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TopicDelhi air pollution

Topic: Delhi air pollution

Delhi’s air quality hits ‘very poor’ category as AQI crosses 300 mark

New Delhi: The national capital's air quality was in the very poor category on Tuesday morning, the first time this season, with calm winds...

Modi govt to hold review meeting on air pollution measures, stubble burning on 1 October

The meeting, to be held virtually, will also be attended by chiefs of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi and the New Delhi Municipal Council.

Delhi air pollution set to spike again as stubble burning begins and economy reopens

Experts say Covid-19 lockdown has reduced pollutants before stubble burning, so AQI is likely to be lower than last year. But a sharp spike is still expected.

Delhi air clean in lockdown but high pollution seen for few hours after dawn — JNU-DU study

The study says although the overall PM2.5 levels went down, there was a significant jump in their levels during the early morning hours, leading to haze formation. 

India reduced air pollution by 10.7% in 2018, Lucknow most polluted, finds study

Data by researchers from University of Chicago stated India’s air pollution level reduced to 63.0 micrograms per cubic metre in 2018 from 71.7 micrograms per cubic metre in 2016.

Living in a city with high air pollution increases chances of being infected by Covid

Researchers have found that a large number of Covid-19 cases that result in death are found in areas with high levels of air pollution.

Three ways by which Delhi’s Kejriwal govt can fulfil its promise to curb air pollution

On Delhi air pollution, the AAP government shouldn't throw its hands up but formulate a concrete plan.

Supreme Court lifts ban on overnight construction in Delhi-NRC as pollution level drops

Due to the bad air quality in November, the court had banned construction works in Delhi-NCR due to which the workers were the most affected.

Delhi chokes again as air quality hits ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ marks

The AQI was in the 'severe' category at 416 at Chandani Chowk, while at Mathura Road it was at 412, according to monitoring agency SAFAR.

Severe pollution is back in Delhi, experts call for action plan that responds to forecasts

With a reliable pollution prediction system already in place, experts suggest a dynamic response system to fight the toxic winter smog.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.