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Ban On Use Of Diesel Generators, Coal, Lifted As Air Quality Improves In Delhi
The Commission for Air Quality Management on Monday revoked the Stage 2 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) following a dip in pollution levels due to favourable meteorological conditions.
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Delhi's Air Quality Deteriorates, Authorities Enforce Ban on Coal Usage
This action comes as part of the government's pollution control plan known as the 'Graded Response Action Plan' (GRAP) which is implemented in Delhi-NCR to combat air pollution during the winter season.
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Delhi Factories On Coal, Other Polluting Fuels To Be Closed From Jan 1
The Centre's air quality panel on Wednesday said industries using unapproved fuels, including coal, in Delhi-NCR will be closed down straightaway from January 1 and heavy fines will be imposed on them.
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Air Quality Panel Bans Use Of Coal In Delhi, Nearby Cities From Next Year
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued directions to ban the use of coal in industrial, domestic and other miscellaneous applications in the entire Delhi-NCR region from January 1, 2023.
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"No Diesel Generators, Increase Parking Fees": Air Quality Panel On Delhi
Use of diesel generators in Delhi must stop (except for emergencies), parking fees must increase by three-four times, and burning of coal and firewood cannot be allowed at hotels and open-air eateries, the Central Pollution Control Board said today.
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Air Quality Panel Asks 11 Thermal Plants Near Delhi To Co-Fire Biomass Pellets
Centre's air quality commission has directed 11 thermal power plants within 300-km radius of Delhi to co-fire biomass pellets with coal, saying this can utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, address issue of stubble burning and reduce air pollution
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Delhi Contractor Arrested Over Attack On Steelmaker SAIL's Chairman
The police have arrested a private contractor over a conspiracy to kill the chairman of Steel Authority of India for rejecting "poor quality" coal supplied by his son's US-based company to the PSU, police said on Monday.
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Ban On Construction, Entry Of Heavy Vehicles In Delhi Extended Till Monday
The Environment Pollution Control Authority extended on Saturday the ban on construction activities, industries using coal and biomass, and entry of trucks till November 12 due to high pollution levels in Delhi.
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Proposed Coal Power Plant A Threat To Delhi's Air Quality: Report
The Tehri Hydro Development Corporation's (THDC) proposed Khurja coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh will push up the cost of electricity and increase air pollution levels in Delhi, says a report by a research institute today. THDC India Limited (THDCIL), formerly known as Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd, is a joint venture of the Centre and ...
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Delhi Pollution: Emergency Action Plan To Curb Delhi Pollution Comes Into Effect
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, if the quality gets worse and reaches the "very poor" level, a ban is imposed on the use of diesel generator sets, coal/firewood in hotels and open eateries, parking fee increased 3-4 times, bus and metro services are increased.
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Delhi's Biggest Thermal Plant Shuts As Pollution Plan Kicks In: 10 Points
Delhi's biggest coal power plant has been ordered to be permanently closed from today and the roads will be swept with special machines as part of a set of emergency measures that have been put in place by the government to combat air pollution, authorities said. With the temperatures slowing dipping, Delhi air pollution levels have gone up with to...
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Dozens Burned Walking On Hot Coals At Motivational Tony Robbins Seminar
The seminar is called "Unleash the Power Within." The multi-day event with world-renowned motivational speaker Tony Robbins is "designed to help you unlock and unleash the forces inside that can help you break through any limit and create the quality of life you desire," according to promotional materials.
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India's Thermal Power Plants Lag on Emissions and Efficiency, Says Study
A year after the World Health Organisation declared Delhi had the worst air quality in the world, a new study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has today sounded alarm bells over air pollution, particularly from coal based power plants. While the two-year comprehensive environmental audit places NTPC's Badarpur Power Plant in Delhi as...
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Ban On Use Of Diesel Generators, Coal, Lifted As Air Quality Improves In Delhi
The Commission for Air Quality Management on Monday revoked the Stage 2 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) following a dip in pollution levels due to favourable meteorological conditions.
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Delhi's Air Quality Deteriorates, Authorities Enforce Ban on Coal Usage
This action comes as part of the government's pollution control plan known as the 'Graded Response Action Plan' (GRAP) which is implemented in Delhi-NCR to combat air pollution during the winter season.
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Delhi Factories On Coal, Other Polluting Fuels To Be Closed From Jan 1
The Centre's air quality panel on Wednesday said industries using unapproved fuels, including coal, in Delhi-NCR will be closed down straightaway from January 1 and heavy fines will be imposed on them.
-
Air Quality Panel Bans Use Of Coal In Delhi, Nearby Cities From Next Year
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued directions to ban the use of coal in industrial, domestic and other miscellaneous applications in the entire Delhi-NCR region from January 1, 2023.
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"No Diesel Generators, Increase Parking Fees": Air Quality Panel On Delhi
Use of diesel generators in Delhi must stop (except for emergencies), parking fees must increase by three-four times, and burning of coal and firewood cannot be allowed at hotels and open-air eateries, the Central Pollution Control Board said today.
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Air Quality Panel Asks 11 Thermal Plants Near Delhi To Co-Fire Biomass Pellets
Centre's air quality commission has directed 11 thermal power plants within 300-km radius of Delhi to co-fire biomass pellets with coal, saying this can utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, address issue of stubble burning and reduce air pollution
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Delhi Contractor Arrested Over Attack On Steelmaker SAIL's Chairman
The police have arrested a private contractor over a conspiracy to kill the chairman of Steel Authority of India for rejecting "poor quality" coal supplied by his son's US-based company to the PSU, police said on Monday.
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Ban On Construction, Entry Of Heavy Vehicles In Delhi Extended Till Monday
The Environment Pollution Control Authority extended on Saturday the ban on construction activities, industries using coal and biomass, and entry of trucks till November 12 due to high pollution levels in Delhi.
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Proposed Coal Power Plant A Threat To Delhi's Air Quality: Report
The Tehri Hydro Development Corporation's (THDC) proposed Khurja coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh will push up the cost of electricity and increase air pollution levels in Delhi, says a report by a research institute today. THDC India Limited (THDCIL), formerly known as Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd, is a joint venture of the Centre and ...
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Delhi Pollution: Emergency Action Plan To Curb Delhi Pollution Comes Into Effect
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, if the quality gets worse and reaches the "very poor" level, a ban is imposed on the use of diesel generator sets, coal/firewood in hotels and open eateries, parking fee increased 3-4 times, bus and metro services are increased.
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Delhi's Biggest Thermal Plant Shuts As Pollution Plan Kicks In: 10 Points
Delhi's biggest coal power plant has been ordered to be permanently closed from today and the roads will be swept with special machines as part of a set of emergency measures that have been put in place by the government to combat air pollution, authorities said. With the temperatures slowing dipping, Delhi air pollution levels have gone up with to...
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Dozens Burned Walking On Hot Coals At Motivational Tony Robbins Seminar
The seminar is called "Unleash the Power Within." The multi-day event with world-renowned motivational speaker Tony Robbins is "designed to help you unlock and unleash the forces inside that can help you break through any limit and create the quality of life you desire," according to promotional materials.
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India's Thermal Power Plants Lag on Emissions and Efficiency, Says Study
A year after the World Health Organisation declared Delhi had the worst air quality in the world, a new study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has today sounded alarm bells over air pollution, particularly from coal based power plants. While the two-year comprehensive environmental audit places NTPC's Badarpur Power Plant in Delhi as...
