A CSTEP report aims to help Punjab meet its 2024 target of consuming 5.96 mn tonnes of rice straw via methods like converting stubble into energy for industries, power plants & brick kilns.
The increase in AQI levels comes after the Centre removed curbs including a ban on construction work on linear projects and the entry of polluting trucks in Delhi.
The Centre on 18 November removed curbs including a ban on construction work and the entry of polluting trucks into Delhi after AQI decreased marginally.
According to IQAir, a Swiss company that specialises in air quality monitoring, Delhi was the most polluted city in the world on November 14, followed by Dhaka, Lahore and Mumbai.
The Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport.
The national capital recorded 231 Air Quality index on Saturday and the Graded Response Action Plan for air pollution in Delhi-NCR region kicked in on Friday.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Delhi's 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke on Thursday as the air quality index (AQI) breached the "severe" and "hazardous" categories in nearly all monitoring
New Delhi: Delhi has suspended most construction and demolition activities as air quality in the Indian capital is set to worsen from Tuesday because...
High pollution is an annual sore point for Delhi, when several people are put to risk due to a high concentration of tiny airborne particles, especially in October and November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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