Air pollution in Delhi at its highest since January: Report
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Air pollution in Delhi is at its highest since January with some areas in the National Capital Region reporting "severe" category air quality, according to the latest forecast.
Delhi’s pollution level lowest in five years after Diwali: Environment Minister Gopal Rai
Oct 26, 2022, at 04:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday claimed that the Air Quality Index (AQI) improved by about 30 per cent as compared to the previous year the day after Diwali.
Delhi, nearby cities blanketed with toxic air for straight third day after Diwali
Nov 07, 2021, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi and neighbouring areas were blanketed by toxic air for the third straight day after the ban on crackers was widely violated on the occasion of Diwali.
Air quality was worse on Diwali in Lucknow: CSIR-IIT-R survey
Nov 17, 2020, at 01:49 am
Lucknow/UNI: CSIR-IIT-R survey on pollution proved that air quality in Lucknow became worse after the Diwali festival because of fireworks.
Air pollution soars high in Delhi after cracker ban defied on Diwali
Nov 15, 2020, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after people across the country celebrated Diwali, pollution levels in Delhi and nearby areas soared high with revellers defying the ban on firecrackers.
50 pc of India's population likely to be affected by Covid-19 by Feb 2021: Report
Oct 21, 2020, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 50 per cent of India's population is likely to be affected by Covid-19 by February 2021, which will help in slowing the spread of the illness, a government committee formed to make projections related to the highly contagious disease said, reported Reuters.
Majority of Delhiites welcome ban on firecrackers, suggest effective implementation: Survey
Oct 16, 2017, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): While the Supreme Court ban on sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR has been drawing mixed reactions from people in general, majority of working professionals in the region have supported such prohibition, noted a quick random survey by ASSOCHAM Social Development Foundation.
Delhi faces its worst smog in 17 years
Nov 04, 2016, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Nov 4, (IBNS): As visibility remains poor and the city chokes its way through a haze, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has pressed the alarm buttons on one of the worst smog cases in many years in Delhi, an official release stated.
Mumbai: Care24 announces emergency ambulance service during Diwali
Oct 27, 2016, at 09:27 pm
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IBNS): As the city of dreams gears up to revel in the festivities of Diwali, Care 24, a Mumbai based home healthcare service provider, has announced Emergency Ambulance Service for burn victims.