Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the BJP should stop considering air pollution as a problem of a particular political party or of particular states.
Mumbai Fire Brigade reported 85 fire incidents during Diwali celebrations, of which 37, or nearly 44 percent, involved crackers.
Delhi's air quality turned 'very poor' on Monday amid an increase in stubble burning, bursting of firecrackers and moderately unfavourable meteorological conditions which allowed the accumulation of pollutants.
The incident occurred at around 8.30 pm on Monday in Babarpur area, they said The woman, identified as Rajesh, lived with her family on the first floor of a building where the incident took place, they said.
On Monday night, people in Delhi flouted the ban on firecrackers with impunity. PM2.5 concentration at most places in the capital was over 550 micrograms per cubic metre by 1 am.
Despite legal deterrent in place to discourage people from doing so, by dusk, residents in many neighborhoods, including some areas in south Delhi and northwest Delhi, had started bursting crackers. Even high-intensity...
Delhi's air quality improved on Wednesday morning due to favourable wind speed but it remained in the 'poor' category. The AQI stood at 255 at 10.10 am, improving from 303 at 4 pm on Tuesday. It was recorded at 312 at 4 pm...
Delhi had recorded an AQI of 382 on Diwali last year, 414 in 2020; 337 in 2019; 319 in 2017; and 431 in 2016, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.
Uttar Pradesh: The young environment activist was standing on a roadside with traffic movement in the backdrop as she went live on Facebook ahead of Diwali to...
Delhi government's strict implementation of a blanket ban on firecrackers have received vitriol from the BJP whose leaders have accused Arvind Kejriwal of...
Since past few years, doctors across the country have been reporting a considerable surge in number of patients suffering from severe respiratory disorders...
Supreme Court’s latest rejection of hearing an urgent plea that challenged the Delhi Government’s complete ban on firecrackers contradicts its last...
Delhi: The air quality in the national capital is predicted to turn ‘very poor’ on Diwali morning while it could worsen to the ‘severe’ category on...
The air quality in the capital is predicted to turn "very poor" on Monday morning while it could worsen to the "severe" category on Tuesday due to emissions...
SAFAR, a forecasting agency under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, said the air quality may deteriorate to "very poor" levels even if no firecrackers are...
RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch said the burning of firecrackers ‘illegally’ imported from China causes air pollution due to mixing of potassium...
Delhi: The government had announced that bursting firecrackers in the city on Diwali could attract a jail term of up to six months and a fine of Rs 200.
In response to the ban on the manufacture, sale, storage and bursting of all firecrackers till January 1, 2023 ahead of Diwali, a plea filed by BJP MP Manoj...
Delhi Government following the convention of last two years has imposed complete ban on all sorts of firecrackers. This time the Police are highly active. So,...
Police here said they seized over four quintals of banned firecrackers from a warehouse in Farrukhnagar.
Air Quality in Delhi deteriorated to 211 and reached the 'poor' category on the eve of Dusshera, which has prompted the Commission for Air Quality Management...
Around this time every year, Delhi's air becomes very polluted because of the twin effects of stubble burning by farmers and cracker bursting.
According to the Delhi government, firecrackers are prohibited from being produced, stored, sold, and used in the city to reduce pollution levels. BJP MP Manoj...
This time there will also be a ban on online sales and delivery of firecrackers in Delhi. The restriction will remain in force till January 1, 2023.
Bihar: The explosion that left eight people dead occurred inside the home of a businessman in Khudai Bagh village, under Khaira police station area of Bihar's...
