Reducing transport activities, improving technologies and relocating traffic sources from crowded areas are some of the measures for better urban planning that can help Delhi combat rising air pollution, a leading health and medical research institute said on Friday.


'Better urban planning needed to combat pollution'


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The Supreme Court on Friday set up a five-judge constitution bench to hear a plea seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the role of a former Orissa High Court judge in a medical admission scam.


Constitution bench to hear ex-judge's role in medical scam


There was no decline in pollution levels in the Delhi-NCR region on Friday as major pollutants across all monitoring stations remained at "severe" level.


No improvement in Delhi's air quality


India on Friday issued a medical visa to another Pakistani national following a promise made by the Ministry of External Affairs on Independence Day.


India gives medical visa to another Pakistani national


The alarming pollution in Delhi has led to at least 20 per cent increase in the number of persons complaining of cardiac/respiratory problems this week, officials said on Thursday.


Delhi smog raises number of patients with breathing problems


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday blamed stubble burning for the "severe" air quality and said the neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab should come together with Delhi to find a solution.


Kejriwal urges north Indian states to join fight against pollution


The Akhil Bharatiya Pan Vikreta Sangh, a pan-India pan sellers' association, on Thursday urged Health Minister J.P. Nadda to roll back an advisory that bars them from selling non-tobacco products, saying it would affect their livelihood.


Pan sellers' body urges Nadda to roll back advisory


With no improvement in the air quality, Delhi-NCR continued to breathe toxins for the third consecutive day, as major pollutants across all monitoring stations in the region crossed "severe" level on Thursday.


No improvement in air quality, Delhi still faces emergency situation


The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has announced that a Chinese team of ophthalmologists would perform 500 free eye surgeries at a charity healthcare facility in Karachi in January, the media reported on Thursday.


Chinese doctors to perform free eye surgeries in Pakistan


After the deadly smog in Delhi, the hazardous weather conditions have hit the state of Uttar Pradesh with various cities recording dangerously poor air quality, officials said on Thursday.


Air quality in most UP cities turns toxic


Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) President Rocky Tuseed on Wednesday demanded that Delhi University should keep the colleges closed till Sunday in the wake of alarming pollution level in the city.


DUSU seeks closure of colleges till Sunday


With the air pollution level deteoriating in the national capital region, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday issued an advisory, urging people to stay indoors and avoid morning walks.


Delhi residents asked to stay indoors, avoid morning walks


Delhi and its suburbs turned into a virtual gas chamber on Wednesday with dense haze and toxic air enveloping the region, forcing authorities in the capital to shut schools and colleges till Monday, ban entry of trucks, halt all civil construction work and increase vehicle parking fee by four times.


Delhi is gas chamber, authorities scramble to combat pollution (Roundup)


Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that air pollution level in the National Capital Region wasn't an inter-state matter but needed Centre's intervention.


Delhi-NCR pollution needs Centre's intervention: Amarinder


Emphasising that N95 masks and air purifiers are not completely effective in the current air pollution scenario, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that there has been a high surge in patients with respiratory problems and there could be a high fatality rate.


Masks not effective, surge in respiratory cases: AIIMS Director


Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday said that he had approved necessary measures against the rising problem of air pollution in the capital in an emergency meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.


LG approves measures against pollution


The central government is working to make India not only a global food factory but also a global food market, Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said here on Wednesday.


Aiming to make India global food factory: Minister


As pollution levels in Delhi-National Capital Region surged, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said N95 masks and air purifiers may not provide full-time protection from respiratory threats during the current pollution scenario.


Masks, air purifiers not effective: AIIMS Director


With air pollution in Delhi increasing to the severe level, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged his Haryana and Punjab counterparts for a meeting in order to jointly tackle the menace.


Kejriwal urges Haryana, Punjab CMs to jointly tackle air pollution


The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) has joined hands with global software major Accenture to organise a national event for the brightest disabled students of the country.


Delhi to host national event for youth with disabilities


Doctors on Wednesday issued a health advisory asking people to avoid outdoor activities like jogging and cycling as high levels of air pollution in Delhi and NCR can cause chronic lung and heart diseases and also affect the health of expectant mothers.

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