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Air Quality Body Takes Steps In Punjab, Haryana To Fight Air Pollution In And Around Delhi
Considering the perennial issue of north India's smog-choked winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is striking at two major pollution culprits - paddy stubble burning and open municipal solid waste (MSW) fires.
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Anti-Smog Guns On High-Rises, Artificial Rain Project: Delhi's Clean Air Plan
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday launched the city's ambitious 'Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025', titled "Shuddh Hawa Sabka Adhikar - Pradushan Par Zordar Prahar", to combat the capital's chronic air pollution.
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Space Tech, Public Participation: PM Modi Reviews Yamuna Rejuvenation Plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed review meeting on Yamuna rejuvenation on Thursday discussed measures like public participation and the use of real-time data and space technology to revive the heavily polluted river, said a statement.
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Delhi Government Tightens Pollution Control Measures, Announces EV Push
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced in the assembly on Wednesday that the Delhi government will introduce a new policy for issuing Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates to vehicles from other states, in a bid to tackle air pollution.
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Delhi Pollution Control Panel Submits Yamuna Rejuvenation Plan To PM's Office
With the change in government in the national capital, an action plan to rejuvenate the Yamuna river has been submitted to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), focusing on boosting sewage treatment capacity and other critical measures, officials said.
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Physical Classes In Delhi Schools May Resume From Monday
The Delhi government has issued a notice directing all schools to resume physical classes after anti-pollution measures were lifted in the national capital.
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Anti-Pollution Measures (GRAP-4) Revoked In Delhi As Air Quality Improves
Anti-Pollution Measures (GRAP-4) Revoked In Delhi As Air Quality Improves
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Delhi's Air Quality Improves, Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal Of GRAP-4
The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the relaxation of the GRAP IV stage after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that there is improvement in the air quality and stated that the measures under GRAP IV are no longer required.
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Delhi's Nov PM 2.5 Level Reaches Highest Monthly Average In 8 Years: Report
Delhi's PM2.5 level in November reached its highest monthly average in eight years despite the implementation of GRAP measures, a recent report has revealed.
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Delhi Pollution Panel Okays Vehicle Exemption For People With Disabilities
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has decided to ease restrictions under Stage-III and IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in NCR, allowing individuals with disabilities (PwDs) to continue driving their personal vehicles.
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BS3, BS4 Petrol Cars Permitted In Delhi Under Conditions: Who Qualifies For Exemption?
The Supreme Court directed the CAQM to review GRAP IV restrictions in Delhi-NCR by December 2 while maintaining stringent measures, excluding school-related relaxations.
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GRAP 4 To Stay In Delhi Till Monday, Schools To Remain In Hybrid Mode
GRAP-IV - the fourth (and, on paper, the strictest) stage of anti-pollution measures to combat the toxic air that smothers Delhi every winter - will remain in force till Monday (December 2), the Supreme Court said Thursday evening.
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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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Cloud Seeding Not Feasible: Pollution Control Board Amid Delhi's Smog Crisis
The Central Pollution Control Board has said feasibility of cloud seeding as an emergency measure to battle winter pollution in northern India will be limited, citing insufficient moisture, reliance on pre-existing clouds, an RTI query has revealed.
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Has There Been A Major Undercount Of Punjab Farm Fires? What Satellite Pics Show
Delhi and its adjoining areas are covered in smog and air quality is still in the 'very poor' category. The fourth stage of anti-pollution measures will remain in effect for three days as no sign of relief is expected soon.
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Air Quality Body Takes Steps In Punjab, Haryana To Fight Air Pollution In And Around Delhi
Considering the perennial issue of north India's smog-choked winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is striking at two major pollution culprits - paddy stubble burning and open municipal solid waste (MSW) fires.
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Anti-Smog Guns On High-Rises, Artificial Rain Project: Delhi's Clean Air Plan
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday launched the city's ambitious 'Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025', titled "Shuddh Hawa Sabka Adhikar - Pradushan Par Zordar Prahar", to combat the capital's chronic air pollution.
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Space Tech, Public Participation: PM Modi Reviews Yamuna Rejuvenation Plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed review meeting on Yamuna rejuvenation on Thursday discussed measures like public participation and the use of real-time data and space technology to revive the heavily polluted river, said a statement.
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Delhi Government Tightens Pollution Control Measures, Announces EV Push
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced in the assembly on Wednesday that the Delhi government will introduce a new policy for issuing Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates to vehicles from other states, in a bid to tackle air pollution.
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Delhi Pollution Control Panel Submits Yamuna Rejuvenation Plan To PM's Office
With the change in government in the national capital, an action plan to rejuvenate the Yamuna river has been submitted to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), focusing on boosting sewage treatment capacity and other critical measures, officials said.
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Physical Classes In Delhi Schools May Resume From Monday
The Delhi government has issued a notice directing all schools to resume physical classes after anti-pollution measures were lifted in the national capital.
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Anti-Pollution Measures (GRAP-4) Revoked In Delhi As Air Quality Improves
Anti-Pollution Measures (GRAP-4) Revoked In Delhi As Air Quality Improves
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Delhi's Air Quality Improves, Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal Of GRAP-4
The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the relaxation of the GRAP IV stage after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that there is improvement in the air quality and stated that the measures under GRAP IV are no longer required.
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Delhi's Nov PM 2.5 Level Reaches Highest Monthly Average In 8 Years: Report
Delhi's PM2.5 level in November reached its highest monthly average in eight years despite the implementation of GRAP measures, a recent report has revealed.
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Delhi Pollution Panel Okays Vehicle Exemption For People With Disabilities
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has decided to ease restrictions under Stage-III and IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in NCR, allowing individuals with disabilities (PwDs) to continue driving their personal vehicles.
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BS3, BS4 Petrol Cars Permitted In Delhi Under Conditions: Who Qualifies For Exemption?
The Supreme Court directed the CAQM to review GRAP IV restrictions in Delhi-NCR by December 2 while maintaining stringent measures, excluding school-related relaxations.
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GRAP 4 To Stay In Delhi Till Monday, Schools To Remain In Hybrid Mode
GRAP-IV - the fourth (and, on paper, the strictest) stage of anti-pollution measures to combat the toxic air that smothers Delhi every winter - will remain in force till Monday (December 2), the Supreme Court said Thursday evening.
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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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Cloud Seeding Not Feasible: Pollution Control Board Amid Delhi's Smog Crisis
The Central Pollution Control Board has said feasibility of cloud seeding as an emergency measure to battle winter pollution in northern India will be limited, citing insufficient moisture, reliance on pre-existing clouds, an RTI query has revealed.
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Has There Been A Major Undercount Of Punjab Farm Fires? What Satellite Pics Show
Delhi and its adjoining areas are covered in smog and air quality is still in the 'very poor' category. The fourth stage of anti-pollution measures will remain in effect for three days as no sign of relief is expected soon.
