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It’s no longer just something that you get when you’re older but there is an alarming increase in the occurrence of cardiac events at younger ages (30s and 40s) in major metropolitan areas in India that has cardiologists concerned. In particular, professionals who are employed in high-pressure settings (such as the corporate sector), show a…
NEW DELHI: The city saw considerable improvement in air quality on Friday, with overnight winds improving the fog situation and ventilating pollutants out. With the air quality index entering the poor category, GRAP stage-III was revoked, allowing construction activities and BS-IV diesel and BS-III petrol vehicles in NCR-Delhi. AQI, however, is likely to turn very…
The world is not easing into 2026. It is edging forward under the weight of problems that have been deferred, denied or deliberately ignored. The warning signs are already visible in the air people breathe, the prices they pay and the conflicts that refuse to fade from the headlines. What once felt like isolated crises…
NEW DELHI: Air quality in Delhi deteriorated on Friday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 311, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) SAMEER app. The decline in air quality came amid chilly winter conditions in the national capital, with pollutants lingering…
NEW DELHI: The record-breaking vehicle sales in the city in 2025 come with a warning — the growth is overwhelmingly driven by private vehicles, not public or shared transport.Of the 8,16,051 new registrations, around 7.2 lakh were private vehicles, highlighting that most buyers added personal vehicles rather than choosing public transport. About 75% of these…
NEW DELHI: Delhi woke up under a thick blanket of fog on Thursday, with visibility plunging across large parts of the city and the National Capital Region (NCR) as air quality stayed in the ‘very poor’ category. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 372 at 7am, according to data from the Central Pollution…
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NEW DELHI: Very dense fog covered the city on Tuesday morning, reducing visibility and disrupting traffic. The AQI stood at 390, in the ‘very poor’ category, while the IMD had earlier issued an orange alert for dense fog in parts of the city.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast moderate to dense fog on Tuesday and…
A senior finance executive at Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals has resigned, citing Delhi’s severe air pollution as the primary reason. Rajkumar Bafna’s decision highlights the growing health crisis in the capital, where toxic air has become a daily struggle for residents. His departure underscores the significant personal cost of living in a city with hazardous…
NEW DELHI: Air quality in Delhi has deteriorated, with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 403 as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This is considered “severe” according to the CPCB’s categorization system. The India Meteorological Department has also issued an orange alert for dense fog throughout the city. The air is…
