NEW DELHI: Delhi witnessed a marked improvement in air quality on Thursday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 221 around 8 am. Despite the improvement, the air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.The AQI showed a sharp drop compared to Wednesday, when it had soared above 300. However, a thin layer of smog...
New Delhi: The city's air quality on Tuesday turned severe after a break of seven days, making it the fourth such day this month.The air quality index (AQI), on a scale of 0 to 500, was recorded at 418 at noon and 417 at 2pm. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's 4pm AQI, considered the day's standard reading, stood at 412, worsening from 373 (very poor) a day earlier. The index...
THANE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) over its eco-friendly idol visarjan claims after a city-based activist sought its intervention by pointing out how the civic body was releasing immersion residue, including floral waste and sludge, from artificial ponds into creeks.Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, judicial member, and Dr Vijay Kulkarni, expert member of...
MADURAI: Granting stay on the operation of the order passed by a single bench which had directed the authorities not to prevent a man from selling idols made of plaster of paris in Tirunelveli district, Madras high court in a special sitting on Sunday made it clear that there shall not be any sale or manufacture of idols made of plaster of paris during Vinayaka Chaturthi festival. A division bench of...
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