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NCR air quality severe, will improve from Wednesday

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New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) As the national capital and the region around it continued to suffer from “severe” level air quality since the past two days, weather agencies predicted improvement from Wednesday onwards.

According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) the improvement would not be much, as the air quality would remain toxic under “very poor” category.

“The pollution level in the capital which was mostly in ‘very poor’ category for the past two weeks is now at ‘severe’ category only until January 2, 2018. It will slip back to ‘very poor’ from January 3 onwards,” SAFAR forecast said.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rise in effluent mixing height as well as slight increase in the wind speed, all necessary to disperse the effluents in air.

According to SAFAR, the Air Quality Index (AQI) during the period December 25, 2017 to January 3, 2018 remained roughly 50 notch points higher as compared to past two years, making it worse in three years.

It added that the deterioration of air quality prior to beginning of 2018 can mainly be attributed to typical “winter variability”.

“Majority of the dense foggy days were concentrated during these 10 days (December 28, 2017 to January 3, 2018) whereas in previous year’s foggy days were more scattered,” SAFAR said.

On Tuesday, AQI of Delhi was 408, ranked “severe” against 400 on Monday on a scale of 0 to 500.

Though abated in past 24 hours, PM2.5 or particles in air with diameter less than 2.5 micrometers continued being the dominating pollutant, ranging “severe” to “severe-plus or emergency” levels at 16 out of 23 monitored region.

On Tuesday, the PM2.5 levels at 6 p.m. were over 13 to 14 times higher as per the international standards, Vasundhara in Ghaziabad (PM2.5 374 microgrammes per cubic meters) and Anand Vihar (PM2.5 344 units) in east Delhi were the most polluted regions across NCR. However, on Monday the PM2.5 levels were 21 times high.

Meanwhile, the AQI was 399 (411 on Monday) at Faridabad, 456 (482 on Monday) in Ghaziabad, 392 (411 on Monday) at Bhiwadi, 411 (483) at Noida. Between 301-400 the AQI is considered very-poor, while between 401 to 500 it’s severe.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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