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'Very Poor' Air Quality On Diwali Morning In Delhi After Night Of Crackers
Delhi recorded an AQI of 335 on Diwali morning after people burst crackers overnight, causing severe noise pollution and blanketing the national capital in smoke.
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What Is A Green Cracker And How Different Is It From A Conventional Cracker
The Supreme Court has given a nod to green firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) from 6 pm to 10 pm.
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Debate On Delhi's Firecrackers Ban Is Not New. It Traces Back To 1961
As far back as 1961, concerns over pollution caused by crackers prompted a proposal for a ban, though the government of India did not approve it, according to official records preserved by the Delhi Archives Department.
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'Can't Have Policy Just For Elite Delhi': Chief Justice On Pollution, Crackers
A policy to curb pollution cannot exist only for Delhi, just because they are the "elite citizens of the country", the Supreme Court remarked on Friday.
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Delhi Bans Firecrackers In City Throughout The Year
The Delhi government on Thursday imposed a "perpetual ban" on the manufacture, use and sale of firecrackers, including through online platforms, in the national capital, according to an official order.
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Delhi Imposes Complete Cracker Ban, Top Court Asks Haryana, UP To Do It Too
The Delhi government has decided to impose a round-the-year ban on firecrackers in the national capital, the Supreme Court was informed on Thursday, prompting the top court to direct the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana government to enforce a similar move.
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Take Final Call On Blanket Ban On Firecrackers: Supreme Court To NCR States
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) states to take a final call on prohibiting the use of firecrackers throughout the year.
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Cracker Ban Goes Up In Smoke, Delhi World's Most Polluted City Post-Diwali
The air quality index in most of the 40 monitoring stations in Delhi remained in the "very poor" category.
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Blanket Of Smog Covers Delhi, Air Quality 'Very Poor' On Diwali
Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the "very poor" category despite officials taking various anti-pollution measures.
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Delhi Air Quality Worsens To 'Very Poor', People Say It "Feels Suffocating"
As the festival of lights nears, the Delhi government has also banned firecrackers till January 1 amid efforts to curb pollution levels.
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Delhi Air Quality Now "Severe", Most Polluted Day Of The Season So Far
Pollution around Diwali was the lowest in 7 years, as the weather conditions were a game changer. The air quality in the national capital started deteriorating from October 24 with the AQI slipping to the 'very poor' category from 'poor'.
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Watch: A Delhi Family's Home Was Destroyed On Diwali, Likely By Fireworks
Vandana Verma had gone out with her husband and son to a relative's home on Diwali evening when a stray firecracker - a rocket - likely entered her home through the balcony and a fire started.
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Delhi Fire Department Receives 201 Calls On Diwali
Despite a complete ban on firecrackers in the national capital, the fire department received as many as 201 calls reporting fires during Diwali on Monday.
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"Ancestors Had Diwali Without Crackers": Delhi Minister On Ban Backlash
A day before Diwali, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi has been around 250, which is the poor category.
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"Let Us Breathe Clean Air": Supreme Court Denies Hearing On Delhi Crackers Ban
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's plea wants ban lifted, but court refuses to pass order, clubs his plea with other petitions for later
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'Very Poor' Air Quality On Diwali Morning In Delhi After Night Of Crackers
Delhi recorded an AQI of 335 on Diwali morning after people burst crackers overnight, causing severe noise pollution and blanketing the national capital in smoke.
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What Is A Green Cracker And How Different Is It From A Conventional Cracker
The Supreme Court has given a nod to green firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) from 6 pm to 10 pm.
-
Debate On Delhi's Firecrackers Ban Is Not New. It Traces Back To 1961
As far back as 1961, concerns over pollution caused by crackers prompted a proposal for a ban, though the government of India did not approve it, according to official records preserved by the Delhi Archives Department.
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'Can't Have Policy Just For Elite Delhi': Chief Justice On Pollution, Crackers
A policy to curb pollution cannot exist only for Delhi, just because they are the "elite citizens of the country", the Supreme Court remarked on Friday.
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Delhi Bans Firecrackers In City Throughout The Year
The Delhi government on Thursday imposed a "perpetual ban" on the manufacture, use and sale of firecrackers, including through online platforms, in the national capital, according to an official order.
-
Delhi Imposes Complete Cracker Ban, Top Court Asks Haryana, UP To Do It Too
The Delhi government has decided to impose a round-the-year ban on firecrackers in the national capital, the Supreme Court was informed on Thursday, prompting the top court to direct the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana government to enforce a similar move.
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Take Final Call On Blanket Ban On Firecrackers: Supreme Court To NCR States
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) states to take a final call on prohibiting the use of firecrackers throughout the year.
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Cracker Ban Goes Up In Smoke, Delhi World's Most Polluted City Post-Diwali
The air quality index in most of the 40 monitoring stations in Delhi remained in the "very poor" category.
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Blanket Of Smog Covers Delhi, Air Quality 'Very Poor' On Diwali
Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the "very poor" category despite officials taking various anti-pollution measures.
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Delhi Air Quality Worsens To 'Very Poor', People Say It "Feels Suffocating"
As the festival of lights nears, the Delhi government has also banned firecrackers till January 1 amid efforts to curb pollution levels.
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Delhi Air Quality Now "Severe", Most Polluted Day Of The Season So Far
Pollution around Diwali was the lowest in 7 years, as the weather conditions were a game changer. The air quality in the national capital started deteriorating from October 24 with the AQI slipping to the 'very poor' category from 'poor'.
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Watch: A Delhi Family's Home Was Destroyed On Diwali, Likely By Fireworks
Vandana Verma had gone out with her husband and son to a relative's home on Diwali evening when a stray firecracker - a rocket - likely entered her home through the balcony and a fire started.
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Delhi Fire Department Receives 201 Calls On Diwali
Despite a complete ban on firecrackers in the national capital, the fire department received as many as 201 calls reporting fires during Diwali on Monday.
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"Ancestors Had Diwali Without Crackers": Delhi Minister On Ban Backlash
A day before Diwali, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi has been around 250, which is the poor category.
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"Let Us Breathe Clean Air": Supreme Court Denies Hearing On Delhi Crackers Ban
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's plea wants ban lifted, but court refuses to pass order, clubs his plea with other petitions for later
