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The air quality of the national capital took a hit due to a combination of firecracker emissions, stubble burning and unfavourable meteorological conditions in the past few weeks. The government intends to ensure no company shuts down because of financial instability, said finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the issue of pressure on telecom sector. All this and more on today's episode of MyNation in 100 seconds.

The overall air quality of Delhi and the NCR has entered the ‘Severe’ category. The effective stubble fire counts estimated by SAFAR-integrated multi-satellite methodology have shown decreasing trend and were 740 on November 11, but the transport level wind direction is forecast to be highly favorable for plume intrusion for the next two days, SAFAR stated.

#KejriwalMustResign is trending as Twitterati slam Kejriwal for his odd-even scheme and his plea to stop stubble burning
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought equipment from Agriculture Ministry to help farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana stop burning stubble. This came on a day the Supreme Court lashed out at authorities for failing to curb severe air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding areas.

‘It is a question of life and death for crores of people,’ the Supreme Court thundered even as it pulled up the Punjab chief secretary over stubble burning leading to massive levels of pollution 

In Punjab, the number of recorded incidents rose to 42,126 till November 11, compared with 42,051 in the same period of 2017. In Haryana, 7,454 incidents were reported so far, compared with 9,508 in 2017.

The air quality in the area is expected to reach its worst because of toxic fumes from stubble burning in parts of Punjab and Haryana that are expected to gush into Delhi, coupled with Diwali and other seasonal factors.

According to the authorities, the change in direction of wind has brought about the change. The wind, currently, is flowing from stubble-burning areas in Punjab and Haryana