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Uttar Pradesh govt asks NCR districts to ensure EPCA orders on pollution are implemented; violators may face arrest, hefty fines
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe UP govt asked districts in western part of the state adjoining Delhi to strictly adhere to a three-day ban on industrial and construction activities imposed by EPCA
Delhi air pollution: CPCB-led task force recommends closure of industries at hotspots, bar on construction till Wednesday
• 6 years agoDelhi's air quality remained in the 'severe' level for the third consecutive day on Monday as wind speed and other meteorological factors remained "highly unfavourable" for dispersion of pollutants.
Eight killed, several injured after 50 vehicles pile-up on Haryana's Rohtak-Rewari highway due to dense fog
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSeven people were killed and several injured in a road accident as 50 vehicles piled-up due to dense fog on a busy flyover on the Rohtak-Rewari highway between Delhi and Haryana on Monday morning.
Pollution level in Delhi remains 'severe' for third straight day; CPCB-led task force orders authorities to intensify ground action
• 6 years agoPollution in Delhi remained in the 'severe' level for the third consecutive day as wind speed and other meteorological factors remained "highly unfavourable" for dispersion of pollutants on Monday, according to authorities.
Delhi records second highest pollution level of 2018 today; CPCB advices minimising outdoor exposure, avoiding private vehicles
• 6 years agoThe national capital witnessed its second-highest pollution level this year on Sunday with authorities saying unfavourable meteorological conditions are likely to keep the air quality in the severe category for the next couple of days.
Delhi's air quality deteriorates with six areas recording 'severe' pollution; further rise predicted over next two days
• 6 years agoSix areas in Delhi — Ashok Vihar, Anand Vihar, Burari, Mundaka, Nehru Nagar and Wazirpur — recorded severe air quality, according to the CPCB. Twenty-five areas of the national capital recorded "very poor" air quality, while in four areas it was in the "poor" category, it said.
Delhi pollution: Unfavourable weather air quality 'very poor'; Mundka, Rohini among seven areas with 'severe' AQI
• 6 years agoThe CPCB said seven areas in Delhi — Ashok Vihar, Anand Vihar, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Rohini, Vivek Vihar and Wazirpur — recorded 'severe' air quality. Twenty areas in the national capital recorded 'very poor' air quality while it was 'poor' in six areas, it said.
Delhi battles thick haze as 'very poor' air quality takes a toll; wind speed, ventilation index 'extremely unfavourable'
• 6 years agoDelhiites woke up to a thick haze hanging over the city as the air quality was recorded in the 'very poor' category. The overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 316, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
Delhi engulfed in thick haze with air quality in four regions recorded at 'severe' category, says CPCB
• 6 years agoAccording to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, a haze has engulfed Delhi and the wind speed and ventilation index are "extremely unfavourable" for dispersion of pollutants.
NGT imposes Rs 50 crore fine on Delhi govt for failing to take action against steel pickling units in residential areas
• 6 years agoA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel rapped the Aam Aadmi Party government for not closing the industrial units despite its specific directions.