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Last Updated at November 15, 2020 08:33 IST
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Latest News LIVE updates: The air quality dipped to "severe" at several places across the national capital on Saturday night owing to a combination of stubble burning and firecrackers burst during the Diwali celebrations in violation of a ban on the same. The Air Quality Index (AQI) for PM 2.5 pollutant stood at 481 in Anand Vihar, 444 in IGI Airport area, 457 in ITO, and 414 in Lodhi Road area, all four in the 'severe' category, at 11 pm on Saturday, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data.
The Finance Ministry will launch a micro-site on MyGov platform to receive ideas for the annual budget 2021-22 from various stakeholders. The app will go live on Sunday, and will remain open till November 30, 2020 to receive ideas for the budget, the Ministry of Finance said in an official release.
On the political front, a joint meeting of the NDA legislature party will be held today where Nitish Kumar will be elected as its leader. This was decided a meeting of the leaders of the four NDA constituents in Bihar--the JD(U), BJP, HAM and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) at the residence of Chief Minister Kumar on Friday.
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