Page 31 - Delhi Air Quality
Air pollution: Best air purifiers and masks that can help you breathe easy
Business Standard lists five anti-pollution gears that may be most efficient during poor and hazardous air quality in your city
 "Air pollution: Best air purifiers and masks that can help you breathe easy")
Delhi air pollution: Plans to curb stubble burning remain a non-starter
Oil companies yet to start procuring stubble, agri-mechanisation remains half-baked
 "Delhi air pollution: Plans to curb stubble burning remain a non-starter")
PM Modi reviews Delhi's air pollution, Gujarat cyclone situations
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister PK Mishra and Principal Advisor to Prime Minister PK Sinha were amongst those present in the meeting
 "PM Modi reviews Delhi's air pollution, Gujarat cyclone situations")
Air pollution: Need to buy air purifier? Here's how to pick the right one
Here are the factors that you should consider before zeroing in on an air purifier to buy
 "Air pollution: Need to buy air purifier? Here's how to pick the right one")
Top events of the day: Rajnath's Moscow visit, Congress protests, and more
From NGT summoning govt officials to power-sharing deal in Yemen, Business Standard brings you the top news stories of the day to keep an eye on
 "Top events of the day: Rajnath's Moscow visit, Congress protests, and more")
Thick cloud of toxic smog in Delhi presents a new challenge for airlines
As many as 37 flights were diverted on Sunday due to poor visibility caused by high concentration of smog in and around the Delhi airport
 "Thick cloud of toxic smog in Delhi presents a new challenge for airlines")
From masks to putting off events, how embassies are coping with Delhi air
The embassy spokesperson said N95 masks are being provided for the staffers, particularly those required to spend time outside
 "From masks to putting off events, how embassies are coping with Delhi air")
Air pollution: Principal secretary to PM reviews steps taken by states
The Principal Secretary sought to know the details of additional measures taken to check fresh cases of fire and stubble burning in these states during the last 24 hours
Air pollution: 'We are helpless', say Punjab farmers on stubble burning
'The government should give us subsidy on machinery which we buy from other than the empanelled suppliers', says a farmer
 "Air pollution: 'We are helpless', say Punjab farmers on stubble burning")
Air pollution issue: NGT to summon Delhi, central govt officials on Tuesday
The Supreme Court earlier issued directions to Delhi-NCR to stop construction, demolition and garbage burning activities
Don't blame farmers for air pollution, set up rice bio-parks: Swaminathan
In South India, stubble is not burnt as there is economic value as animal feed, he said sharing he had been pointing out for years many economic usage of rice straw.
 "Don't blame farmers for air pollution, set up rice bio-parks: Swaminathan")
Many people not fully aware of odd-even scheme, say Delhi residents
The Odd-Even scheme, an initiative of the Delhi government, will be in force till November 15
 "Many people not fully aware of odd-even scheme, say Delhi residents")
SC pulls up state govts for bad Delhi air, says stubble burning must stop
Justice Arun Mishra further remarked that people were not safe inside their own houses and it was unacceptable in a civilised country
 "SC pulls up state govts for bad Delhi air, says stubble burning must stop")
You have left people to die: SC slams authorities over Delhi pollution
People are losing precious years of their lives due to pollution, says SC.
Anything for Cricket: Choc-a-bloc Kotla in smog-choked national capital
Former India player and current East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir has been critical of BCCI's decision to hold the match despite pollution levels hitting the peak
 "Anything for Cricket: Choc-a-bloc Kotla in smog-choked national capital")
AAP must tell how many CPCB norms on air pollution it has met: Javadekar
Responding to questions over rising air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region, Javadekar said his ministry has already held several meetings with the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana
 "AAP must tell how many CPCB norms on air pollution it has met: Javadekar")
Delhi pollution: Odd-even scheme starts as AQI hits 708, schools shut
In the National Capital Region (NCR), Noida (720) and Gurugram (833), also breathed extremely polluted air
 "Delhi pollution: Odd-even scheme starts as AQI hits 708, schools shut")
Odd-even scheme: Kejriwal carpools with ministers, Sisodia rides a bicycle
The anti-pollution measure kicked in from 8 am in Delhi and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people to follow the scheme for the sake of their family and children.
 "Odd-even scheme: Kejriwal carpools with ministers, Sisodia rides a bicycle")
It's public health emergency in Delhi but hardly a solution in sight
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
 "It's public health emergency in Delhi but hardly a solution in sight")
Air quality turns 'severe' in Delhi-NCR; public health emergency declared
The EPCA asked implementing agencies to take immediate stringent action to stop stubble-burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana
