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According to medical journal The Lancet, over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution and some of the worst polluted cities of the world are in India. (Photo: PTI/File)

Noise pollution, particulate matters exceed limit in Delhi

The air quality data for the period 2014-16 for Delhi and NCR, however, does not show continuous increase in the level...

10 April 2017 2:56 PM IST

The air quality had plunged to dangerous levels on Thursday, after a gap of more than a month.

Drop in air quality may mat New Year spirit

Experts said that the temperatures are likely to fall 5 degrees Celsius in the next two days.

30 Dec 2017 1:23 AM IST

A dense haze descended over Mumbai on Saturday, affecting visibility on the streets and putting respiratory disease patients in peril. The overall Air Quality Index for the city was 234 at 3 pm, according to the Central governments System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research initiative.(Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

SAFAR predicts very poor' air quality on Thursday

Mumbai recorded an AQI of 210 while Navi Mumbai recorded an AQI of 285.

28 Dec 2017 6:59 AM IST

81 trains are running late, 21 have been rescheduled and three cancelled due to poor visibility in Delhi. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Fog hits train services, air quality dips to very poor' category in...

The Air Quality Index (AQI), as recorded by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), reflected the rise in the...

26 Dec 2017 11:08 AM IST

Severe air quality affects healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases.

After a day of breathing easy, air is poor' again

On Sunday, after a long gap, Delhiites got to breathe easy as the air quality index was in the moderate' category, at...

19 Dec 2017 2:15 AM IST

The air quality had plunged to dangerous levels on Thursday, after a gap of more than a month.

Delhi air quality in severe' category

The AQI was recorded at 372, which falls in the very poor' category. It was dangerously close to the 400 mark, which is...

26 Dec 2017 1:35 AM IST

Sri Lankan players wear anti-pollution masks on the field as the air quality deteriorates during the second day of their third Test against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla cricket stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Mask-wearing Lankans force halt in play at smog-hit Kotla

Nine of the fielding Sri Lankan team members resorted to wearing respiratory masks as smog levels rose steadily through...

4 Dec 2017 1:39 AM IST

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified four reasons for the sudden onset of pollution - temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and atmospheric boundary layer - for the worsening Delhi air. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Delhi air quality improves to moderate', sky clear

However, it had shown a marked improvement on Wednesday from Tuesday's index of 378.

8 Dec 2017 7:03 AM IST

The minimum temperature in the city was 21 deg C.

Cyclone Ockhi leaves Mumbai chilly, but with good' air quality

The IMD has also attributed the improvement in AQI from 'poor' to 'good' category to the strong winds from cyclone and...

7 Dec 2017 5:30 AM IST

More monitoring stations need to be set up urgently; this will help improve measurement of air pollution.

Breathe easy: To avoid repeat of New Delhi 2017, look at the small...

New Delhi recently came to a standstill as smog forced schools to shut down, flights cancelled and construction...

7 Dec 2017 3:05 AM IST

Traffic system.

Will bring next odd-even without exemptions: Delhi govt

Delhi's air quality improved to 'poor' on Wednesday, even as a toxic haze continued to envelope parts of the capital.

7 Dec 2017 4:26 AM IST

Smog gripped Delhi a day after smoke-free Diwali. The Delhi Pollution Control Committees (DPCC) RK Puram monitoring station, on Thursday, recorded PM2.5 and PM10 at 878 and 1,179 micrograms per cubic metre at around 11 pm. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Delhi pollution: Air quality drops to 'very poor' from 'moderate'

At least 10 trains were cancelled,17 delayed and 2 rescheduled as visibility was down to 1200 metres.

11 Dec 2017 4:12 PM IST