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Nationwide lockdown- A mantra to heal the Nature?
March 30, 2020
With the entire nation locked down in the fight against a deadly virus, several reports of clean air, reduced pollution levels and threatened species re-emerging have surfaced. Is a pandemic the only way nature can heal? Painted in the shades of light blue, the sky of Delhi is ma...
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Schools and construction sites come to a standstill in New Delhi
November 8, 2016
New Delhi is choking in its worst smog in 17 years as the little remaining clean air in the city has also waved a goodbye after the not so eco-friendly festive celebrations and the illegal crop burning in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), leading to a temporary closure of educ...
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Diwali leaves Delhi engulfed in severe pollution and smog
November 3, 2016
With Diwali, it seems New Delhi's little remaining clean air has also waved goodbye this year. The level of pollution in the city, post-Diwali, has been the worst in five years with a huge increase in concentration levels of Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5)
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Delhi’s Pollution control quest
April 14, 2016
With the second odd-even run scheduled from April 15-30, 2016, experts say that this time there will be a close check on the gaseous pollutants. After the success of the initial odd-even scheme during the start of the year, the second phase of the odd-even formula in Delhi is all...
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