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4,500 vs 34,000: NASA Scientist Flags Punjab-Haryana Farm Fires Undercount
Dr Hiren Jethva, an aerosol remote sensing scientist associated with Morgan State University and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre, stated that his calculations showed 34,000 farm fires in Punjab and Haryana between October 1 and November 9 this year.
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Why Even A Day Of Bursting Crackers Can Cause Lasting Health Damage
Bursting firecrackers exposes people in the vicinity to high levels of the most lethal PM2.5, which can have serious health consequences, both short-term and long-term.
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6 Friends From Haryana Burnt To Death After Car Crashes, Catches Fire On Highway
According to the police, they were alerted around 4:50 am on November 9 that a car had crashed and caught fire on the flyover after colliding with an electricity pole and road divider.
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PM Modi, Zelensky Discuss Bilateral Ties, Peace Efforts In Russia War
PM Modi and Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the countries' wide-ranging bilateral cooperation and agreed to further strengthen India-Ukraine ties.
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Ahead Of Talks With Samajwadi Party, Congress Sets House In Order In UP
Perhaps her most critical task will be selecting candidates for 100-115 constituencies.
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Bengaluru Man Finds Out About Wife's Affair, She Kills Him With Lover's Help
Police grew suspicious after receiving the post-mortem examination report and launched a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Bihar 'Bahubali' Preps For Daughter's Wedding. Guest List May Cross 4 Lakh
Shivangi Singh, Anant Singh's daughter, will marry Rishikesh Kumar on November 25 at their ancestral home in Ladma. Preparations for the wedding are being made on a war footing.
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"Old Saying From Ancestors": BJP MLA On "Firecrackers Cure Diseases" Remark
BJP's Tollygunge MLA Papiya Adhikari admitted that such talk is not appropriate for this age where science has progressed so much.
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Rape Complaint vs Extortion Claim: Twist In Kochi Doctor Assault Case
The doctor, who has been evading arrest, has denied sexually assaulting a 50-year-old woman at a hotel near Kochi's Infopark on October 10. In his bail petition, he maintains that the complainant was a long-time patient with whom he shared a close friendship.
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Delhi To Launch First Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service Tomorrow
Ahead of the launch, trial runs of the cruise vessel were successfully conducted last month in the presence of senior officials from the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and the Delhi government.
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After Prem Singh Chandumajra, Bibi Jagir Kaur Set To Return To Akali Dal
Bibi Jagir Kaur's proposed return comes shortly after that of senior leader Prem Singh Chandumajra, signalling the Badal-led Akali Dal's renewed efforts to bring back veteran leaders
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Rape-Murder Accused Killed In Bengal Encounter, Suvendu Adhikari Defends Police Action
Police had been on the lookout for Roy for four days following the recovery of the girl's naked and partially decomposed body from a forest near the Kulik river.
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Video: Feast For Bees At Haryana Sweet Shop, Owner Suffers Rs 2-Lakh Loss
Like most sweet shops in the country, the owner and staff of this store, too, had set up an extended area to sell special desserts on the occasion of Diwali near Fawara Chowk on Thana Road.
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'Couldn't Run 1 km': Delhi Residents Struggle As Air Quality Worsens
At the Akshardham flyover, the Akshardham Temple was barely visible behind a thick blanket of haze.
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Opinion | Delhi Has Every Pollution Control Policy - Except One That Works
Every November, Delhi performs the same ritual. We check the AQI before stepping outdoors, children are kept indoors, masks reappear, schools consider shutting, construction is restricted, and emergen...
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Just 30 km From Delhi, Air In This UP Town Is Among Most Polluted In World
Over the past 12 months, Loni recorded average PM2.5 concentrations of 112.5 micrograms per cubic metre, which is over 22 times the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) recommended annual limit of five.
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135 Burn Injuries Recorded At Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital On Diwali
Among the patients reporting Diwali-related injuries, there were 35 children who sustained firecracker-related injuries and were treated in the OPD, while one child required hospital admission.
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"Does Haryana's Smoke Go To Pak, Punjab's To Delhi?" AAP Hits Back At BJP
The latest exchange has added another dimension to the ongoing BJP-AAP confrontation, with Delhi's pollution crisis increasingly becoming a political battleground between the two parties.
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Mumbai Bans Rockets, Aerial Crackers Till November 25 After Diwali Fires
Three major fires were reported in different parts of the city on Diwali night alone, gutting several huts, shops, a garage, and parts of a commercial building.
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"Moo-shkil To Resist": Himanta Sarma Drinks Milk Given By Muslim Farmer At Rally
The farmer, identified as Md Sohab Ali by Sarma in a social media post, brought milk produced at his own farm and presented it to the Chief Minister. Sarma accepted the offering and drank some of it in front of the gathering.
