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The AQI recorded at 207 on Monday.

Mumbai's air quality slips to poor: SAFAR

Weathermen attributed the increase in air pollution to the fluctuating temperatures which have ranged between 10 and 13.

21 Jan 2020 2:07 AM IST

A man is seen standing on the ledge of a building as smog envelopes the horizon in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Delhi's air quality remains stagnant in 'very poor' category

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi on Sunday morning was recorded at 309

5 Dec 2021 10:31 AM IST

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

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

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)

Air quality takes turn for worse

The maximum temperature recorded for Sunday was 33.2 degrees, at par with the normal average for March.

26 March 2018 1:31 AM IST

People gather to break their fast on the last day of Ramzan at Jama Masjid in Old Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Air quality still severe', but will improve soon

The civic body said it has intensified mechanical road sweeping of streets as part of the measures.

16 Jun 2018 4:47 AM IST

Tourists enjoy the heavy downpour at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Friday. Rains lashed parts of the city, causing the humidity level to shoot up to 90 per cent even as the mercury settled at a notch below normal. (Photo:Pritam bandyopadhyay

Relief as rains improve air quality

At satisfactory' level, Delhiites breathe cleanest air after almost a year.

30 Jun 2018 3:56 AM IST

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

Air in Lutyens' Delhi harmful

Earlier, Centre had claimed improvement in city air quality this year.

2 Aug 2017 2:57 AM IST

As per the Safar analysis, in Delhi, around 7.6 per cent of the particulates are made of black carbon.

Less harmful components found in Delhi air, says study

The chemical characterisation of particulates, meaning what they are made of chemically, primarily decides the toxicity...

24 July 2017 1:08 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

How 'toxic' is Delhi's air? Study sheds light

A study has found that the ultrafine particulates in Delhi's air, mainly PM2.5 and PM10, are made of less harmful...

23 July 2017 1:52 PM IST

Delhiites on Tuesday woke up to a chilly morning with a dense layer of fog enveloping most parts of the city which delayed 31 flights and 40 trains. (Photo: PTI/File)

Thick fog engulfs Delhi; trains cancelled, flights affected

On Sunday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 23Â°C and 9.2 Â°C, respectively.

3 Jan 2017 6:06 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)

SAFAR predicts very poor' air quality on Thursday

Mumbai recorded an AQI of 210 while Navi Mumbai recorded an AQI of 285.

28 Dec 2017 6:59 AM IST