Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged people to wear masks to protect against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and treat the use of masks as a vaccine against the disease until a real vaccine is available. “I meet many people in everyday life who do not wear masks or use …
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The air quality index (AQI) for the national capital improved marginally on Friday morning, compared to the night before, but continued to hover in the “severe” category. An AQI between 401 and 500 is considered “severe” and between 301 and 400 falls into the “very poor” category. Friday morning’s AQI …
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On Wednesday night, as fog shrouded Delhi, it was clear that Thursday would be bad. Sure enough, the capital woke up to adequate smog on Thursday (the smog made things warmer due to the premature cold that set in on the northern plains). As this column, the 199th installment of …
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Delhi’s air quality has rapidly deteriorated to “severe” on the air quality index (AQI) on Thursday morning, when residents woke up to an AQI of 452. An AQI between 401 and 500 is considered severe, which can affect healthy people and severely affect people with existing health problems, according to …
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GUWAHATI: With staged relaxations in lockdown, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Guwahati has started to deteriorate once again, posing a threat to Covid-19 patients who normally suffer from respiratory problems. Track the level of pollution in your citySo far, the virus has infected more than 2 lakh people in …
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Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) deteriorated to the category of “severe” on Thursday for the first time this year, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). As of 1 p.m., the average AQI reading for Delhi was 402, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This …
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The internet was flooded with jokes and comments about poor air quality. Areas such as Mundka, Anand Vihar, Jahangirpuri, Vivek Vihar and Bawana recorded ‘severe’ levels of air pollution on Sunday morning, but some of them entered the ‘very poor’ area on Sunday night. News18.com Last update: October 26, 2020 …
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New Delhi: A day after hundreds of effigies of the demon king Ravana were burned in the national capital on the occasion of Dussehra, the air quality in the region worsened Monday morning. Read Also – Delhi Pollution: Air Quality Downgrades to ‘Severe’ Category in Dussehra, Probably Improves Next Week …
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China was not among the ten countries with the highest exposure to PM 2.5 per capita in the world, a ranking led by India, a reality that according to experts reinforces the need for the latter to take concerted and ambitious actions that may be the only way to address …
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US President Donald Trump’s description of India as a dirty place with polluted air has sparked calls on social media for urgent clean-up actions, particularly in New Delhi, the world’s most polluted capital. In defense of clean air in America, Trump made the comment during his final debate Thursday with …
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