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A Central Pollution Control Board official said the AQI entered the "severe plus" or "emergency" category late on Thursday night, the first time since January this year.
Soft-spoken Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal on Wednesday said youngsters with 'good attitude' are always able to produce results after his team eked out a hard-earned draw against India in the third cricket Test.
Other Graded Response Action Plan measures like ban on diesel generators, hot mix plants, stone crushers and brick kilns, however, continue to remain in place.
Dhananjaya de Silva's heroic hundred and Roshen Silva's gallant, unbeaten 74 helped secure Sri Lanka's morale-boosting draw in final Test against India, who won the three-match series 1-0 on Wednesday.
The Delhi government said that it is not ready "to compromise with the safety of women".
Centre for Science and Environment said that Delhi has lost the air quality gains of odd and even scheme.
Supreme Court slaps temporary ban on luxury diesel car sales in Delhi.
South Korea is the first country after the US to announce measures.
This dumping ground should be closed down and some strategy must be found out (to resolve the issue). Only talking of Swachch Bharat and doing Swachch Bharat are two different things. It is a sad affair," he said.
A city resident doesn't find Delhi to be livable anymore.
Fresh smoke was witnessed on Monday at the Deonar dumping ground, where the fire which has been raging for three days now intensified last evening even as people living in the vicinity complained of discomfort due to the fumes emanating from the site.
Delhi government's odd-even scheme was launched in the national capital on Monday with common citizens giving it a mix response.
'I am listing here what life in the city with a dependent (but grown up) family is really like,' says Kishore Singh.
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Outlining the contours of its ambitious plan to curb pollution through odd-even number plate formula, Delhi government on Sunday said odd-numbered cars will be allowed to ply on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while even-numbered vehicles will run on the other days -- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Virat Kohli batted continuously for over a day in Delhi and showed no signs of fatigue caused by the pollution, marvels Dhruv Munjal.
The spurt in pollutants was caused by a combination of meteorological factors including a drop in temperature, wind speed and mixing height, a layer where air and particulates float, the Central Pollution Control Board said.
Seeking to validate their demand regarding suspension of play due to air pollution, Sri Lanka's interim coach Nic Pothas said their bowlers badly struggled to cope with the conditions and even threw up in the change room.
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Report by Greenpeace also presented a grim picture of India's pollution level.
Arvind Kejriwal's strategy to take the pollution bull by the horns needs to be applauded. And I am sure that all the imaginary problems and grievances will be addressed before the restrictions are actually implemented, says Sudhir Bisht.
Watching a match during the Under-17 FIFA World Cup, first ever in India, would cost the fans less than Rs 100, the Tournament Director said on Thursday.
Rickshaw pullers and construction workers are the worst hit.
With paddy growers being blamed for causing air pollution, farm experts and farmers' outfits said they are compelled to burn stubble as they do not have any other feasible and cheap option.
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Indonesia's Mount Sinabung, which had lain dormant for over 400 years, saw an eruption last week forcing hundreds to flee their homes.
'Cell phone towers with 4G technology might certainly impact the lives of birds, and humans.' 'This needs a greater amount of investigation, research and mapping in the country.'
Automobile manufacturers said Euro-VI grade vehicles will not hit the roads before 2020 but the advancement gives them confidence to make investments in manufacturing such vehicles.
It is a little like glimpsing old photographs and feeling a sense of sweetness, or sorrow, says Kishore Singh.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel completed a practice hat-trick on Saturday with the fastest time in a smog-shortened final session before qualifying for a race expected to bring him a fourth successive Formula One title.
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Kamal Meattle and Barun Aggarwal guide us on the protective measures we can introduce in our daily lives to protect ourselves from the harmful effects of air pollution.
'What matters is that India's perspective on global issues -- climate change, intellectual property, free trade, trade routes being kept free, digital technology -- are listened to with respect,' says Ambassador B S Prakash.
After 20 plus years of threatening to offer us new sensations, Nagesh Kukunoor has finally let it rip, raves Sreehari Nair.
Fires are blazing across Jammu and Kashmir, the state of Uttarakhand and have reached the doorstep of Himachal Pradesh's capital city Shimla.
Air pollution in the city is a cause of concern for not only the Sri Lankan cricketers but also for the footballers competing in the Indian Super League as they wore masks while training on Tuesday.
Skipper Virat Kohli's magnificent 243 was overshadowed by unprecedented scenes of mask-wearing Sri Lankan players, who halted proceedings thrice, complaining of poor air quality, on Day 2 of the third Test, in New Delhi.
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