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In Bihar To Campaign, NDTV Asked Delhi Chief Minister About AQI. She Said...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday refused to answer NDTV's question about air pollution in the national capital, while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar.
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Delhi World's Most Polluted Capital City Again: Report
Bihar's Begusarai emerged as the world's most polluted metropolitan area while Delhi was identified as the capital city with the poorest air quality, according to a new report.
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Meghalaya's Byrnihat India's Most Polluted City In 2023: Report
Byrnihat in Meghalaya topped the list of the most polluted cities in India in 2023, closely followed by Begusarai in Bihar and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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Bihar Cities Record "Very Poor" Air Quality, Patna Among Worst-Hit
With many Bihar cities recording very poor air quality, the state pollution control board on Sunday asked the district administrations to strictly enforce laws to check air pollution in their respective areas.
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Bihar To 'Name And Shame' Farmers To Crack Down On Crop Residue Burning
Amid rising air pollution caused by the burning of crop residue, the Bihar government has decided to identify farmers who are indulging in this practice and put up their names at the block offices, officials said on Saturday.
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IIT Delhi And Bihar State Pollution Control Board Tie Up To Establish GIS-Based AQM System
The IIT Delhi and Bihar Pollution Control Board collaboration will help identify sources and transport of PM 2.5 and thereby identify measures to curb them.
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Air Quality In Lucknow, Patna Worse Than Delhi Today: Pollution Board
Fatehabad in Haryana had the worst average air quality in India over a period of 24 hours ending today evening, while the pollution levels in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Patna in Bihar were worse than in Delhi, according to official figures.
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Bad Air Cutting Lives Short By 7 Years In Hindi Heartland: Study
A new analysis of the air quality life index (AQLI) on Thursday showed the average citizen living in the Indo-Gangetic plain region can expect to lose about seven years of life expectancy. Particulate pollution is high in Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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3 Cities Beat Delhi To "India's Most Polluted" List. Top Spot Goes To...
Three northern cities have beaten Delhi to become India's most polluted this year, with Bihar capital Patna emerging as the forerunner, a study released by IIT-Kanpur and Shakti Foundation shows. The other two cities occupying prominent positions on the list are Kanpur and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency of Varanasi, both in BJP-ruled U...
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Green Court Asks Delhi, Northern States To Respond To Most-Polluted Cities Report
The National Green Tribunal or Green Court today asked Delhi, four northern states and Bihar to respond to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on 20 most-polluted cities in the world.
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Diwali Air Over North India Was World's Worst
Over the Diwali weekend of 2016, India's air quality was among the world's worst and between 40 per cent and 100 per cent worse in five north Indian cities than at the same time the preceding year, according to global air pollution data.
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Nitish Kumar Seeks Ban On 15-Year-Old Vehicles In Bihar
Expressing concern over the alarming level of air pollution in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed concerned officials for banning 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the state capital among other measures to improve the situation.
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Nitish Kumar Seeks Ban On 15-Year-Old Diesel Vehicles In Bihar
Expressing concern over the alarming level of air pollution in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed concerned officials for banning 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the state capital among other measures to improve the situation.
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Blog: Why Stop At Banning Diesel Cars? More, Please
Ambient pollution is not a Delhi problem alone. The air quality index reports danger levels many times the health limit across North India. From the plains of Punjab to Bihar, that's roughly 400 million people.
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In Bihar To Campaign, NDTV Asked Delhi Chief Minister About AQI. She Said...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday refused to answer NDTV's question about air pollution in the national capital, while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar.
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Delhi World's Most Polluted Capital City Again: Report
Bihar's Begusarai emerged as the world's most polluted metropolitan area while Delhi was identified as the capital city with the poorest air quality, according to a new report.
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Meghalaya's Byrnihat India's Most Polluted City In 2023: Report
Byrnihat in Meghalaya topped the list of the most polluted cities in India in 2023, closely followed by Begusarai in Bihar and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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Bihar Cities Record "Very Poor" Air Quality, Patna Among Worst-Hit
With many Bihar cities recording very poor air quality, the state pollution control board on Sunday asked the district administrations to strictly enforce laws to check air pollution in their respective areas.
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Bihar To 'Name And Shame' Farmers To Crack Down On Crop Residue Burning
Amid rising air pollution caused by the burning of crop residue, the Bihar government has decided to identify farmers who are indulging in this practice and put up their names at the block offices, officials said on Saturday.
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IIT Delhi And Bihar State Pollution Control Board Tie Up To Establish GIS-Based AQM System
The IIT Delhi and Bihar Pollution Control Board collaboration will help identify sources and transport of PM 2.5 and thereby identify measures to curb them.
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Air Quality In Lucknow, Patna Worse Than Delhi Today: Pollution Board
Fatehabad in Haryana had the worst average air quality in India over a period of 24 hours ending today evening, while the pollution levels in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Patna in Bihar were worse than in Delhi, according to official figures.
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Bad Air Cutting Lives Short By 7 Years In Hindi Heartland: Study
A new analysis of the air quality life index (AQLI) on Thursday showed the average citizen living in the Indo-Gangetic plain region can expect to lose about seven years of life expectancy. Particulate pollution is high in Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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3 Cities Beat Delhi To "India's Most Polluted" List. Top Spot Goes To...
Three northern cities have beaten Delhi to become India's most polluted this year, with Bihar capital Patna emerging as the forerunner, a study released by IIT-Kanpur and Shakti Foundation shows. The other two cities occupying prominent positions on the list are Kanpur and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency of Varanasi, both in BJP-ruled U...
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Green Court Asks Delhi, Northern States To Respond To Most-Polluted Cities Report
The National Green Tribunal or Green Court today asked Delhi, four northern states and Bihar to respond to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on 20 most-polluted cities in the world.
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Diwali Air Over North India Was World's Worst
Over the Diwali weekend of 2016, India's air quality was among the world's worst and between 40 per cent and 100 per cent worse in five north Indian cities than at the same time the preceding year, according to global air pollution data.
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Nitish Kumar Seeks Ban On 15-Year-Old Vehicles In Bihar
Expressing concern over the alarming level of air pollution in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed concerned officials for banning 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the state capital among other measures to improve the situation.
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Nitish Kumar Seeks Ban On 15-Year-Old Diesel Vehicles In Bihar
Expressing concern over the alarming level of air pollution in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed concerned officials for banning 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the state capital among other measures to improve the situation.
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Blog: Why Stop At Banning Diesel Cars? More, Please
Ambient pollution is not a Delhi problem alone. The air quality index reports danger levels many times the health limit across North India. From the plains of Punjab to Bihar, that's roughly 400 million people.
