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Experts Warn Of Long-Term Health Consequences As Delhi's Air Quality Worsens
Delhi's deteriorating air quality has health experts worried over the far-reaching and long-term health consequences of sustained exposure to polluted air.
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Hybrid Mode For Delhi Schools Till Class 5 As Air Pollution Crisis Worsens
All schools in Delhi, including government and private, must adopt online and offline teaching modes immediately to protect children amid worsening air pollution.
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Delhi's Air Quality Improving, No Stage 3 Curbs For Now: Air Quality Body
The air quality in Delhi showed a slight improvement on Sunday, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) to decide against invoking stricter curbs under Stage 3 for now.
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"Every 3rd Child Has Damaged Lungs": Protest Over Air Pollution In Delhi
Scores of people, including parents and environmental activists, staged a protest at the India Gate on Sunday against the worsening air quality in the national capital.
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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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'Only 9 Delhi AQI Posts Worked On Diwali': Top Court Told Of 'Missing Data'
Only nine of Delhi's 37 air quality monitoring stations were working on Diwali when the city was covered by a toxic smog of chemicals from 'green' firecrackers, vehicular pollution, and particulate matter from farm fires Supreme Court was told.
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Air Quality In Delhi Improves But Remains Under "Poor" Category
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital improved on Saturday morning but remained under the "poor" category, with Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) already in effect across Delhi-NCR.
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Sale Of Air Purifiers Rises In Delhi As Air Quality Remains In 'Poor' Category
With the city's air quality remaining in the "poor" category, Delhiites are rushing to stock up on air purifiers and masks, leading to a 60-70 per cent jump in sales, traders said.
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Got A Fix For Delhi's Air? Win Rs 50 Lakh In New Clean-Air Innovation Challenge
The Delhi government on Friday launched a first-of-its-kind Innovation Challenge to crowdsource affordable technologies that can directly cut particulate pollution from roads, vehicles, and construction sites.
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'Clean Air Zone' Trial To Be Launched In Delhi's Nehru Park
In a step towards exploring science-driven solutions for cleaning Delhi's air, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and PWD Minister and area MLA Parvesh Verma visited Nehru Park to review the feasibility of creating a pilot Clean Air Zone.
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Anti-Smog Guns Mandatory For High-Rise Buildings
The Delhi government has made it mandatory for all high-rise commercial, institutional, and hospitality buildings to install anti-smog guns to combat pollution levels in the national capital, according to an official directive.
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Delhi India's Most Polluted Megacity By Wide Margin: Report
Delhi remained India's most polluted megacity by a wide margin during the 2024-25 winter, with an average PM2.5 concentration of 175 micrograms per cubic metre, according to an analysis released on Tuesday.
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Delhi's Air Quality Improves Slightly, Still In 'Very Poor' Category
The air quality index continued to fluctuate between the "severe" and "very poor" categories in Delhi.
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Cloud Seeding Not Feasible: Pollution Control Board Amid Delhi's Smog Crisis
The Central Pollution Control Board has said feasibility of cloud seeding as an emergency measure to battle winter pollution in northern India will be limited, citing insufficient moisture, reliance on pre-existing clouds, an RTI query has revealed.
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Strict Anti-Pollution Measures In Delhi To Continue For At Least 3 More Days
GRAP-IV, or the fourth stage of anti-pollution measures in effect for Delhi and the National Capital Region, will remain in force for the next 72 hours, the Supreme Court said Friday, with the AQI in the city and surrounding areas at 371
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Experts Warn Of Long-Term Health Consequences As Delhi's Air Quality Worsens
Delhi's deteriorating air quality has health experts worried over the far-reaching and long-term health consequences of sustained exposure to polluted air.
-
Hybrid Mode For Delhi Schools Till Class 5 As Air Pollution Crisis Worsens
All schools in Delhi, including government and private, must adopt online and offline teaching modes immediately to protect children amid worsening air pollution.
-
Delhi's Air Quality Improving, No Stage 3 Curbs For Now: Air Quality Body
The air quality in Delhi showed a slight improvement on Sunday, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) to decide against invoking stricter curbs under Stage 3 for now.
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"Every 3rd Child Has Damaged Lungs": Protest Over Air Pollution In Delhi
Scores of people, including parents and environmental activists, staged a protest at the India Gate on Sunday against the worsening air quality in the national capital.
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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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'Only 9 Delhi AQI Posts Worked On Diwali': Top Court Told Of 'Missing Data'
Only nine of Delhi's 37 air quality monitoring stations were working on Diwali when the city was covered by a toxic smog of chemicals from 'green' firecrackers, vehicular pollution, and particulate matter from farm fires Supreme Court was told.
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Air Quality In Delhi Improves But Remains Under "Poor" Category
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital improved on Saturday morning but remained under the "poor" category, with Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) already in effect across Delhi-NCR.
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Sale Of Air Purifiers Rises In Delhi As Air Quality Remains In 'Poor' Category
With the city's air quality remaining in the "poor" category, Delhiites are rushing to stock up on air purifiers and masks, leading to a 60-70 per cent jump in sales, traders said.
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Got A Fix For Delhi's Air? Win Rs 50 Lakh In New Clean-Air Innovation Challenge
The Delhi government on Friday launched a first-of-its-kind Innovation Challenge to crowdsource affordable technologies that can directly cut particulate pollution from roads, vehicles, and construction sites.
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'Clean Air Zone' Trial To Be Launched In Delhi's Nehru Park
In a step towards exploring science-driven solutions for cleaning Delhi's air, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and PWD Minister and area MLA Parvesh Verma visited Nehru Park to review the feasibility of creating a pilot Clean Air Zone.
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Anti-Smog Guns Mandatory For High-Rise Buildings
The Delhi government has made it mandatory for all high-rise commercial, institutional, and hospitality buildings to install anti-smog guns to combat pollution levels in the national capital, according to an official directive.
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Delhi India's Most Polluted Megacity By Wide Margin: Report
Delhi remained India's most polluted megacity by a wide margin during the 2024-25 winter, with an average PM2.5 concentration of 175 micrograms per cubic metre, according to an analysis released on Tuesday.
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Delhi's Air Quality Improves Slightly, Still In 'Very Poor' Category
The air quality index continued to fluctuate between the "severe" and "very poor" categories in Delhi.
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Cloud Seeding Not Feasible: Pollution Control Board Amid Delhi's Smog Crisis
The Central Pollution Control Board has said feasibility of cloud seeding as an emergency measure to battle winter pollution in northern India will be limited, citing insufficient moisture, reliance on pre-existing clouds, an RTI query has revealed.
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Strict Anti-Pollution Measures In Delhi To Continue For At Least 3 More Days
GRAP-IV, or the fourth stage of anti-pollution measures in effect for Delhi and the National Capital Region, will remain in force for the next 72 hours, the Supreme Court said Friday, with the AQI in the city and surrounding areas at 371
