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Delhi govt soon to distribute 10,000 DIY kits to promote urban farming
The Delhi government will be distributing 10,000 DIY kits (Do It Yourself) to promote urban farming announced in this year's budget. The city government has launched the 'urban farming' campaign to encourage residents of the…
Delhi-NCR likely to receive ‘light to moderate’ intensity rainfall today: IMD
The Delhi NCR is most likely to witness light to moderate intensity of rainfall, along with thunderstorms on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department said on Twitter. The weather office predicted cloudy skies with the…
SC asks Centre, Delhi govt to come out with suggestion to control air pollution within 24 hours
Nothing is happening on ground to control the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court said on Thursday and directed the Centre and Delhi government to come out with suggestions to control the pollution within 24 hours,…
Punjab, Haryana crop fires cause of soaring levels of pollution in Delhi: NASA
NASA's earth observatory has claimed that the crop fires in Punjab and Haryana have contributed to a sharp deterioration of air quality in November and December. Though lingering monsoon rains this year kept fire activity at low…
Visits to Doctors in Delhi-NCR for Air-pollution Ailments Double in a Week: Survey
New Delhi: Although the number of people visiting hospitals for air pollution-related ailment in Delhi-NCR has doubled from 22 per cent to 44 per cent within a week, the residents currently are split on enforcing three days of complete…
2-day lockdown in Delhi? SC asks Centre to prepare plan to tackle pollution
The Supreme Court of India on Saturday thrashed both Centre and the Delhi government regarding the deteriorating air quality in the national capital. The apex court has asked the central government to prepare an emergency plan to…
As Delhi’s AQI reaches ‘hazardous’ level, environment experts lash out at people…
As the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi touched 530, with air in Delhi becoming "hazardous" to breathe, health experts, and environment activists lashed out at people for their "irresponsible" behaviour.
Talking to ANI, Dr Arun Mohanty,…
Delhi’s Diwali: Even CP smog tower couldn’t give breathable air
Around 9 pm on Thursday, the 24-metre-high air purifier, considered the first such structure in India, recorded a PM2.5 concentration of 642 micrograms per cubic metre at the inlet and 453 micrograms per cubic metre at the outlet.…