Page 36 - Air Pollution

China effectively tackling air pollution while India continues to choke

China has made strides in scrubbing the once-foul air that had become a fact of life each year in major cities like Beijing and industrial towns across the country

Delhi govt mulls stipend for construction workers affected by Grap curbs

The Delhi government is planning to award stipends to nearly a lakh construction workers whose livelihoods were affected when restrictions under GRAP Stage-IV were in force in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday. A file on the proposal has been prepared and a meeting on it will be held next week. There are around a lakh workers registered with the Delhi government who are beneficiaries of various welfare schemes, the officials said. "The government will give a stipend of Rs 5,000 to construction workers who were affected due to the ban. A meeting of the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board will be held next week with Labour Minister Raaj Kumar Anand to discuss the matter," an official said. Restrictions under the stringent GRAP Stage-IV kicked in on November 5 due to deteriorating air quality levels in the national capital. The Centre on November 18 ordered the revocation of the ban on construction work related to linear public projects in ...

Delhi AQI continues to be 'very poor' despite relief from recent rainfall

Delhi pollution news today: The IMD's Delhi pollution forecast suggested that the AQI is expected to stay in the "very poor" category from Tuesday to Thursday

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In November, Delhi's pollution levels exhibited no signs of improvement compared to the same month in previous years

Delhi AQI 'very poor' at 307 on Monday, temperature above season's average

Delhi air pollution today: The air in the national capital continues to be unhealthy even though it is better than the 'severe' quality last month

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Urban Indians believe the effect of climate change is severe and likely to worsen in the next 10 years

AQI in parts of Delhi improves to 'poor', Grap-3 norms revoked in capital

Delhi air quality: The Centre on Tuesday ordered the revocation of restrictions under Stage 3 of Grap in the entire national capital region

Stage III restrictions revoked in Delhi-NCR after air quality improves

The Centre on Tuesday ordered the revocation of restrictions under Stage-III of GRAP in the entire NCR with immediate effect, following improvement in air quality. The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), a statutory body responsible for formulating strategies to combat pollution in the region, met on Tuesday in view of the significant improvement in the overall air quality of Delhi-NCR. The air quality forecasts by the India Meteorological Department/Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology do not indicate the average air quality of Delhi to move to severe' category in the coming days for which forecast is available, the CAQM said. The Centre's pollution control panel had invoked the Stage III restrictions on November 2, directing a halt on non-essential construction work, stone crushing and mining in Delhi-NCR. Under this stage, restrictions were also imposed on the operation of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers in

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Delhi air quality 'severe' on Monday, expected to improve in next 2-3 days

Delhi pollution news today: The recent surge in AQI levels followed the lifting of several restrictions by the Centre last Saturday

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Air quality in national capital remains in 'severe' category, AQI at 404

The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered 'good', 100 to 200 'moderate', 200 to 300 'poor', 300 to 400 'very poor' and from 400 to 500 or above 'severe'

Delhi's air quality 'severe' again, brief relief likely next week

Air quality in Delhi turned 'severe' again on Friday with a dip in temperatures and slow wind speed at night allowing accumulation of pollutants. The city's air quality index (AQI) that stood at 401 at 8 am had worsened to 415 by 4 pm. A scientist at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted a brief relief due to a likely improvement in meteorological conditions under the influence of a western disturbance expected to affect northwest India starting November 27. Delhi has been witnessing a gradual increase in AQI levels after a marginal improvement on Sunday. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at 4 pm every day, was 390 on Thursday, 394 on Wednesday, 365 on Tuesday, 348 on Monday and 301 on Sunday. The rise in the AQI levels comes after the Centre on Saturday removed stringent curbs, including a ban on construction work related to linear projects and the entry of polluting trucks in Delhi, following a drop in pollution levels due to a favourable wind speed and ...

Delhi's AQI 'very poor' at 388 on Friday, Grap-3 rules to continue

Delhi Minister for Environment Gopal Rai on Thursday said that the city's air quality is expected to improve in the next two to three days

Restrictions under Grap-3 to continue till air quality improves: Gopal Rai

Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday urged people to be careful and continue to follow the rules as stages 1, 2, and 3 of GRAP are still in place to tackle air pollution in the national capital

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Fogging machines deployed in Mumbai to settle dust in air, curb pollution

In a bid to bring down air pollution in Mumbai, fogging machines have been set up which will settle dust in the air, Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said on Wednesday. He said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is closely monitoring the situation. "Fogging machines which are used for settling dust in the air have been deployed. The remaining '5 technologies' will be in place soon to curb the pollution," Kesarkar, the guardian minister of Mumbai district, told a press conference here. Among other measures, the city civic body has started taking action against concerned entities violating the air pollution guidelines, he added. Notably, CM Shinde on Tuesday morning visited parts of Mumbai to review steps taken to control dust and air pollution and said the city civic body has been directed to do cloud seeding if required. The civic body has already approached a Dubai-based company, which has 100 per cent accuracy in cloud seeding and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed