Air Quality In Delhi

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A metro train runs on its track amid a cold and foggy winter morning, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality slips to 'severe' category, AQI stands at 430

Delhi's air quality slightly improved from 'severe' to 'very poor category' on Saturday morning

26 Dec 2021 9:35 AM

The Delhi government on Sunday night extended the ban on the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items and work-from-home for its employees till November 26 to combat air pollution and minimise its health effects. (ANI Photo)

Air pollution: Delhi lifts ban on construction; call on school reopening on Nov 24

Delhi's Air Quality Indiex (AQI) stood at 307 at 1 pm, down from 349 at 4 pm on Sunday

22 Nov 2021 2:39 PM

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi air quality remains 'very poor', mercury dips to 10.9 degrees Celsius

The national capital on Wednesday recorded the lowest minimum temperature of the season so far at 9.6 degrees Celsius

19 Nov 2021 12:55 PM

Commuters make their way along a road amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 16, 2021. (Money SHARMA / AFP)

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: No relief likely till Sunday

The air quality is likely to improve Sunday onwards due to relatively strong winds

17 Nov 2021 10:57 AM

It is an emergency situation: SC on air pollution in Delhi-NCR, suggets lockdown

The top court also took note of the fact that schools have opened in the national capital

13 Nov 2021 12:43 PM

In Delhi's Lodhi Road area AQI was reported at 476, at IIT Delhi area AQI was at 479 and in the Delhi university's north campus area AQI was at 578 today. (ANI)

Delhi gasps for fresh air as AQI dips to 'severe category'

The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research said that the air quality index in Delhi is at 499, in the 'severe category'

13 Nov 2021 10:13 AM

The city's AQI slipped to the 'severe' category on Thursday night and continued its upward trend to reach 462 at noon on Friday. (Representational image: PTI)

Higher wind speed flushes out pollution in Delhi

According to Central Pollution Control Board's Sameer app, Delhi's air quality index stood at 449 in the severe category at 8 am on Saturday

06 Nov 2021 2:11 PM

The Delhi government has prepared a "Winter Action Plan" to tackle air pollution in the capital and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to announce it soon. (Representational image: AFP)

Air pollution: Delhi to get 'green' funds under NCAP, first time since it began

NCAP covers 132 non-attainment cities, which do not meet the prescribed national ambient air quality standards

03 Oct 2021 12:18 PM

Some pollution hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai turn into green zones. (PTI Photo)

Pollution hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai turn into green zones during lockdown

In Delhi, eight locations which used to be pollution hotspots before the lockdown have now become green zones

26 Apr 2020 5:05 PM

The air quality in the national capital turned “severe” on Wednesday, primarily due to low temperature and wind speed, according to officials. (Photo: ANI)

Air quality slips to ‘severe’ category

On Wednesday, the city recorded its overall air quality index (AQI) at 408 at 4 pm, up from 369 on Tuesday.

12 Dec 2019 1:46 AM

The intriguing metaphor of improvement between severe and very poor certainly applies to extant political choices in a large number of locations. (Photo: ANI)

Severe to very poor: Air quality is a metaphor for political leadership

The Delhi Met Bureau may have actually made a deeply philosophical observation with its imagery applicable to several facets of life these days.

20 Nov 2019 2:36 AM

Vehicles ply amid an atmosphere shrouded in smog in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: BIPLAB BANERJEE, PTI)

Smoky haze lingers over Delhi-NCR for third day

Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said the decision to shut schools will be taken “when the need arises.”

01 Nov 2019 2:24 AM

Commuters during a duststorm in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Thunderstorm, light rain bring respite to Delhiites

Flights suspended for 35 mins due to low visibility.

13 Jun 2019 1:29 AM

Air quality recorded in ‘severe’ category

The overall PM2.5 level -— fine particulate matters in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers — in Delhi was at 273.

14 Jan 2019 12:58 AM

Air quality in city oscillates between ‘poor’, ‘very poor’

The building department of the SDMC has stated that the action will also be continued in the coming days.

04 Dec 2018 2:18 AM

A thick haze due to smog engulfed the national capital which recorded the worst air quality of this season, authorities said. (Representational image)

City records worst air quality as haze sets in

Dip due to construction dust, vehicular pollution.

29 Oct 2018 12:38 AM

The overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 318, which falls in the “very poor” category, said the data from the Safar, under ministry of earth sciences. (Representational image)

Air remains poor, authorities warn of further deterioration

Satellite imagery by Nasa shows countless spot fires already burning in Haryana and Punjab.

22 Oct 2018 1:17 AM

Air quality slips back to ‘poor’ category in city

Moreover, despite good rains, the city did not have a single ‘good’ air quality day during the monsoon season (June-Sept.), according to CPCB data.

09 Oct 2018 1:40 AM

The PM 2.5-related health impacts are notable for megacities across the globe, but Asian megacities have been suffering much more, the study said. (Photo: File)

Delhi air pollution led to 15,000 premature deaths in 2016: Study

Shanghai was ranked first in most premature deaths at 17,600 and Beijing second with 18,200 deaths due to PM 2.5 pollutant.

14 Jul 2018 8:13 AM

A view of Vijay Chowk and Rajpath during a mild dust storm in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi air quality beyond ‘severe’ due to dust storm in western India

The air quality index at several places in Delhi showed the PM10 level cross the 500-mark, the Central Pollution Control Board data showed.

13 Jun 2018 2:38 PM

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