Delhi: Last year, the government had announced that bursting firecrackers on Diwali in the city would attract a jail term up to six months and a fine of Rs 200.
Delhi government banned the manufacturing, sale, storage and use of firecrackers in the national capital.
Paper cups are no alternative to plastic cups to avoid toxic chemicals, as the latte coffee you take with you in a paper cup can also harm living organisms if it ends up in nature.
IMD weather update: On Monday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 41.3 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was 25.2 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity swayed somewhere in the range of 46 and 28 percent.
Chad, Iraq, Pakistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Kuwait, India, Egypt and Tajikistan were the top 10 most polluted countries while Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, and New Zealand met the World Health Organization (WHO) PM2.5 guideline (annual average of 5 Aug/m3 or less).
Arvind Kejriwal on Delhi pollution: Delhi's PM2.5 pollution has reduced by 28 per cent in five years, from 135 microgram per cubic metre in 2016 to 97 microgram per cubic metre in 2022, according to the Union environment ministry's data.
Delhi news: The pollution forecasts will also help the government in taking policy decisions in time, the state Environment minister said. The launch of the super site is one of the most important aspects of Delhi's campaign to combat pollution.
The study, which is the first of its kind in the world, provides fresh evidence supporting a connection between air pollution and cognition.
The health impacts of indoor air pollution far outweigh those of outdoor air pollution. Around 4.2 million people die prematurely due to indoor air pollution, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 310 at 9 am. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.
Delhi AQI: The Delhi government has restricted BS-3 Petrol and BS-4 Diesel vehicles till December 9 or downward the revision in GRAP stage whichever is earlier as air quality in national capital worsens.
Delhi air quality: The city's 24-hour average AQI stood at 303 on Sunday, as was on Saturday. It was 346 on Friday and 295 on Thursday. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.
Delhi Air Quality: An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the pollution issue can be solved in stakeholders come together keeping politics aside.
Delhi Air Quality: The National Capital Region (NCR) also continued to witness smog with Noida registering very poor air quality with an AQI of 354 while Gurugram's AQI stood at 326 and continued to remain in the 'very poor' category too.
The decision comes in the backdrop of decreasing pollution levels and improving AQI in the capital.
Delhi air quality: CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that primary schools in Delhi would be closed from November 5.
Grind a tablespoon of flaxseeds into a powder (not a very fine powder) and mix it with 1 tablespoon of yogurt/curd and use it to exfoliate and cleanse your skin.
Delhi AQI: Environment minister Gopal Rai stated that the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 323 a day after Diwali, as compared to 462 in 2021.
During the meeting, Shaw also discussed issues of FCI workers, initiatives to aid and support the growth of labour force with Union Minister Ashwini Choubey.
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