February 19, 2021
The CPCB had monitored several pollutants
Green court tells city govt to find solutions. The matter was listed for next
hearing on November 16.In a letter to school principals, deputy chief minister
Manish Sisodia apprised them of the "manifold increase" in pollution levels due
to use of crackers, advising them to raise awareness among children against its
use.In an attempt to curb air pollution in the capital, the National Green
Tribunal has directed the state government to conduct a meeting to come up with
a solution...30 pm, as against the corresponding safe limits of 60 and
100.Safar's Dhirpur, Pitampura, Delhi University, Pusa road, Mathura road and
Airport stations had "very poor" air quality index.The order came after Central
Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said that there was no improvement in the air
quality in Delhi during the second week of the odd-even scheme in April.
The
chief secretary of NCT, Delhi shall conduct a meeting in relation to ambient air
quality in Delhi," the bench said.5 and PM 10, suspended respirable pollutants,
were recorded as 120.."The counsel appearing for CPCB on instructions says there
has been no improvement in ambient air quality of Delhi during implementation of
odd-even scheme.In his petition, Mr Pandey had claimed that no significant
change in air quality was registered during the first phase of the scheme.
Earlier, the apex pollution monitoring body had told NGT that the decline in
vehicular emission in the second week of odd-even scheme was not a dominant
enough factor to impact the pollution levels.The average (24-hour rolling) of PM
2.. Even last week, air quality fluctuated between moderate and poor categories.
The direction to hold such a meeting soon was given by a bench headed by NGT
chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar to the Delhi chief secretary, Delhi
Pollution Control Committee and other stakeholders.Meanwhile, Delhi’s air
quality on Tuesday took a turn for the crane
cooling unit worse with monitoring stations across the city recording it in
the "very poor" category. In fact, as per its report, the ambient air quality in
Delhi during the odd-even implementation period was found to have deteriorated
further than the level when the restriction was not in force, it said.
The CPCB
had monitored several pollutants between April 1-14 before the odd-even period
and between April 15 and 30 during it, to arrive at the conclusion. The
direction comes after the bench of the National Green Tribunal was informed that
the odd-even road space-rationing scheme did not make an impact on the air
quality of the capital. The NGT was hearing a petition filed by scientist
Mahendra Pandey who had sought independent monitoring of air quality index and
alleged that vehicular emission was not a major contributing factor to
pollution.8 and 248 micrograms per cubic metre by System of Air Quality and
Weather Forecasting and Research (Safar) around 5
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February 02, 2021
The planes that carried other world leaders
The planes that carried other world leaders were also parked nearby in the
section of the airport reserved for the summit leaders.It was a rare sight when
Air India One — which carries Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the globe —
and the US President’s iconic air transporter Air Force One were seen parked
nearby at the airport of this Turkish resort town hosting the G-20 summit.".Air
India One equipped with jamming equipment, anti-missile systems and air-to-air
refuelling facility is operated by the Indian Air Force. The two planes were
parked in close proximity at the Antalya international airport, 13 km northeast
of the centre of Commercial Cooling Units
suppliers this coastal town. Air Force One arrived at the Antalya airport
this morning with US President Barack Obama on board.For his G-20 visit, US
President Barack Obama had boarded Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in
Maryland on Saturday.Air India One, or AIC001 the call-sign by which it is
known, on Saturday night brought Mr Narendra Modi here from London for the
meeting of the leaders of top 20 economies of the world.Australian Prime
Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrived for the summit in 737 Boeing Business Jet
operated by Royal Australian Air Force, while Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
came in airbus A319, christened "Santos-Dumont
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