The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 3 pm was 401, falling in the ‘severe’ category.
Tag: Pollution
TN Govt Says Air Quality Improved After Sterlite Plant’s Closure
The state was replying to Vedanta’s plea challenging the plant’s closure.
Kejriwal Blames Centre, Haryana & Punjab Govt For Delhi’s pollution
“…Farmers of these two states are also fed up with their governments,” Kejriwal tweeted.
Pollution: Delhi’s Air Quality Deteriorates, Slides Towards ‘Severe’
Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon had also recorded air quality in the ‘very poor’ category.
Delhi’s Air Quality Slips To ‘Very Poor’, Firefighting Continues At Bhalswa Landfill
Fire has been raging at the massive dump site since October 20.
SC Permits Sale And Manufacture Of ‘Green’ Crackers, Fixes Time For Bursting Firecrackers
The apex court also restrained e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon from selling firecrackers which are beyond the permissible limit.
Delhi’s Air Pollution A Serious Problem, Our Responsibility To Reduce It: Rahul Gandhi
Delhi’s air quality oscillated between “poor” and “very poor” category on Sunday.
Delhi’s Air Quality Deteriorates To ‘Very Poor’ Category
Further deterioration of air quality is forecast in the coming days with PM10 to reach 330 and PM2.5 to 151.
Pollution: SDMC Asks NBCC To Stop Construction Activities At Pragati Maidan
The air quality in Delhi remained poor on Sunday with drop in wind speed even as authorities predicted further fall in air quality index.
River Pollution Has Gone Up In The Last Two Years, Several Stretches Critically Polluted : CPCB Report
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the number of polluted river stretches has increased from 302 to 351 in the last two years.
Tuticorin: Protests Against Vedanta Plant Turns Violent, 9 Killed In Police Firing
The months-long protests for the closure of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper unit in Tuticorin over pollution concerns turned violent today.