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Greenpeace activists demonstrate with a giant Earth balloon and a portrait of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Greenpeace warns state, curb power plants' emissions

Mumbai experienced hazardous air pollution levels in the past week.

10 Feb 2018 12:38 AM

CPCB has directed all states to come up with a 42-point action plan to curb air pollution.

Thick haze layer envelopes city

The overall AQI level of Mumbai was recorded at 263 on Thursday.

8 Feb 2018 9:58 PM

Dense smog cover on Wednesday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Mumbai's polluted air fares worse than Delhi

The pollutant levels in the city recorded were higher than Delhi, which had an AQI level of 218 on Wednesday.

7 Feb 2018 10:00 PM

A traffic policeman, wearing an anti-pollution mask,controls traffic amid smog and air pollution which continues to be above dangerous level.

Mumbai records worst air of 2018

Meanwhile Malad, Andheri and Colaba recorded poor' levels of PM2.5.

6 Feb 2018 11:49 PM

Previous studies have tied road traffic air pollution to low birth weight. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mumbai's air quality dips to poor again

According to SAFAR officials, the rise in the AQI levels is due to the fluctuations in temperature.

4 Feb 2018 8:32 PM

A boy selling vegetables by a roadside covers himself with a plastic sheet during heavy monsoon rain in Greater Noida on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Monsoon showers fail to clean up air in Delhi

Meanwhile, the meteorological department has said that the rainfall Delhi has received till now is in excess of the...

21 July 2018 8:49 PM

Air pollution experts compared the Diwali week this year with the corresponding period in 2018 and said that the air quality has been very good this time.

Mumbai to breathe better air this Diwali, says SAFAR

According to SAFAR, the improvement in air quality can be attributed to cyclone Kyarr which has been circulating over...

26 Oct 2019 9:01 PM

Air quality index (AQI) in several areas of Delhi-NCR fell to the very poor category today. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi chokes again day ahead of Diwali, likely to worsen tomorrow

At 10 am on Saturday, the overall air quality of Delhi was docking at 305, said SAFAR.

26 Oct 2019 6:18 AM

Mumbai experienced the best air quality of October this year on Tuesday after experiencing comparatively deteriorated air quality in the last two weeks.

Mumbai breathes good' air on Tuesday

The timely setting in of sea breeze also contributed to good air quality, according to the IMD official.

22 Oct 2019 8:31 PM

Major pollutants with particulate matter (PM) 2.5 were detected at 115 in Moderate category and PM 10 at 221 in Poor category, in Lodhi Road area earlier this morning, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi's overall air quality improves to 'moderate' category

At 8 AM, the overall AQI of Delhi was docking at 129, which falls in the 'moderate' category.

20 Oct 2019 5:00 AM

Air quality index (AQI) in several areas of Delhi-NCR fell to the very poor category today. (Photo: PTI)

New Delhi's air quality 'very poor' again, likely to drop over weekend

The city's overall air quality index (AQI) stood at 306 on Friday. It was 276 on Thursday.

18 Oct 2019 4:56 AM

Air quality index (AQI) in several areas of Delhi-NCR fell to the very poor category today. (Photo: PTI)

'Feeling suffocated,' says Delhi residents as air quality plunges to...

An increase in air pollution in the national capital has resulted in a spike in respiratory problems, cough and eye...

17 Oct 2019 7:02 AM