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"Shivling" Covered With Protective Mask As Air Quality In UP Declines
As air quality in Uttar Pradesh deteriorates, priests at a temple in Varanasi covered a ''shivling'' with a protective mask.
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Gods In Varanasi Temple Get Anti-Pollution Masks To Avoid Toxic Air
With air quality worsening by the day, devotees in Varanasi are helping gods avoid toxic air by covering the faces with anti-pollution masks.
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Varanasi's Air Quality Deteriorating, Delhi Victim Of Negligence: Report
The air quality in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, is ranked third on the WHO's list of 15 most polluted cities and the situation is "deteriorating" as its MP has focused on beautification and infrastructure, a Delhi-based environment body claimed.
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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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These 14 Cities In India Rank Among World's Polluted: 10 Points
New Delhi, Gwalior, Varanasi and Kanpur were among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, based on their toxic air quality, data released by World Health Organization showed. On PM 2.5, most polluted city is Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency. Major sources of air pollution from parti...
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Delhi Pollution Grabs Eyeballs, But Cities In Next-Door UP Are Worse: 10 Facts
The weeklong smog blanket over Delhi has been in media spotlight but it is neighbouring Uttar Pradesh hat has the worse air quality. Over the last three days, cities like Ghaziabad, Noida, Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi have turned the bigger gas chambers. Today, the National Green Tribunal lashed out at the UP government and the Noida Authority for ...
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India's Thermal Power Hub Set To Miss Deadline To Cut Dangerous Emissions
In India's coal pollution map, Singrauli, a 2,200 sqkm region shared between Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district and Madhya Pradesh, is the darkest spot. The Uttar Pradesh side is just 200 kilometres from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, where rising pollution is a major concern.
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Crores Spent Yet Air Pollution In Varanasi Is Still Rising
As winter approaches, Delhi and other parts of north India are bracing themselves for smog. One city that saw severe levels of pollution last year was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency, Varanasi. And even this year, things are not looking good.
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Diesel Clouds Varanasi Air As PM Modi's Electric Boats Fail To Catch Wave
Twenty six-year-old boatman Suraj manages at least 10 trips up and down the famous ghats of Varanasi on a lucky day in the tourist season. But these trips use up at least 10 litres of diesel, a major air pollutant.
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Delhi's Pollution Level Stays High even after Monsoon
According to a CPCB study, though the air quality in places such as Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad city in Haryana has improved after the monsoon, it did not reach the level that can be considered safe for humans in Delhi.
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"Shivling" Covered With Protective Mask As Air Quality In UP Declines
As air quality in Uttar Pradesh deteriorates, priests at a temple in Varanasi covered a ''shivling'' with a protective mask.
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Gods In Varanasi Temple Get Anti-Pollution Masks To Avoid Toxic Air
With air quality worsening by the day, devotees in Varanasi are helping gods avoid toxic air by covering the faces with anti-pollution masks.
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Varanasi's Air Quality Deteriorating, Delhi Victim Of Negligence: Report
The air quality in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, is ranked third on the WHO's list of 15 most polluted cities and the situation is "deteriorating" as its MP has focused on beautification and infrastructure, a Delhi-based environment body claimed.
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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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These 14 Cities In India Rank Among World's Polluted: 10 Points
New Delhi, Gwalior, Varanasi and Kanpur were among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, based on their toxic air quality, data released by World Health Organization showed. On PM 2.5, most polluted city is Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency. Major sources of air pollution from parti...
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Delhi Pollution Grabs Eyeballs, But Cities In Next-Door UP Are Worse: 10 Facts
The weeklong smog blanket over Delhi has been in media spotlight but it is neighbouring Uttar Pradesh hat has the worse air quality. Over the last three days, cities like Ghaziabad, Noida, Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi have turned the bigger gas chambers. Today, the National Green Tribunal lashed out at the UP government and the Noida Authority for ...
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India's Thermal Power Hub Set To Miss Deadline To Cut Dangerous Emissions
In India's coal pollution map, Singrauli, a 2,200 sqkm region shared between Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district and Madhya Pradesh, is the darkest spot. The Uttar Pradesh side is just 200 kilometres from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, where rising pollution is a major concern.
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Crores Spent Yet Air Pollution In Varanasi Is Still Rising
As winter approaches, Delhi and other parts of north India are bracing themselves for smog. One city that saw severe levels of pollution last year was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency, Varanasi. And even this year, things are not looking good.
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Diesel Clouds Varanasi Air As PM Modi's Electric Boats Fail To Catch Wave
Twenty six-year-old boatman Suraj manages at least 10 trips up and down the famous ghats of Varanasi on a lucky day in the tourist season. But these trips use up at least 10 litres of diesel, a major air pollutant.
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Delhi's Pollution Level Stays High even after Monsoon
According to a CPCB study, though the air quality in places such as Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad city in Haryana has improved after the monsoon, it did not reach the level that can be considered safe for humans in Delhi.
