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delhi air pollution
Air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year: Study
The study also noted that the damage is equally worrying in other Indian cities
18 Feb 2021 2:40 PM
Pollution deaths in India rose to 1.67 million in 2019: Lancet study
India’s three main cities, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, were on the list of the world’s 20 worst polluted cities, IQAir reported
22 Dec 2020 11:22 PM
Leher Sethi | Is air pollution a greater pandemic than coronavirus?
As a parent, I dread Delhi winters, not just because of the cold, but because of the terrible pollution in the air
10 Dec 2020 12:01 AM
COVID-19: Delhi overtakes Maharashtra, Kerala as highest contributor to new cases
The sudden spike in cases comes amid the festive season and rising pollution level
09 Nov 2020 11:28 AM
Stubble burning: Cases lodged against 30 farmers in UP's Fatehpur district
Several states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, have banned stubble or crop residue burning to check air pollution
07 Nov 2020 6:05 PM
Clear Friday morning in Delhi, air quality very poor
The air quality in the city was recorded in the very poor category on Friday after being in a severe zone for the past two days.
03 Jan 2020 10:21 AM
Delhi's air quality remains poor for 7th consecutive day
In the National Capital Region, Ghaziabad performed the worst as its AQI was recorded at 400.
10 Dec 2019 11:47 AM
SC partially lifts ban on construction in Delhi-NCR, allows It from 6 am to 6 pm
SC perused the report filed by CPCB which said that construction activities should not be allowed between 6 pm to 6 am.
09 Dec 2019 4:24 PM
Emraan Hashmi takes off to Delhi for 'Chehre' shoot, flags air pollution
The 40-year-old actor was travelling to Delhi after which he is scheduled to fly to Poland for the shoot.
22 Nov 2019 7:32 PM
Air quality in Delhi continues to deteriorate, likely to become ‘severe’ today
Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD said: 'The wind speed will remain low till Friday afternoon, after which it will start picking up.'
22 Nov 2019 9:54 AM
'Very poor' air quality leaves Delhi gasping for breath, AQI likely to fall into 'severe' zone
On Thursday, the overall Air Quality Index of the national capital is 312 with PM 10 at 142 and PM 2.5 at 72.
21 Nov 2019 9:57 AM
Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: SC summons chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, UP, Delhi
The Centre also told the bench that it is examining feasibility of putting up smog towers to reduce pollution in Delhi.
15 Nov 2019 3:37 PM
No extension of odd-even scheme, will take final call on Monday: Kejriwal
'We do not want people to undergo unnecessary inconvenience,' Kejriwal said at press conference here.
15 Nov 2019 12:38 PM
Kejriwal govt has not dealt with major causes of pollution in their term: Vijay Goel
'In its last year of governance, Kejriwal enacted the odd-even rule which is just a drama,' Goel said.
14 Nov 2019 1:54 PM
Behind Delhi’s deadly air, it is not only stubble but also what we don’t need
As of October 31, the crop burning contributed 44 per cent to Delhi’s PM2.5 level.
13 Nov 2019 4:41 PM
Kartik Aaryan, Janhvi Kapoor's 'Dostana 2' shoot cancelled due to this reason
On November 9, Kartik shared a picture of himself, announcing the start of shooting of Dostana 2 in Chandigarh.
12 Nov 2019 11:06 AM
Pak may have released poisonous gas to pollute air in India: UP BJP leader
BJP leader criticised Delhi CM Kejriwal for blaming stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab for alarming pollution levels in NCR.
06 Nov 2019 9:05 AM
Find permanent cure for Delhi pollution, PMO tells 3 states
PMO asked Haryana and Punjab to provide details of measures adopted to prevent fresh cases of stubble burning over the last 24 hours.
05 Nov 2019 10:46 AM
Netizens bashes Priyanka Chopra for wearing a mask in Delhi; read
Earlier, Priyanka's picture smoking cigarette with husband Nick Jonas had gone viral on social media
05 Nov 2019 10:00 AM
From ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’: Delhi air quality improves, expected to get better
The average air quality index (AQI) was recorded 370 at 7.30 am.
05 Nov 2019 9:09 AM
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