{"id":178018,"date":"2024-11-19T12:37:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T12:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/19\/gurugram-urges-private-firms-to-opt-for-work-from-home-as-pollution-hits-severe-levels\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T12:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T12:37:12","slug":"gurugram-urges-private-firms-to-opt-for-work-from-home-as-pollution-hits-severe-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/19\/gurugram-urges-private-firms-to-opt-for-work-from-home-as-pollution-hits-severe-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Gurugram urges private firms to opt for work from home as pollution hits &#8216;severe+&#8217; levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-42031747\/et-logo.jpg?resize=300,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gurugram urges private firms to opt for work from home as pollution hits &#8216;severe+&#8217; levels\" title=\"Gurugram urges private firms to opt for work from home as pollution hits &#8216;severe+&#8217; levels\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-brcount=\"15\">The worsening air quality in <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gurugram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gurugram<\/a> has prompted authorities to take urgent action. To reduce the impact of pollution, the city administration on Tuesday asked private institutions and multinational firms to implement a 50% work-from-home policy starting November 20, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1--><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"twitter\" data-handle=\"DC_Gurugram\" data-handlename=\"DC_Gurugram\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" data-retweetcount=\"0\" data-id=\"1858842441295749470\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u2014 DC_Gurugram (@DC_Gurugram) <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Gurugram\/status\/1858842441295749470\" rel=\"nofollow\"\/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sharing the announcement on X, the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/deputy-commissioner-of-gurugram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram<\/a> stated: &#8220;In line with the directive from the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/commission-for-air-quality-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commission for Air Quality Management<\/a> (<a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ncr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCR<\/a>), all private institutions &amp; corporate offices in Gurugram are advised to implement 50% work-from-home policy starting 20th Nov 2024 until further notice. This is crucial in combating &#8216;Severe+&#8217; air quality levels &amp; supporting the GRAP measures to improve air quality in the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Severe Smog Envelops Gurugram as AQI Hits Season\u2019s Worst<\/h2>\n<p>The iconic skyline of Gurugram, with its towering corporate offices and luxurious high-rises, disappeared under a thick blanket of smog on Monday as the air quality dropped to &#8216;severe&#8217; levels for the first time this season.<\/p>\n<div data-align=\"\" data-msid=\"115453349\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"midImg clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"imgBg\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The city&#8217;s Air Quality Index (AQI) saw a sharp spike, rising from 310 (&#8216;very poor&#8217;) on Sunday to a staggering 469 (&#8216;severe&#8217;) within 24 hours. Experts attributed this drastic deterioration to calm winds and colder temperatures, which trapped pollutants over Delhi-NCR, creating a dense smog layer.<br \/><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/>Data from SAFAR, the central government\u2019s weather forecasting agency, revealed that nearly 40% of Delhi\u2019s pollution was due to farm fires. The remaining contributors were emissions from vehicles and dust.\u201cThe region is experiencing a significant influx of biomass from Punjab and Haryana, where paddy stubble is being burned. While farm fires might reduce in the coming days, local sources such as vehicle emissions and dust will continue to add to the pollution, keeping the skies hazy,\u201d said Sunil Dahiya, founder of Enviro-Catalysts.Meteorologists and experts warn that even as stubble burning subsides, the combined effect of local pollution sources and weather conditions may keep the air quality poor for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/gurgaon-aqi-gurugram-urges-private-firms-to-opt-for-work-from-home-as-pollution-hits-severe-levels\/articleshow\/115453087.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The worsening air quality in Gurugram has prompted authorities to take urgent action. To reduce the impact of pollution, the city administration on Tuesday asked private institutions and multinational firms to implement a 50% work-from-home policy starting November 20, 2024. \u2014 DC_Gurugram (@DC_Gurugram) Sharing the announcement on X, the Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram stated: &#8220;In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-42031747\/et-logo.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[118291,116637,139359,139358,1966,22118,139355,367,148,3867,30395,11730,3479,139357,1665,1394,139356,37,1396,139360],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178018"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":178020,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178018\/revisions\/178020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}