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Worst Delhi Air This Season, AQI 'severe' 5th Day In A Row
Delhi's air quality index (AQI) on Friday was 533 -- making it the worst-ever at this time of the year -- as it continued to be in the "severe" category for the fifth consecutive day. ....
Public Health Emergency Declared In Delhi, Schools Closed Till Nov 5
With the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Friday declaring a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR amid deteriorating pollution levels, the state government has ordered all schools to remain shut till November 5.....
Odd-Even Kicks Off In Delhi
As Delhi battles to breathe, the third Odd-Even car rationing scheme aimed to provide relief from pollution kicked-off on Monday.....
Spend On Farmers, Not Ads: Javadekar Hits Back At AAP
In the backdrop of a grim grey sky in the national capital on Monday as the Odd-Even car rationing system began, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar responded to Aam Aadmi Party's allegation about his office having "kept postponing" meetings to curb pollution.....
Anti-pollution Masks Save Gods From Bad Air At Varanasi Temple
Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, is no exception to the extreme air pollution that has held the North India captive, especially post Diwali. PM 2.5 in Varanasi's air touched 500 this week.....
Haze Blankets Delhi As Air Quality Worsens To 'severe'
Thick toxic haze engulfed the national capital on Tuesday, with the air quality index (AQI) dipping to 453 in the "Severe" category, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).....
Karnataka MLAs Open To Contest Bypolls
The 17 disqualified MLAs in Karnataka are open to contest the bypolls slated on December 5, as the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld their disqualification, but struck down Speaker's decison to disqualify them till the end of term of the Legislative Assembly.....
Air Emergency: Environment Secy To Meet 4 Chief Secys
The Union Environment Secretary called a high-level meeting on Monday with the Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh over the severe air pollution in these northern states.....
India Not Responsible For Climate Change: Javadekar
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced in the Lok Sabha that India was not responsible for climate change, saying that the per person carbon emission of the country is not more than two tonnes which is very less compared to the US, Europe and China.....
BJP Bypoll Candidate Assaulted In Bengal, TMC Under Fire
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Karimpur Assembly by-election in Bengal Jay Prakash Majumdar was assaulted allegedly by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during the voting, on Monday.....
