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Nandini Sharma and Kabir Arora, Class 11 students of Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, bagged the innovation award on Wednesday after a two-month-long science competition on the topic Mitigating Air Pollution in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

NCR to get common air quality index soon

The air quality index or AQI is basically a figure and a series of colour codings shared by agencies.

4 Sept 2017 2:05 AM IST

The Central Pollution Control Board of India announced it would warn people to avoid jogging outdoors in the early morning and after sunset.

India's air quality sinks to worst category possible, people advised...

Most recent air pollution data from World Health Organisation released said India was one of the world's 10 most...

29 Oct 2018 8:59 AM IST

Factors responsible for poor air quality of Delhi-NCR includes geography, wind velocity, house pattern, traffic, garbage burning, landfill, open construction, crop burning and firecrackers.

Crackdown on crackers

Firecrackers emit PM 2.5 and contribute to heavy levels of pollutants in the air.

25 Oct 2018 1:22 AM IST

Social media, however, had a different take on the green crackers, with a large number of jokes and memes doing the rounds, including some associating the green colour with certain political parties. (Representational Image | File)

'No such thing exists': Mixed reactions to green firecrackers SC order

Police said they do not have any equipment to measure decibel levels or smoke they emit to ensure only 'green'...

24 Oct 2018 8:55 AM IST

Maharashtra can live up to four years more if the air quality is improved as per the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Delhi's air quality continues to be poor'

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded the city's overall AQI at 252 at 11 am.

24 Oct 2018 1:26 AM IST

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Haze engulfs Delhi as air quality takes a nosedive

Expected to worsen further, several areas of city inching closer to severe zone.

21 Oct 2018 1:15 AM IST

A hazy overcast near India Gate as air quality dips further in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality reaches 'very poor', inches towards 'severe'...

Overall Air Quality Index of Delhi was recorded at 309, according to data of the Centre-run System of Air Quality...

17 Oct 2018 4:28 PM IST

National Green Tribunal. (Photo: PTI)

NGT asks state, centre to act upon air quality

The NGT has highlighted that the measures to control the air pollution should be done in a time bound manner.

14 Oct 2018 6:13 AM IST

A hazy overcast near India Gate as air quality dips further in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

After brief respite, city's air quality deteriorates again

The average AQI of the day as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was recorded at 262, under poor category.

14 Oct 2018 2:43 AM IST

Permissible noise level ranges from 50 to 75 decibels during the day and 40 to 70 decibels at night.

CPCB report: Noise levels above limit

The report reveals that silence zones of Wadala and Vashi exceeded permissible noise levels every day in 2017.

11 Oct 2018 5:46 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)

Air quality remains poor for second day'

The overall air quality index (AQI) recorded at 4 pm on Tuesday was 256 which falls under poor' category.

10 Oct 2018 5:52 AM IST

The researchers will focus on 360 youngsterswith asthma to examine the level of exercise they can tolerate amid air pollution.

Wind direction changes, air poor'

Ghaziabad and Gurgaon recorded very poor air quality at 302 and 336 respectively, according to the CPCB data.

7 Oct 2018 5:15 AM IST