According to the minister, the credit for this turnaround goes to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the effective on-ground execution by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
This figure already surpasses the total number of clean air days in the full years of 2016 (110 days), 2017 (152 days), and 2018 (159 days), and equals the 163 days in 2022.
Patnaik was shifted from the observation room to a cabin in the afternoon and his condition has remained stable, the bulletin said.
This transformative progress has positioned Uttar Pradesh as a model not just for other states but for the entire nation.
Pakistan’s ICC Champions Trophy title defence as hosts came to a disappointing end on Thursday as their final group stage fixture against Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rains in Rawalpindi.
No significant improvement took place in the pollution levels in Delhi as city’s average air quality on Tuesday remained to be in the ‘very poor’ category, the daily Air Quality Index (AQI) bulletin released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said.
With the improvement, no area across the city recorded the AQI (air quality index) falling under the 'severe' zone on Thursday, as compared to Wednesday, when 10 places reeled under toxic air.
The CAQM has urged the citizens to follow and implement the restrictions under stage- I and II of the anti pollution plan GRAP.
As far as tests are concerned, a total of 4,65,904 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative number of tests to 79.07 crores, mentioned the data revealed by the health ministry.
Various stretches of Ganga and its tributaries showed varying degrees of improvement on a few water quality parameters, Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Food Processing Industries Prahlad Singh Patel told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
