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HC rejected the plea stating that similar petitions are pending before the Supreme Court DPCC issued notice on September 14 directing for a complete ban on the manufacturing, storage, sale and bursting of firecrackers in Delhi till January 1, 2023 The petitioner stated that NGT allowed the sale and use of green firecrackers in areas where air quality is "moderate"

The main reason for the high rate of air pollution level has been attributed to three main reasons alongwith Delhi recording lowest temperatures during the season, official said.

DPCC on Saturday revised the penalty for violation of noise rules in the city. As per the new rules, individuals can be fined up to Rs 1 lakh for causing noise pollution in the city.

DPCC has banned the use of Diesel generators in Delhi-NCR over rising air pollution levels GRAP is being implemented in five cities of Delhi-NCR DPCC has also recommended ''no entry'' of trucks in Delhi, ban on construction activities and introduction of the odd-even car rationing scheme

Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal in two separate releases said that Sonia Gandhi has approved their appointments.

The ASG also referred to CPCB's 'Sameer' app where one could find Air Quality Index (AQI) and lodge complaint about pollution.

The minimum and maximum temperature are likely to hover around 10 and 25 degrees Celsius respectively.

A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the city government, the DPCC, hotel Jindal Palace and others while seeking their reply in two weeks.

The National Green Tribunal has directed a surprise inspection at the redevelopment project being carried out by state-run National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) at East Kidwai Nagar in southwest Delhi.

This government has courtesy this move brought in a feudal landlord system, whereby the earnings of the poor are being snatched," said Banerjee during the protest at the Jantar Mantar.

PM 2.5 are the particulate matter capable of causing harm to human respiration, if present above permissible levels. DPCC prescribes 60 units of PM 2.5 levels as the standard level.

Air quality in Delhi tonight plunged to the 'very poor' level with real-time readings of PM 2.5, the tiniest and most damaging of all the particulate matters, breaching the 'severe' category in areas across the national capital.

Air pollution in the national capital is of an "emergency nature", the Delhi High Court today observed and said this situation would not have arisen if the authorities had implemented laws and rules in place to prevent environmental degradation.

As per the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the capital's air is 3 to 14 times more polluted than the prescribed limits.

The National Green Tribunal today warned the authorities of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant of shutting it down if it did not urgently install equipment to segregate solid waste and continued to burn them, causing pollution.

SAFAR, which observed air quality of the 'Diwali period' of last three days, said the city was 'more polluted' than last year.