Single-use plastic banned in Vizag amid rising pollution levels

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 21, 2024
Visakhapatnam has taken action against rising pollution levels by banning single-use plastics. Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan is advocating for biodegradable alternatives. Despite previous funding for pollution control, the city's AQI reached 184. The government is actively reviewing the situation and plans to...

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Pawan Kalyan

Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2024

Andhra Pradesh

State in southern India
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu rejected former CM Jagan Reddy's claim of "one nation, one election" (ONOE) in 2027. Naidu stated that simultaneous polls are..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 3 days ago

Three Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh filled. TDP's Satish Babu and Mastan Rao Yadav, along with BJP's R Krishnaiah, won unopposed. The by-elections..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 4 days ago

A Kuwait-based NRI allegedly stabbed his 12-year-old daughter's molester to death in Andhra Pradesh, India. He confessed to the murder in a selfie video,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago


Air quality index

Measure of air pollution
The order cited the Supreme Court order, where the apex court had stated that if the Commission finds AQI breaching 350 mark, Stage-III measures should be..
Credit: DNA - Published 14 hours ago

Delhi's average AQI rose to 399 at 9 PM on Monday and breached the 400 mark at 10 PM.
Credit: DNA - Published 1 day ago

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital on Sunday continued to be in the 'poor category' with further deterioration as the city experienced cold wave..
Credit: DNA - Published 3 days ago

The national capital continued to grapple with poor air quality on Saturday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 212, as per the Central..
Credit: DNA - Published 4 days ago

The average air quality of Delhi as per the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) AQI index was 259 and has been categorised as 'poor'.
Credit: DNA - Published 6 days ago

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