Delhi recorded the season’s lowest low temperature on Wednesday at 3.5 degrees Celsius, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said, adding that it could drop further on Thursday. On Wednesday, the minimum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung Observatory, which is considered the city’s official marker, fell to 3.5 degrees Celsius. This …
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Delhi’s air remained in the poor area on Sunday, deteriorating marginally from the previous day, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), as strong winds prevented pollution levels from worsening in the national capital. . Data from the CPCB shows Delhi’s General Air Quality Index (AQI) on …
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi arrived in Goa on Friday after her doctors advised her to move from Delhi in light of heavy pollution and poor air quality that aggravated her chest infection, people familiar with the said. affair. A senior congressional official said doctors had advised him to move to …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 15, 2020 9:45:26 pm In a much-needed respite from a surge in air pollution after Diwali, Delhi and nearby areas witnessed sporadic heavy rains that are likely to bring some relief. India’s Meteorological Department (IMD) had previously said that light …
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NEW DELHI: Air pollution comes in many forms and is caused by various factors. That’s what confuses the battle to contain it. For at least a decade, the capital of India has witnessed a frenzy of promises and pronouncements, interspersed with various hasty and half-hearted measures, during the winter months …
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Air quality dropped to “severe” at various locations in the national capital Saturday night due to a combination of stubble burning and firecrackers popping during Diwali celebrations in violation of a Diwali ban. The Air Quality Index (AQI) for the PM 2.5 pollutant stood at 481 in Anand Vihar, 444 …
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Stubble burning accounted for 32 percent of Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution (Archive) New Delhi: Air quality in Delhi and nearby areas became “severe” on Diwali as people defied a ban on lighting firecrackers in various areas, exacerbating pollution caused by burning agricultural waste in neighboring states. The city posted an Overall …
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Diwali Weather: Despite Cracker Ban, Delhi’s Air Quality Is Likely To Be ‘Severe’ Tonight New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remains “very poor” today and firecracker emissions and calm winds can carry it into the “severe” zone, according to government agencies and climate experts. The air quality monitor of the Ministry …
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Over the past five nights of Diwali, the bursting of firecrackers has sent air quality, which is toxic at this time of year anyway, to emergency levels, peaking at nearly every monitor in the city. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air in Delhi remains …
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It is AQI 999 in most of Delhi, almost every day. The surrounding areas and indeed most of northern India are not doing much better at the moment. The annual sadness of heavy pollution has landed again in our cities. Various factors, including changes in temperature, wind speed, and wind …
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