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$This photograph taken on December 7, 2021, shows a syringe with bottles reading \Vaccine\. (Photo: AFP)$ India

India's top syringe maker asks PM Modi to lift factory shutdown order...

Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) said it will take adequate measures to ensure its factories are not...

12 Dec 2021 9:53 AM IST

A man is seen standing on the ledge of a building as smog envelopes the horizon in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

India

Delhi's air quality remains stagnant in 'very poor' category

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi on Sunday morning was recorded at 309

5 Dec 2021 10:31 AM IST

A man runs along a street amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Metros

Delhi gasps for breath as air quality continues to remain in 'very...

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi on Thursday morning was recorded at 312

2 Dec 2021 9:26 AM IST

$A man rides a bicycle down the Kartavya Path in the backdrop of India Gate, engulfed in smog, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Delhis air quality turned \very poor\ on Monday morning. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)$ Metros

Delhi's air quality 'very poor' on morning after Diwali

The situation was relatively better than previous years due to favourable meteorological conditions

25 Oct 2022 8:55 AM IST

An anti-smog gun is used to spray water to curb air pollution, in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. According to Central Pollution Control Board data, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi stood at 426 at 9:30 am in the severe category. (PTI Photo)

Metros

Primary schools shut as Delhi smog spikes

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai ordered that 50 per cent employees of the Delhi government should work from home

5 Nov 2022 9:01 AM IST

A bird perches on a barbed wire in the backdrop of Akshardham Temple shrouded in fog, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Metros

Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category

Meanwhile, the air quality in Noida and Gurugram is in the 'poor' category

14 Jan 2022 8:53 AM IST

A man uses an umberella during rains, near Akshardham temple, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 8. (PTI)

Metros

Delhi witnesses highest rainfall for Jan in at least 13 years,...

The overnight rain, however, improved the air quality of the city to moderate category this morning

8 Jan 2022 12:28 PM IST

People walk on and along railway tracks amid low visibility due to fog, during a cold winter morning, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Metros

Air quality of Delhi, Gurugram remains in 'very poor' category

High winds and intermittent rains are likely during January 5 to 8 which is expected to improve AQI significantly

5 Jan 2022 9:48 AM IST

Traffic plies on a road amid dense fog, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Metros

Delhi AQI in very 'poor category', city wakes up to cold morning

The IMD has forecast cold to severe cold wave conditions in northwest India till January 3

2 Jan 2022 10:44 AM IST

A child reads from a book, as thick black smoke rises in the sky from the glue factories at Dakari village of Unnao district near Kanpur. (Photo: PTI)

India

Kanpur looks for ways to tackle air pollution, lose 'most polluted...

Only a handful of India's 100 most polluted cities have action plans to combat pollution, despite being asked by the...

16 May 2018 3:07 PM IST

Everybody worldwide is exposed to air pollution every time they breathe (Photo: AFP)

India

14 out of world's 20 most polluted cities in India: WHO

The WHO data also said that nine out of 10 people in the world breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.

2 May 2018 8:30 AM IST

Air pollution levels in the national capital escalated to hazardous and visibility dropped significantly as a thick blanket of smog engulfed several parts of the city on Sunday morning. (Photo: ANI)

Metros

Air 'poor' in Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, Gurgaon

Average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm on Sunday was 251 in Ghaziabad, 238 in Noida, 224 in Greater Noida, 218 in Faridabad and 209...

7 Feb 2021 8:00 PM IST