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Power plant shut; Delhiites to pay higher parking fee if air quality...

Delhiites may have to shell out more as parking fee, possibly four times the current amount.

18 Oct 2017 7:59 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)

Pollution level still in 'severe' category as dense smog shrouds Delhi

The air quality is categorised as 'severe', when pollution level hits 401 or above, in the Air Quality Index (AQI).

12 Nov 2017 3:00 PM 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: 20 flights, 12 trains delayed as smog reduces visibility

The last time air had turned 'severe' was on October 20, a day after Diwali festivities, when firecrackers were set off.

7 Nov 2017 12:59 PM IST

The problem majorly lies in the incorrect correlation of air pollution to just smog, pollen, and other outdoor air quality problems. Most people never even think about the quality of the air inside their cars, where harmful dust mites, antigens and other toxic elements get sealed up.

Air poor, emergency plan kicks in

On Sunday, the air quality improved a bit from Saturday as the average Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 204, as...

15 Oct 2018 2:05 AM IST