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NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the NCR and adjoining areas on Wednesday lifted GRAP-IV with immediate effect, even though air quality across large parts of the city remained in the ‘very poor’ category.According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), areas such as ITO and India Gate recorded…
NEW DELHI: Dense smog continued to choke the national capital on Tuesday morning, sharply reducing visibility and keeping air quality firmly in the ‘severe’ range. The Air Quality Index (AQI) Delhi stood at 414 around 7 am, according to data from Sameer app. Several parts of Delhi recorded alarmingly high pollution levels. Key hotspots included…
Delhi air pollution crisis NEW DELHI: Delhi on Monday woke up to hazy skies, with overall air quality in the ‘very poor’ category, while four areas of the city recorded severe AQI levels. According to Sameer app, city’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 366 at 7am.According to the Central Pollution Control Board…
How the Indian education system is responding to high AQI and cold waves As winter sets in, schools across parts of north India are once again being forced to adapt — not because of exams or holidays, but due to hazardous air quality, dense fog and cold-wave conditions. Over the past few weeks, state governments…
NEW DELHI: A dense layer of smog blanketed large parts of Delhi-NCR on Sunday. According to real-time readings shared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Air Quality Index (AQI) levels remained in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category at several locations. From Work-From-Home To Vehicle Ban- Delhi Rolls Out Fresh Pollution Curbs India Gate…
NEW DELHI: Delhiites continued to choke as air quality worsened rapidly on Sunday, with a thick greyish haze enveloping the city. The AQI stood at 398 at 4pm when the Central Pollution Control Board released its 24-hour average bulletin. However, it entered the ‘severe’ category by 5pm with an AQI of 401. It further rose…
NEW DELHI: Thick smog blanketed the Delhi-NCR on Saturday morning, with AQI being 380 in the ‘very poor’ category as recorded at 7am by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), while large stretches of the region recorded ‘severe’ levels. Visibility remained severely impacted, affecting the residents’ commute and overall health.Several parts of Delhi continued to…
NEW DELHI:A thick layer of smog has engulfed Delhi on Saturday, prompting authorities to issue weather alerts and travel advisories. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert, warning residents to be prepared for dense-to-very-dense fog during early morning hours on Saturday. A yellow alert remains in effect for moderate to dense fog…
NEW DELHI: The national capital continued to reel under hazardous air conditions on Friday, with Anand Vihar and surrounding areas blanketed by a thick layer of toxic smog.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has activated all measures under GRAP Stage-IV in Delhi-NCR to tackle the rising pollution. From Work-From-Home To Vehicle Ban- Delhi Rolls…
NEW DELHI: Delhi minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday acknowledged that toxic air has become a serious menace for the national capital, while squarely blaming former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for what he described as years of inaction on pollution control.“We accept that toxic air is a big menace,” Verma…
