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Smog engulfs the India Gate area in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Delhi: Rail, air traffic severely hit due to smog

10 trains cancelled, 9 rescheduled 14 domestic, international flights delayed.

10 Nov 2017 5:07 AM IST

Police personnel at the accident site after nearly 18 vehicles slammed into each other, repotedly due to poor visibiliy owing to dense smog layer, at Yamuna Expressway near Mathura on Wednesday morning. (Photo: PTI)

Smog leads to pile up in Yamuna expressway

Five vehicles were on their way to Agra and eight vehicles going to Delhi collided on the expressway, the police said.

9 Nov 2017 6:50 AM IST

The deteriorating air quality has added to the misery, leading to a sharp surge in cases of respiratory problems and doctors doing overtime.

Smog clouds funfare

With air pollution at unprecedented levels, the city has become a virtual gas chamber and it is certainly killing' all...

9 Nov 2017 12:26 AM IST

A thick layer of smog canopied the national capital, earlier on Wednesday morning, leading to hazardous pollution levels. (Photo: ANI)

Video: Delhi schools to remain shut till Sunday as air quality worsens

The decision to shut all school for this week came after the Air Quality Index touched 448 in a scale of 500, entering...

8 Nov 2017 2:19 PM IST

Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Smog hits operation of flights at IGI Airport

Sources said that due to low visibility on the shorter runway 9/27, they could only use runway 10/28 in the morning.

8 Nov 2017 3:10 AM IST

Delhis air quality typically worsens ahead of the onset of winter as cooler air traps pollutants near the ground, preventing them from dispersing into the atmosphere, a phenomenon known as inversion. (Photo: AFP)

Kejriwal asks minister to shut schools, calls Delhi a 'gas chamber'

Delhi government also sought support from adjoining states, urging them to take steps to check stubble burning.

7 Nov 2017 2:38 PM IST

The race will take the format of an ultra-marathon, in which participants will run a distance of 42.2 kilometres. Starting at 5am, the race will conclude at 5pm.

Half-marathon in Delhi uses radio waves to clean smoggy air for...

Pictures of the event, which began at 5 am showed relatively clear skies, with the early morning sun visible through a...

21 Oct 2018 5:45 PM IST

The Great Smog of India by Siddharth Singh, Penguin Viking, Rs 499.

A performance metric to fight smog

Dealing with pollution requires an empowered institution whose performance is tied solely to controlling pollution.

25 Nov 2018 12:40 AM IST

Numerous studies over the years have shown that hospitalization and mortality rates for heart failure patients are higher during the winter. (Photo: Pixabay)

More hospitalizations for heart failure patients in winter

Drastic change in temperature and atmospheric pressure is closely related to rate of hospitalization, death in elderly...

3 Jan 2018 10:43 AM IST

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pollution may be putting at Alzheimer's, suicide risk

Study says Alzheimer's disease hallmarks start in childhood in polluted areas, and one must implement effective...

14 April 2018 10:32 AM IST

Beijing will shut around 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020 as part of a programme aimed at curbing smog and boosting income. (Photo: AP)

Beijing to shut 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020: report

The city has already rejected registration applications from 19,500 firms.

30 July 2018 12:44 PM IST

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 10:30 AM IST