8 UP cities to get 18 new air quality monitoring stations as pollution rises

The process of setting up 18 new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) has begun across 8 cities of Uttar Pradesh, by the UPPCB (Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board). Five of these air quality monitoring stations will come up in Agra, one each in Mathura and Firozabad, two each in Lucknow and Kanpur besides three each in Varanasi and Prayagraj. One station will also be set up in Gorakhpur. The development comes as air pollution across different north Indian states is at an all time high. 

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Moderate to heavy snowfall likely in J&K, Ladakh

Moderate to heavy snowfall is expected in Jammu and Kashmir in the next few days as per the local weather office. An advisory issued by the local weather office said, "Scattered to fairly widespread precipitation is very likely to occur over J&K and Ladakh between November 14 to 15".

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PM Modi greets people on Dhanteras, wishes for everyone’s happiness, prosperity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings to the nation on the joyous occasion of Dhanteras 2020 and wished them happiness and prosperity.

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Jammu and Kashmir DDC election: Irani, Naqvi among BJP star campaigners; 352 nominations filed for first phase

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the list of star campaigners for the maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The list features senior leaders like Jitendra Singh, Smriti Irani, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Anurag Thakur, and Partap Sarangi among others.

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With 44,879 new Covid-19 cases, India's caseload climbs to 87L-mark, active cases remain below 5 lakh

India on Friday saw a single-day increase of 44,879  infections taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to 8,728,795 while the number of people who have recovered from the disease have surged to 81 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The coronavirus death toll jumped to 1,28,668 with 547 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

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Ex-Facebook employee made 'scathing revelations' on firm's functioning: Delhi Assembly panel

Former Facebook employee Mark Luckie on Thursday levelled a range of allegations, including "compromised implementation" of community standards by the social media platform, in his deposition before the Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony, according to an official statement.

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'3 years of operation, Rs 15 lakh expenditure': Modi govt tightens rules for NGOs seeking foreign funding

The Modi government has further tightened rules for the non-governmental organisations seeking foreign funding to run their operations. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the government has revisited the rules for receiving money from overseas.

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