NEW DELHI: Air quality in the national capital improved significantly to the ‘moderate’ category on Tuesday as rain and stronger winds helped reduce pollution levels, authorities said. Track the pollution level in your cityAccording to the SAMEER mobile app of the Central Pollution Control Board, the city recorded an air …
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The weather gods came to Delhi’s rescue the day after Diwali, helping the city take a breather from the incessant cookie popping on Saturday. While Delhi’s air quality index remained in the ‘severe’ zone on Sunday, high wind speeds and rain in various parts of the city helped improve the …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 15, 2020 11:29:27 am A thick layer of smog engulfed several areas of Delhi in the morning, reducing visibility. Air quality in the national capital deteriorated to the “severe” category one day after Diwali on Sunday, with the Air Quality …
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday identified high levels of air pollution as “one of the most important factors” for the rise in Covid-19 infections, linking the two crises the capital is going through, but said that the third wave of coronavirus disease. The outbreak in the city is likely …
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The National Green Court (NGT) has imposed a blanket ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the National Capital of Delhi (NCR) region from midnight on November 9 to November 30. In a 58-page order, which was issued on Monday, the NGT has said the ban would apply …
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A veil of haze hung over most of the city throughout Sunday as Delhi continued to receive a heavy load of pollutants from the agricultural fires that ravaged neighboring Punjab and Haryana, turning the city’s air into a toxic cocktail of particles. ultrafine microscopic and gaseous emissions. For the fourth …
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Of all the things that catch your eye when shopping for the holiday season in India, if you live in the National Capital Region of India for the past few years, an air purifier must have crossed your mind. With the Air Quality Index (AQI) topping 400 in Noida according …
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Ten out of 35 monitoring stations in the national capital recorded air quality falling into the ‘severe’ category on Friday, as Delhi’s overall pollution level continued to slide further into the ‘very poor’ category. Monitoring station officials said this was the worst air quality reading recorded in the city in …
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Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday that the government of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may consider implementing the odd-pair scheme in the national capital if other measures to control pollution fail. “We have implemented the odd pair scheme many times in Delhi. It would be our last …
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Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the “poor” category, and the contribution of stubble fumes to the city’s PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter and respirable pollutants) load doubled to 22% Saturday from 11% of the day before.according to the Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi under the earth …
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