The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was at its lowest this year on Sunday, with PM 2.5 levels at 56. A person commutes in Delhi covering his face amid air pollution in November 2023. (File Photo)(HT Photo) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The air quality has remained in the “satisfactory category” during the …
दिल्ली की हवा एक बार फिर जहरीली हो गई है. राष्ट्रीय राजधानी में कई स्थानों पर शनिवार को एक्यूआई (AQI) 400 के पार चला गया. दिल्ली के पर्यावरण मंत्री गोपाल राय ने शनिवार को राष्ट्रीय राजधानी में GRAP III के तहत प्रतिबंध लागू करने की घोषणा की. इसके तहत निर्माण और तोड़फोड़ की गतिविधियों पर …
Delhi air quality remains ‘very poor’ and stood at 316 today as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data registered at 7:00 am. The capital city’s improvement in air quality to the ’ poor’ category was short-lived as it entered ‘very poor’ levels from Friday onwards. Delhi secured seventh place today in the list of …
Several parts of Delhi-NCR were hit by an unseasonal thunderstorm, which is expected to turn the weather colder in the region while also improving the poor air quality. A number of areas in the national capital received incessant rainfall post sunset, combined with gusty winds of around 30-40 kmph. The areas of Delhi that were …
A new suggests that coal-based thermal power plants are responsible for aggravating air pollution in Delhi-NCR, as most of them are not complying with emission control norms. Delhi-NCR has 11 thermal power plants. An analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed that the thermal power plants contribute around 8 per cent of …
Delhi’s air quality slipped again to the ‘severe’ category on Friday. The overall air quality index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 401 at 8 am. It worsened to 415 by 4 pm, news agency PTI reported. However, it improved slightly to 392 around 10:30 pm on Friday, according to the System of Air …
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As expected, post Diwali, several Indian cities have gone under a cloud of smog. Reports say Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai made it to the top three polluted cities in the world. Data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed that 10 cities had worse air quality than even Delhi. And, as people continue to burst …
Delhi Pollution Today: दिल्ली में प्रदूषण का स्तर काफी बढ़ गया था लेकिन बारिश की वजह से दिल्लीवासियों को वायु प्रदूषण से काफी हद तक राहत मिली थी. वह रविवार (12 नवंबर) की रात दिवाली के अवसर पर प्रतिबंध के बावजूद पटाखे फोड़ने से स्वाहा हो गई. दिवाली के बाद सोमवार (13 नवंबर) को दिल्ली …
Thick white haze that lasts for days in Delhi (File) Every winter for at least a decade now, Delhi has been bracing for extreme air pollution that harms the health of its population, particularly children and the elderly. When temperatures drop and wind speed declines, toxic particles from car tailpipes, industrial chimneys, and construction sites …