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Delhi on Friday recorded an AQI of 290, according to the CPCB-backed Sameer app. NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality showed a slight improvement on Friday morning as city’s air quality index (AQI) moved from very poor to poor category. The city recorded an AQI of 290, according to the CPCB-backed Sameer app.However, Anand Vihar remained…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality continued to deteriorate on Thursday, three days after the city celebrated Diwali, with several areas recording hazardous pollution levels.The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported that Anand Vihar recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 428, falling into the ‘severe’ category. Other areas, including Akshardham (350) and India Gate (353),…
NEW DELHI: Two days after Diwali, Delhi on Wednesday was blanketed by a dense layer of smog, as air pollution levels in the capital rose sharply. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 345, categorised as ‘very poor’.Some areas experienced even worse conditions. Early morning readings at 6.15 am…
Delhi woke up on Tuesday shrouded in a dense haze–the after-effects of Diwali firecrackers. Despite Supreme Court-mandated restrictions on firecracker usage, widespread bursting of fireworks pushed the Air Quality Index (AQI) into the ‘severe’ category, raising serious health concerns for residents across the national capital and surrounding satellite towns.The city-wide AQI averaged 451 at 7…
Delhi and its surrounding areas have been placed under GRAP-2 restrictions, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) continues to show alarming levels. This is a significant escalation from GRAP-1 measures, which were implemented for the first time this season on October 14. The move comes amid growing concerns about deteriorating air quality, which experts say…
NEW DELHI: The capital’s air quality slipped to the ‘very poor’ category by late Sunday evening, a day before Diwali, prompting CAQM to impose stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap). Stage 2 of the plan restricts use of DG sets across NCR and bars interstate buses, other than those running on electricity,…
MUMBAI: Punjab National Bank (PNB) reported a 14.0% year-on-year rise in net profit to Rs 4,904 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2025, driven by higher total income and improvements in asset quality. The state-owned lender’s operating profit rose 5.5% to Rs 7,227 crore.Total income grew 5.1% to Rs 36,214 crore, while net…
The festival of lights Diwali, is just around the corner (October 20), and while it brings lots of festive joy, it also can lead to a spike in environmental contamination. The smoke emissions from fireworks and crackers, produce dangerous airborne contaminants, which create unhealthy breathing conditions inside homes. Because of this, a lot of people…
Trump with Erika Kirk (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was killed last month while speaking at Utah Valley University. The event coincided with what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday and recognised his role in shaping a generation…
National capital (File – agencies) NEW DELHI: The commission for air quality management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR has imposed Stage-I of the graded response action plan (GRAP) after the air quality index (AQI) in the region dropped to 211, categorising it as ‘poor’, according to a statement released by the commission.The move which comes just days…
