Delhi minister Gopal Rai wrote to Bhupender Yadav, his counterpart in Union govt, requesting meeting with states parts of which fall under NCR to discuss air quality management.
On Sunday, Delhi’s air pollution levels entered ‘severe plus’ category – 2nd time in 3 days – prompting govt to enforce strict curbs, including banning entry of polluting trucks.
In a letter to Union minister Bhupender Yadav, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai also seeks meeting of counterparts from UP, Haryana, Rajasthan & Punjab to discuss worsening air quality.
Environment Minister Gopal Rai Friday said that Delhi's base pollution has remained the same & two factors — firecrackers and stubble burning — have added to the poor air quality.
The Delhi cabinet had approved the Rs 20-crore project in October last year. The 20-metre-tall structure, being set up to improve air quality, is being constructed at Connaught Place.
The farmer unions have also announced a hunger strike from 8 am to 5 pm on 14 December at Singhu border where scores of farmers have been protesting since 26 November.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal had said that all party workers across the country will support the strike and appealed to all citizens to support the farmers.
New ‘red light on, gaadi off’ campaign will get motorists to switch off engines at stop lights. It is among a host of Delhi govt measures to combat pollution.
With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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