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Officials attributed the sudden deterioration in the air quality to a change in wind direction, which is now blowing from the northwestern region towards Delhi and bringing dust and smoke from stubble burning in neighbouring states with it.

Worst crisis: Air remains in severe' category for fourth consecutive...

The city is facing its worst pollution crisis since Diwali.

26 Dec 2018 1:28 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.

NCR sees good air day after 2 months, but respite short

Neighbouring Ghaziabad and Faridabad recorded poor air quality, while Gurgaon and Noida recorded moderate' air...

14 Dec 2018 1:25 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)

New Delhi's air quality 'very poor', pollution likely to rise

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded an overall AQI of 314, which falls in the 'very poor' category.

3 Dec 2018 2:21 PM IST

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)

Delhi: Air pollution at 'very poor' category, situation likely to...

SAFAR has predicted that air quality is likely to remain in the same category with a slight decline by tomorrow due to...

1 Dec 2018 4:50 PM IST

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 improving rapidly, still at severe levels

The dispersion of pollutants became faster after local winds picked up speed and led to reduced pollution levels and...

17 Jun 2018 2:20 PM IST

Vehicles ply slowly on a road as dust envelopes the sky over New Delhi, on Wednesday. (Photo: File/PTI)

Air quality in Delhi sees improvement, still in severe' category

Authorities have expressed hope that the air quality would improve during the day due to the dispersion of pollutants by...

16 Jun 2018 4:04 PM IST

Globally, approximate 160,000 deaths have been attributed to PM2.5 air pollution in the five most populous cities of Delhi (30 million), Mexico City (22 million), Sao Paulo (22 million), Shanghai (26 million) and Tokyo (37 million), report said. (AFP)

Air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year: Study

The study also noted that the damage is equally worrying in other Indian cities

18 Feb 2021 2:40 PM IST

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

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

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

26 April 2020 5:05 PM IST

People drive through dense fog in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality enters red zone again

The air quality index of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had Delhi's air in the 'severe' category with a...

30 Nov 2016 8:33 PM IST

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

Delhi did not see single good air quality day this winter

89 per cent of the total days were either under poor' or very poor' category.

18 March 2017 3:10 AM IST

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)

Delhiites breathing better air this season

As per Safar, the day's average readings of PM 2.5 and PM 10 were 179 and 101 micrograms per cubic metre respectively.

10 Jan 2017 2:31 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