Pratip Acharya

The Indian Express

Diwali revelry in Mumbai goes in full spirit despite HC firecracker order, air quality worsens

By: Pratip Acharya

BMC officials claim they were toothless in enforcing the court order; Mumbai's AQI level turns a dismal 189 on Monday morning.

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26 locations show increase in decibel levels; NGO data says ‘loudest' Diwali since 2021

By: Pratip Acharya

Keeping in mind the deteriorating AQI in Mumbai, the HC had on November 10 stated that bursting of cracker should be allowed between 8 pm and 10 pm on Diwali.

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10 yrs after conceptualizing the project BMC floats Rs 42-cr tender for bridge between Yari Road and Lokhandwala

By: Pratip Acharya

The idea of the project was proposed back in 2002, with the tender being floated in 2012.

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Changing City: BEST to install air purifiers on Mumbai bus roofs to curb pollution

By: Pratip Acharya

The buses will act as a mobile filtration van which will cleanse the dust particles while it is on the move.

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Mumbai AQI moderate, but post-Diwali effect lingers over some pockets

By: Pratip Acharya

"High vehicular emission, construction works or other activities may increase pollutant levels. The actual cause behind these can be identified by increasing AQI monitoring to a hyperlocal level," he added.

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Mumbai's AQI shows improvement, several pockets record satisfactory air

By: Pratip Acharya

The improvement in Mumbai's air quality comes weeks after several pockets recorded a ‘poor' category.

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Mumbai breathes easier with improved AQI

By: Pratip Acharya

This comes weeks after several pockets recorded poor air consistently.

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Mumbai air pollution: BMC in talks with Dubai-based firm to carry out cloud seeding, says CM Eknath Shinde

By: Pratip Acharya

CM Eknath Shine on Tuesday took stock of the mitigation measures implemented by the BMC to curb pollution levels in Mumbai. He also urged the civic chief to deploy more manpower to tackle the issue.

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BMC issues 120 ‘stop work’ notices in 24 hours, after FIR against builder

By: Pratip Acharya

This comes a day after the civic authorities lodged the first FIR against a builder for flouting air pollution norms.

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26/11 was just another day till the attacks, say survivors and next of kin

By: Pratip Acharya

While Phad's life changed irrevocably around 9.30 pm, after two terrorists fired at his official vehicle near Mumbai's St Xavier's College, bullets claimed the life of Anjali's father and left her grandmother injured at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST).