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NASA reveals what the real cause of pollution in Delhi is, and no, it’s not Diwali crackers
According to Pawan Gupta, who works at Marshall Space Flight Center in NASA, at least 22 million people were affected by smoke produced due to stubble burning on November 11 alone.
After ruling Delhi for 7 years, Arvind Kejriwal says Yamuna River can’t be cleaned in 2 days, announces an ‘action plan’ again
Prior to this, Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal govt had come up with quite a logic-defying technique of sprinkling water on the river Yamuna to dissipate the toxic foam
‘Environmentalist’ who whined about air pollution on Diwali defends stubble burning saying it happens only for 2-3 weeks
'Environmentalist' Jha said that to blame stubble burning as the major cause of air pollution in Delhi is incorrect because it happens for only 2-3 weeks. However, Jha had very vocally blamed one evening of Diwali celebrations for the pollution in Delhi.
Supreme Court concludes major cause of air pollution in Delhi is not ‘stubble burning’ after Centre says so
The apex court directed the Centre to hold an emergency meeting to discuss issues such as the implementation of work from home, stopping power plants, construction and non-essential transport.
Arvind Kejriwal govt shuts schools for a week so that children don’t have to breathe polluted air, govt offices to work from home
Delhi pollution: Arvind Kejriwal govt orders that schools will be shut for a week, govt offices to work from home, no construction activities
Delhi petrol dealers say their sales have decreased by 50% as people refuel vehicles in neighbouring states, asks Arvind Kejriwal to cut VAT
Delhi-Petrol Dealers Association president writes to Delhi govt asking to cut VAT on fuel, saying their sales have decreased due to higher prices
Kejriwal releases video to say they have made arrangements for Chhath, but Delhi govt bans devotees from ghats
The CM claimed that despite the difficulties faced due to the ongoing pandemic, the Delhi government left no stone unturned to make arrangements for the devotees to offer prayers on Chhath.
Tareekh pe Tareekh: Toxic foams on Yamuna continue, but Kejriwal govt’s promises to clean river still a distant dream
“The Yamuna is a holy river. It’s a river that we all pray to and seek blessings. It does not belong to a particular state but to the whole country," AAP minister Satyendra Jain had claimed.
SC advocate Shashank Jha asks people to contact him if harassed by Delhi Police for bursting crackers, offers free legal help
Meanwhile, the Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai had said that the AAP-led Delhi government would show "zero tolerance" to violations of the firecracker ban.
Firecracker issue temporary, stubble burning problem is the main issue: Supreme Court
Supreme Court while hearing the firecracker ban case Thursday observed that the issue of firecrackers is a temporary issue and that the main matter is related to stubble burning
