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A senior finance executive at Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals has resigned, citing Delhi’s severe air pollution as the primary reason. Rajkumar Bafna’s decision highlights the growing health crisis in the capital, where toxic air has become a daily struggle for residents. His departure underscores the significant personal cost of living in a city with hazardous…
NEW DELHi: Jamia Millia Islamia has suspended a professor and ordered an inquiry after images of a semester examination question paper triggered objections on social media. The paper, set for the BA (Hons) Social Work Semester I examination, titled ‘Social Problems in India’, asked students to “discuss the atrocities against Muslim minorities in India, giving…
NEW DELHI: Delhiites continued to choke as air quality worsened rapidly on Sunday, with a thick greyish haze enveloping the city. The AQI stood at 398 at 4pm when the Central Pollution Control Board released its 24-hour average bulletin. However, it entered the ‘severe’ category by 5pm with an AQI of 401. It further rose…
NEW DELHI: Barricades snapped shut, whistles pierced the air, and confusion spread quickly across Delhi’s borders Thursday morning as a rule barring non-Delhi, non-BS 6 vehicles came into force under GRAP Stage IV. Routine entry points rapidly turned into impromptu checkposts, catching many commuters off guard during peak hours.Traffic slowed to a crawl as police…
Delhi has implemented stringent anti-pollution measures under GRAP-IV, including a ban on non-BS VI vehicles from outside the city and denial of fuel to vehicles without valid pollution certificates NEW DELHI: As toxic air continues to blanket the capital, Delhi government on Wednesday rolled out a fresh set of stringent anti-pollution measures under Stage IV…
NEW DELHI: As toxic smog continues to engulf the national capital region, a new survey has found that 82 per cent of Delhi-NCR residents have at least one person in their close social circle suffering from serious health conditions that they attribute to long-term exposure to air pollution.The survey, conducted by community platform LocalCircles, revealed…
NEW DELHI: The Congress will hold a major rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital on Sunday, stepping up its campaign over alleged “vote chori” and the SIR issue, party leaders said. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi are expected to address the rally. Ahead of the rally, senior leaders…
Heavy smog blankets Delhi NEW DELHI: Delhi was blanketed in dense smog on Saturday, with the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 387, nearing the ‘severe’ pollution level.Videos from across the capital showed streets engulfed in a thick haze, reducing visibility in several areas.Certain localities were already in the ‘severe’ range, including Anand Vihar…
Delhi enforces new law to rein in private school fees and expand parent oversight Delhi’s private school fee fights are never really about arithmetic. They are about power: who gets to decide the price of education, who is forced to pay it, and who is told to stop asking questions.The Delhi government, on Wednesday, notified…
NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) sub-committee on Wednesday revoked Stage 3 measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), citing a “steady improvement” in Delhi’s air quality over the past three days. However, the panel clarified that restrictions under Stages 1 and 2 will continue to remain in force until further…
