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Explained: What Does 'Emergency' Category of Air Quality Mean & How Pollution is Slowly Killing You
The Graded Response Action plan says that those suffering from heart disease, asthma and other respiratory disease should consider avoiding undue and prolonged exposure.
Public Health Emergency Declared in Delhi as Air Quality Breaches Danger Level, All Schools Closed Till Tuesday
The share of stubble burning from the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana in Delhi's pollution rose to 46% on Friday, the highest this year, said government agency SAFAR.
Delhi Has Turned into Gas Chamber, Says Kejriwal as Air Quality Dips to 'Emergency' Category
The chief minister's appeal comes ahead of the odd-even scheme, which is all set to make a comeback in Delhi from Monday.
54.8% Students Under-scored in NCERT Evaluation, Delhi Among Worse Performers
The NAS 2017 finding have identified the highest performing states, which are Rajasthan, Karnataka and Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Jharkhand Kerala Assam Gujarat and Uttarakhand.
MP High Court Reverses State Govt Order of Revoking Pension of MISA Detainees
Congress government which came to power last year decided to discontinue the pension alleging massive abnormalities in the disbursement of pension.
Delhi Govt Asks Chhath Puja Committees to Have Cracker and Plastic-free Celebrations
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the Aam Aadmi Party government has made 'splendid arrangements' at all the ghats, asserting that number of ghats has risen to 1,108 from 72 in the last five years.
Karnataka Village Baffled as 'Dead Man' Walks Back to Life 50 Years After Being Buried
Residents of his village say Eerajja had died at the age of 30 after suffering from an illness.
Appraiser Arrested After Entering Bank With Duplicate Key and Stealing Gold, Jewels, Cash
The man had gained entry into the bank on October 13, a Sunday, by opening the doors using the duplicate keys he had earlier made and stole gold ornaments and Rs 2.6 lakh cash from the safe.
Pakistan Violated Vienna Convention in Denying India Consular Access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, ICJ Tells UN
The ICJ president said Pakistan violated its obligations under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention by wrongly stating that its provisions were not applicable to prisoners suspected of espionage.
Amit Shah Flags Off 'Run for Unity' to Commemorate Sardar Patel's Birth Anniversary
People wearing white T-shirts and bearing Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's photo assembled at the national stadium and India Gate roundabout for the run.
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 2019: This is How Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birth Anniversary is Celebrated
Sardar Patel is most popularly known as a founding father of the Republic of India. This is because he played a significant role in integrating the independent provinces into a unified India just after the partition.
Andhra Govt Decides to Terminate Pact with Singapore Consortium on Amaravati Start-Up Area Project
Chandrababu Naidu government signed a memorandum of understanding with the Singapore consortium on May 15, 2017 for executing the project in a 6.84 sq km area (1,691 acres) in three phases over 15 years.
Arrested Former Tripura Minister Alleges Assault by Policemen
Chowdhury, a CPI(M) central committee member who was the PWD minister during the Left Front regime, was arrested on October 21 from the private hospital where he was admitted.
Andhra Cabinet Cancels 'Unethical' Land Allocation to Chandrababu Naidu's Relatives
State Information and Public Relations Minister Perni Venkatramiah said the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government will cancel the orders issued by the previous Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government in which 498.93 acres was allocated to Naidu’s kin at Jayantipur...
Germany's Merkel to Hold Talks with PM Modi on Bilateral Issues, 20 Agreements Likely to be Signed
German chancellor Angela Merkel would be landing in Delhi on Thursday evening and would be accompanied by a delegation from 12 ministries.
With Rollback on Compensation for Faulty Seeds, How the New Draft Seeds Bill Stacks up Against Predecessor
The new 2019 draft has removed the clause that constitutes a Compensation Committee to decide the compensation to be given to affected farmers if the seed sold by companies fail to 'provide the expected performance'.