Page 31 - Delhi Air Quality
As toxic smog chokes Delhi, people rush to buy masks and air purifiers
We read in news reports that masks are not effective but what option do we have: Delhi resident
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Amarinder Singh seeks Centre's intervention to tackle Delhi-NCR pollution
Given the gravity of the situation, it is for the central government to rise to the occasion, says Punjab CM
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Delhi Metro asked to increase frequency as smog nears zero visibility
A total of 36 extra train trips will be undertaken on Violet Line while Blue Line will see the addition of 20 trips
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Delhi struggles to breathe: 30 alerts govt should have issued but did not
In the last one month, Delhi residents should have received an alert every day, warning them air quality index readings were breaching danger levels
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New Delhi's notoriously toxic air is so dirty that your head spins
Even if you have air filters in your house, a faint lingering chemical smell always seems to find its way in
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Air purifier sales zoom as Delhi struggles to keep up with smog, pollution
Air purifiers from different brands are available at a price range of Rs 9,000 to Rs 36,000 depending on power and features
No need to panic over Delhi pollution, normalcy would return soon: Vardhan
I am hopeful that things would be under control, says Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan
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From odd-even to aerial water sprinkling: How Delhi plans to tackle smog
Delhi Metro to undertake 180 additional trips from today and charge four times the parking rates
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As Delhi chokes on smog, air quality likely to get worse on Friday
Relief is likely from Sunday, when the wind speed would increase
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Delhi smog: Environment ministry forms panel to find solutions
The environment ministry has set up a high-level committee to propose and monitor solutions to air pollution, which has risen to dangerous levels in and around Delhi, raising serious health concerns. The ministry also asked affected state governments to implement the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to battle pollution. The plan includes control of road and construction dust, garbage burning, power plant and industrial emissions and vehicular movement, an official statement said. The seven-member committee, headed by the environment secretary, will look at short-term and long-term measures. It will meet at regular intervals to draw up a plan and ensure the enforcement of various measures, it said. The decision comes after environment secretary C K Mishra held a meeting with officials of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) to assess the situation and work out the ...
NGT bans construction, industrial activity in Delhi-NCR
An irked green panel also imposed a ban on the entry of diesel trucks more than 10 years old
Delhi smog: Air pollution causes weak bones, increases early death risks
Osteoporosis is a disease where bones become brittle and weak as the body loses more bone mass than it can rebuild
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Delhi's toxic air may turn international tourists away: Assocham
High pollution in Delhi-NCR may hit tourism prospects during peak months
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Delhi govt in talks with Pawan Hans for aerial sprinkling of water in city
Pawan Hans Chairman and Managing Director BP Sharma told PTI that the talks are at a "preliminary stage"
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'Gas chamber': It's hard to breathe, say residents as smog blankets Delhi
NGT banned construction; truck and car travel has also been limited in view of rising air pollution
Delhi smog hits railways: 69 trains delayed, 22 rescheduled, 8 cancelled
According to Delhi International Airport Limited, no flights were delayed or cancelled
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An inevitable crisis
Delhi's pollution needs more than political point-scoring
Haryana CM to meet Kejriwal today to discuss Delhi-NCR air pollution
Khattar has questioned Kejriwal over the steps taken against stubble burning by farmers in Delhi
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Health emergency: Delhi smog reveals global failure on climate change
The govt had a plan to deal with stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana, but it fell apart as the states concerned couldn't agree on a way to distribute the Rs 30 bn in costs
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Delhi air pollution: Arvind Kejriwal to meet Manohar Lal Khattar today
The Haryana CM has asked me to see him in Chandigarh on Wednesday, the AAP supremo said
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