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An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 is marked as severe/hazardous. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi gasps for clean air, AQI remains in 'very poor' category

The AQI near Chandni Chowk, Airport Terminal 3 and Delhi University stood at 453, 377 and 313 respectively.

11 Dec 2019 9:36 AM IST

According to SAFAR, the rise in air pollution was because of the prevalence of calm surface winds and a decrease in ventilation coefficient which creates a conducive environment for pollutant accumulation. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi's air quality remains poor for 7th consecutive day

In the National Capital Region, Ghaziabad performed the worst as its AQI was recorded at 400.

10 Dec 2019 11:47 AM IST

According to SAFAR, the rise in air pollution was because of the prevalence of calm surface winds and a decrease in ventilation coefficient which creates a conducive environment for pollutant accumulation. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi air in 'very poor' category for third consecutive day, AQI...

The Centre-run SAFAR has advised people residing in the national capital to reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.

7 Dec 2019 10:33 AM IST

Pollution levels in a few areas, including Jahangirpuri (405), Rohini (404) and Nehru Nagar (406) shot up to severe levels. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality turns 'very poor', crosses 300 mark for first time...

The air quality index in the city crossed the 300 mark for the first time in 11 days and stood at 339 at 8 am.

5 Dec 2019 10:48 AM IST

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Green weddings, clean weddings

Delhi's Big Fat Indian Weddings are going nowhere, except in the environmentally conscious direction..

4 Dec 2019 12:38 AM IST

The new continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAA-QMS) have been set up at Borivali, Kandivali, Mulund, Vile Parle, Kalina and Kurla among others.

Delhi's air quality improves a little, still at very poor' level

Twenty-four areas in Delhi recorded severe air quality, while it was very poor in eight areas, the CPCB said.

6 Jan 2019 7:16 AM IST

Smoke billows during a forest fires in Pelalawan, Riau province, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)

Air pollution reducing lifespans in south-east Asia

Worsening air pollution reducing lifespans in Indonesia, which has lesser air pollution as compared to countries like...

29 March 2019 4:08 PM IST

Google said that with Project Air View, information about air quality at the street level can help identify areas where the air quality is poor. (Photo: ANI)

Google Street View cars measure air quality in Amsterdam

To measure air quality, Google's Street View cars will be equipped with air sensors.

17 May 2019 11:25 AM IST

According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 337. (Photo: AP)

Mumbai records 2019's cleanest air

Navi Mumbai too recorded moderate air quality at AQI of 115.

12 May 2019 6:25 AM IST

According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 337. (Photo: AP)

Mumbai records best air quality for this year

Weathermen have attributed it to the good wind speed and moisture in the air.

28 Jun 2019 2:28 AM IST

The city recorded an AQI of 41 in the morning which falls under the good category, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

Cyclone Vayu leads to cleanest city air quality

The overall PM10 levels were recorded at 48, which again falls under the good category.

14 Jun 2019 4:40 AM IST

Meanwhile, on a global level, out of the seven million people premature deaths each year from air pollution, about four million occur in the Asia-Pacific region.

India's deadly gas chamber

Time and again this issue gets raised, noise is made, and then once again it dies out.

5 Jun 2019 2:24 AM IST