Bihar’s Muzaffarpur city is witnessing a dip in quality of air. More than cold, it’s the pollution which has created mayhem in the day to day life. People across age bar are suffering from allergy, fever, cold and cough. In the past few days, the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital[Read More…]
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Temperature dips on Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, It was a cold and foggy morning in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “There was shallow to moderate fog in the morning. The sky will mainly be clear and there will be haze[Read More…]
Cold Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, It was a cold and misty morning for the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “There was shallow to moderate fog in the morning. The city will witness mist throughout the day,” an India Meteorological[Read More…]
Misty morning, very poor air in Delhi
New Delhi: A misty Saturday morning in the national capital that notched 10.8 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, experienced ‘very poor’ quality air, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). “There will be clear sky in the day ahead,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official[Read More…]
Pollution increases in Delhi despite negligible stubble burning
New Delhi, Air quality has yet again dropped in the national capital and neighbouring areas on Tuesday, with more places suffering ‘severe’ pollution levels even as stubble burning is negligible. Experts attribute the current pollution situation of Delhi to local sources, including vehicular emissions, dust and industrial pollution. There are[Read More…]
Haze, ‘poor’ air envelope Delhi
New Delhi, Although air quality in the national capital improved to poor on Thursday, it was a hazy morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.4 degrees Celsius, season’s average. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in Delhi improved to “poor” as the Air Quality[Read More…]
Delhi-NCR air quality improves yet still ‘severe’
New Delhi: Even three days after Diwali, pollutants from fireworks, stubble burning and local sources continued showing their effect with Delhi-NCR still suffering “severe” air quality on Saturday. Despite showing some improvement from a severe-plus to severe in the last 24 hours, the air quality of Delhi-NCR began deteriorating again[Read More…]
SC ban on crackers on Diwali in Delhi-NCR not very effective
New Delhi: Despite the Supreme Courts directives, people in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday continued to burst crackers on Diwali well past the 10 p.m. deadline though the air quality index (AQI) showed a slight improvement over last year. The Supreme Court had limited the time for bursting crackers between 8-10 p.m.[Read More…]
Bizarre beginning of Ranji Trophy in Delhi, batsman out in the field with mask
Delhi’s toxic air is once again in the news and today’s incident has further hampered Delhi’s image. The site of high pollution levels has been noted in two of the most prestigious Indian tournaments, Ranji Trophy and the Indian Super League. On the inaugural day of this session of Ranji[Read More…]
Delhi-NCR air quality worsens to ‘severe’
New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened to the “severe” level on Tuesday, as an overnight spike in pollution covered the city in a smoky haze. The city witnessed a thick layer of haze on Tuesday morning, which affected visibility. Experts warned that episodes of smog will begin in[Read More…]
Air quality in most UP cities turns toxic
After the deadly smog in Delhi, the hazardous weather conditions have hit the state of Uttar Pradesh with various cities recording dangerously poor air quality, an official said on Thursday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Noida has been noted as the worst in the state in the past 24-hours.[Read More…]
Air Pollution: Delhi air quality 12 times polluted in the morning hours
New Delhi: Reeling under ‘very poor’ air quality with toxins since past month, the Delhi on Sunday saw pollution levels 12 to 19 times the permissible limit during morning hours. According to the data from Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the major pollutant PM2.5 or particles with a diameter less than[Read More…]
Despite ban, Delhi’s air quality remains ‘hazardous’ post Diwali
In spite of the Supreme Court putting a ban on firecrackers on Diwali in the national capital, the air quality has still been labeled as ‘hazardous’ at many places across the national capital. This year, the pollution level is 24 times higher the average level.The overall air quality in Delhi[Read More…]
Delhi’s air quality likely to be better in Diwali than last year: SAFAR
This Diwali, the air quality of Delhi is likely to be relatively better than the last year, claims SAFAR, a union government agency’s forecast. The forecast is based on the study of the current meteorological conditions, including low upper wind movement, a situation which prevents pollutant-laden air from stubble-burning regions[Read More…]