital. AAP national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar called for an analysis of the…
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The national capital's air quality index (AQI) was 457 at 5am on Sunday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and no respite is expected from the toxic air that the city and its neighbouring districts have been breathing…
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Delhi air quality remained severe for the third consecutive day on Saturday as an AQI of 413 was recorded at 7am. At a late-night inspection at Anand Vihar bus terminus on Friday, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said BS3 petrol and…
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has expressed deep concern over the worsening air pollution situation in the city and has called for an urgent meeting with the chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and minister of environment Gopal Rai. The…
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A thick haze continued to envelop Delhi on Friday as the air quality worsened a day after it tipped into the severe category for the first time this season and prompted mitigation measures including a ban on the use of older vehicles. An…
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Delhi’s air quality remained in the very poor category on Thursday as the city was on the brink of a public health emergency with an air quality index (AQI) of 364 on Wednesday being the worst this season. An overall AQI of 351 (very…
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The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday morning reached the residence of Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand -- ahead of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's questioning by the agency today. Apart from the minister's residence in the Civil Lines…
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