NCR's 'poor' air quality days down by 50 percent

On June 6 2019 Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the governments efforts to control air pollution have led to a decrease in the number of days with poor air quality in the national capital region NCR by about 50 percent in the last four yearsUnion Environment Minister PrakashJavadekar on June 6 said the governments efforts to control airpollution have led to a decrease in the number of days with poor airquality in the national capital region NCR by about 50 per cent in the last four yearsPhoto IANS pictwittercomaZokoIkbWLmdash IANS Tweets ians_india June 6 2019Speaking at an event here to mark World Environment Day that falls on June 5 he said steps such as setting up air quality monitoring centres across the country bringing better vehicular emission standards and controlling waste and stubble burning have shown positive resultsIn 2014 there were 300 days in the poor category In 2017 the number reduced to 213 and in 2018 to 206 We are sure that it will be below 200 this year Javadekar said without quoting any source for the information Days with moderate to good air quality increased from 108 in 2016 to 159 in 2018 he saidUrging everyone to come together to solve the issue of air pollution the Minister said Wearing a mask alone would not help We need to change our behaviourA small step may lead to a gigantic impactHappy to have moefcc MoS SuPriyoBabul renowned Cricketer Kapil Dev Bollywood stars Jackie Shroff amp Randeep Hooda and folk singer Malini Awasthi in the plantation drive on WorldEnvironmentDay today in New DelhiSelfieWithSapling pictwittercomNrq7oXN1N7mdash Prakash Javadekar PrakashJavdekar June 5 2019On the occasion of World Environment Day Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar planted saplings at the ministry headquarters here with celebrities like legendary cricketer Kapil Dev and actor Jackie Shroff The minister also clicked a picture with the sapling as part of the SelfieWithSapling campaign and urged people to plant at least 8 to 10 trees each in their lifetimeTop stories of the dayMumbai Crime Air hostess raped by airline staffer in Andheri flatFraudsters use Xray vision to rob Kalyan woman of jewellery worth Rs 15 lakhVasai man arrested for stalking woman onlineMumbai Crime Tik Tok star turns out to be habitual thiefMumbai Babu slammed for railway la la land pictureScare after gelatin sticks tied in wire handwritten note found on Shalimar ExpressMumbai Railways finally begin to pull down abandoned Vikhroli substationMumbai Banganga revamp has turned our area into a dump say localsDhule womans death Women and Child Welfare Dept seeks expert opinionMSCW Reserve two seats in locals for pregnant women lactating mothersNEET 2019 results Four from state in top 50 no Mumbai topper in listBeed cop sex change saga Lalit Salve celebrates 1st birthdayGovernment signs MoU for transfer of Aarey land to BMC for zooLandlord MHADA IITB working to get Esplanade demolishedTeenaged Navy sailor hangs himself at INS Shivaji in LonavalaTailor held for masturbating in front of fouryearold28yearold engineer in quest for love on dating app loses Rs 92000Rajnath Singh shares snacks with Indian army jawans at SiachenThe reason why your Bollywood celebrities look so amazingly goodRaj Kumar Hirani weaves love story for Shah Rukh KhanJanhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor clicked at brother Arjun Kapoors residenceBharat Box Office Salman Khans film has a fantastic openingSee Photos Shah Rukh Khan had a special guest during Eid 2019 celebrationsBandra Diaries This is how Malaika Arora is beating the heat this summerRajinikanth snapped with wife Latha and daughter Soundarya in BandraThis is how Arjun Rampal and Gabriella Demetriades chill when at homeDisha Patani looks chic in distressed jeans and white corset topSalman Khan Katrina Kaif TigerDisha Sunny Leone Ira Khan Giorgia Iulia at screening of BharatTaapsee Pannu Actors wanted my portion abridged in Saand Ki AankhSayani Gupta Would stand out with my skin tone in Article 1525 photos of Katrina Kaif that redefine sexinessWorld Cup 2019 Indias fanatic supporter Sudhir Gautams conch shell confiscatedWorld Cup 2019 Diary Sleepy Southampton wakes up to Ind vs SA frenzyWorld Cup 2019 Yuzvendra Chahal verve and vigourWorld Cup 2019 Rohit Sharma takes down first target after Yuzvendra Chahal setupBCCIs ACU to probe Mumbai players bookie claim CoACatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates