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Puducherry Issues Advisory on Scrub Typhus. Urges Vigilance & Preventive Measures.

ION correspondentJanuary 4, 2025January 4, 2025

The Puducherry Health Department has issued an advisory urging residents to stay vigilant against scrub typhus, a bacterial infection caused by the bite of infected mites. The disease, prevalent...

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GRAP-3 Activated in NCR to Combat Deteriorating Air Quality.

ION correspondentJanuary 4, 2025January 4, 2025

The Commission for Air Quality Management has invoked the Graded Response Action Plan, GRAP-3, across the National Capital Region with immediate effect to prevent further deterioration of air quality....

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LS speaker Om Birla & Deputy CM Diya Kumari Launch 3rd Phase of ‘Suposhit Maa Abhiyan’ in Kota.

ION correspondentJanuary 3, 2025January 3, 2025

In Rajasthan, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari launched the third phase of ”Suposhit Maa Abhiyan” in Kota today. Nutrition kits were distributed to...

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India’s GHG emissions fell 7.93% in 2020 compared to 2019. Govt to UNFCCC.

ION correspondentJanuary 3, 2025January 3, 2025

India’s total Greenhouse Gas Emissions, GHG in 2020 has declined by 7.93 per cent as compared to 2019. According to the 4th Biennial Update Report submitted by India to...

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Air quality in Delhi-NCR improves, reaching the moderate category.

ION correspondentDecember 30, 2024December 30, 2024

The air quality in Delhi-NCR has shown a little improvement and registered in the moderate category with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 183 at 6 this morning....

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Delhi-NCR Air Quality Hits Poor Category.

ION correspondentDecember 30, 2024December 30, 2024

The air quality in Delhi–NCR has been registered in the poor category with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 218 as of 8 PM this evening. According to...

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DRI seizes major foreign cigarette consignment and arrests two in Bihar.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two persons and seized a major consignment of foreign cigarettes in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The seized item is valued at 1.5 crore rupees...

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Punjab becomes fifth state to achieve 100 percent piped water supply to rural households.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024

Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Hardip Singh Mundian said that the state has become the fifth state in the country to provide 100 percent piped water supply to...

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Delhi’s air quality remains in ‘very poor’ category with average AQI 333.

ION correspondentDecember 25, 2024December 25, 2024

The air quality in the national capital, Delhi remains in the very poor category, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 333 as of 7 this morning. According...

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CAQM Revokes Stage IV of GRAP in Delhi-NCR as Air Quality Shows Improvement.

ION correspondentDecember 25, 2024December 25, 2024

The Commission for Air Quality Management CAQM Sub-Committee on Graded Response Action Plan GRAP has revoked Stage IV of the revised GRAP in the entire National Capital Region with...