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NEW DELHI: Delhi continued to struggle with toxic air on Sunday, with several areas recording ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ air quality levels, as a dense layer of smog blanketed the city.The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi on Sunday reached 391, entering the ‘severe’ category, with some regions exceeding 400, according to the Central…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Saturday that two key restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-4) will now be permanent, in a bid to tackle the city’s persistent severe air pollution. Speaking to the media, Sirsa said vehicles will not be provided petrol without a valid Pollution Under Control…
What if the air we breathe to live shortens our lifespan? Air pollution is no longer an environmental concern, it has now become a health crisis and a major threat to vitality. According to 2019 data from the World Health Organisation, outdoor air pollution was estimated to cause 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide. WHO notes…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality worsened again on Saturday after a brief improvement earlier in the week, with several parts of the city recording pollution levels in the ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories. Residents across the capital woke up to thick smog, which reduced visibility in many areas. According to data from the Central Pollution…
NEW DELHI: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari flagged Delhi’s worsening air pollution, saying the capital’s toxic air was so severe that he fell ill after spending just two days in the city, while stressing that the transport sector was a major contributor to the problem.“I stay in Delhi for 2 days…
With its potent punch in every dose of oranges, kiwis, and that tiny bottle of vitamins on your grocer’s shelf, vitamin C might just be what you need to safeguard your lungs from the devious attack of air pollution. The University of Technology in Sydney has just revealed in a new study how high dosages…
NEW DELHI: Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has said that over 10,000 vehicles have failed emission tests since the implementation of GRAP-4 and over 2 lakh have been issued Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates. He added that govt is also upgrading all PUC centres with high-capacity equipment to reduce delays and ensure accurate emission testing….
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…
Common household gadgets quietly pump trillions of ultrafine particles into indoor air each day. Researchers at Pusan National University in South Korea tested popular items like toasters, air fryers–and hair dryers, uncovering emissions that slip deep into lungs and carry hidden dangers.The team set up a sealed lab chamber to capture exact particle counts from…
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…
