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NCR anti-pollution panel revises greening targets
Under the action plan for this year, Haryana will be required to plant 8.5 million saplings; Rajasthan has to plant 984,000 saplings; and UP has a target of planting 16.4 million saplings.
Updated on May 26, 2022 12:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UP polling days to be paid holidays for electors of the state employed in Delhi
According to a notice by the Delhi government, the waiver applies to every person employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and entitled to vote in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
Published on Feb 05, 2022 10:59 PM IST
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Use of biomass pellets to generate power picks up in NCR
This comes after the power ministry on October 8 last year notified a policy mandating all coal-fired power plants to use biomass pellets as at least 5% of fuel mix (with coal) to generate electricity.
Updated on Jan 21, 2022 06:09 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Excessive groundwater extraction causing parts of Delhi-NCR to sink: Study
Around 100 sq km of area in the national capital region has high risk of ground displacement, with the largest of these, of around 12.5 sq km, is in southwest Delhi’s Kapashera, barely 800m away from the airport, researchers have found using satellite data.
Updated on Jan 18, 2022 06:40 AM IST
Paras Singh, New Delhi
Delhi’s AQI ‘severe’ for second day, NCR towns add PM2.5 load
IMD officials said that the air quality is likely to remain severe on Thursday as well, after which winds will start picking up and help disperse pollutants.
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 04:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
