Tuesday, Sep 21, 2021
Sep 09, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau The Winter Action Plan will focus on 10 points, including stubble burning, pollution hotspots, working of smog tower and vehicular and dust pollution.
Sep 08, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau At the meeting, the city government's strategy to deal with stubble burning and pollution in winter will be discussed
The Central Pollution Control Board has issued a notice to Delhi government over other polluting activities like improper waste disposal being carried in the national capital.
Dec 02, 2020 PTI The city's air quality index (AQI) was 381 at 9 am. The 24-hour average was 367 on Tuesday. It was 318 on Monday and 268 on Sunday.
The Hackathon has been organised by state-owned Energy Efficiency Service Ltd and NVVN (NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam), a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned power giant NTPC Ltd
Annual crop residue burning incidents lead to air pollution, with Punjab and Haryana contributing to Delhi's hazardous AQI.
The national capital's AQI had improved and remained in either 'poor' or 'moderate' category until November 22.
High instances of stubble burning also contributed to a rise in pollution levels this year, officials said.
Punjab government official said, "farmers are not happy" as the ruling dispensation has not disbursed the financial incentive to prevent stubble burning.
The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 388 at 9 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 476 on Tuesday.
Commission recommends urgent measures as air quality in the national capital has plummeted to the 'severe category'.
The national capital's air quality is unlikely to improve with farm fires, slow wind speed, and festive season ahead.
The top court had raised concern over the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR
On Thursday, Delhi’s air quality index dropped to its worst level since December 2019.
Experts said unfavourable meteorological conditions – calm winds and low temperatures – and smoke from farm fires in neighbouring states pushed the air quality index to the “severe” zone
Amid a surge in Coronavirus cases and rising pollution levels, CM Arvind Kejriwal appealed people not to burst firecrackers.
Delhi CM proposes bio-decomposing solution developed by Indian Agricultural Research Institute
The Agriculture department will also work towards dissuading farmers from burning stubble, the official said.
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India is poised to become a global education hub with the government introducing major policy changes
Outlook's annual ranking of India’s top 50 State Private Universities in 2021 will help students make an informed choice.
Jain to Patidar. Was caste a decisive factor in the BJP’s choice for CM during the recent change of guard in Gujarat?
Virat Kohli will step down as T20 captain of India and RCB but that will not take away the fact that he remains a unique leader
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One can be pro-religion, but against coerced religion; one can be pro-vaccines, but against coercion and mandates
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