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Delhi's all smogged up! Capital turns into gas chamber as pollution levels rise significantly
Fp Staff •The rampant firecracker bursting on Diwali and stubble burning has led to the air quality being in the 'severe' category with no respite till Sunday evening
Fireworks led to major changes in pollution levels on Diwali, says Delhi Pollution Control Committee
•The sudden deterioration in Delhi's air quality this year can be attributed to extremely calm conditions, change in wind direction, and use of firecrackers
Delhi Pollution: Concerns raised over efficacy, proactiveness of super commission as air turns deadly
Vijaya Pushkarna •The Commission has asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Delhi government to “work in close coordination with the industrial units” to meet the deadline
Delhi govt allows restaurants to operate round-the-clock, says tourism license not required
•The AAP government said such steps will help the industry generate more employment through higher demand and will set an example of the 'Delhi Model' of ease of doing business
Delhi saw 183 days of poor-to-severe air in 2019: Air quality improving but situation out of control, govt to tell parliamentary panel
Yatishyadav •Delhi is choking on toxic air and 183 days of 2019 witnessed poor and severe air quality that endangered millions of lives
Authorities in Delhi seek to tackle worsening air quality with odd-even scheme, green crackers and free masks, but experts unsure of execution
Debobrat Ghose123 •Declaring a war of sorts, both the Delhi state government and the Centre have come up with plans at various levels to firefight the air pollution menace in the National Capital Region
Mission Paani: How Norwegian Embassy in Delhi, NCR hotels bank on rainwater harvesting, treatment plans to conserve water
Sagargupta •The Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi and the hospitality industry in the National Capital Region are showing the way forward on how meticulous planning can help buildings play a crucial role in water conservation
Delhi sealing drive: In Mayapuri scrap market, implementation of e-waste rules lags due to political slugfest
Kangkan Acharyya •Leaders from BJP and AAP are engaged in a political slugfest rather than finding a resolution to the sealing drive in Delhi's Mayapuri scrap market which has made over 10,000 workers jobless
Delhi Police, traders clash over sealing drive in Mayapuri, many injured in 'stone pelting'; Arvind Kejriwal claims officials beat locals
•A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel had directed the chief secretary and the chairman and member secretary, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, to respond why they should not be jailed and prosecuted if illegal activities were not stopped and people kept suffering on account of illegal activities.
Delhi pollution: EPCA shuts industries, bans construction activities for 3 days as national capital's air quality remains 'severe'
•The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) on Monday imposed a three-day ban on industrial activities in pollution hotspots and construction work across Delhi-NCR in view of the national capital's 'severe' air quality.