The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) is at 318. The concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 were recorded at 143 in the ‘very poor’ and 246 in the ‘moderate’ category respectively
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Air quality ‘very poor’ in Ghaziabad, Noida; ‘poor’ in Gurgaon, Faridabad
Pollutant PM 2.5 and PM 10 remained prominent in the air of the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Increased wind speed to improve Delhi’s air quality by Nov 1
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), twelve of the 35 pollution monitoring station in Delhi showed ‘severe’ air quality index reading. Delhi’s Bawana area recorded the worst air quality index at 447, which falls in the ‘severe’ category
Delhi records ‘very poor’ air quality, Greater Noida worse
Pollution monitoring station in East Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area recorded the most polluted air at 373, followed by 361 at Shadipur and 357 at Patparganj and Mundka area. Lodhi Road logged the least air quality index.
Delhi’s air quality to turn ‘poor’ as stubble burning increases
According to the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, burning of one tonne of rice crop residue releases about 13 kg of particulate matter, 60 kg of carbon monoxide and 1,460 kg of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases.
Air quality in Lucknow vs Delhi: Artificial lungs turn black in 24 hours, took 6 days in national capital
Air quality index (AQI) has been deteriorating rapidly across cities in our country. Raising awareness and pointing out the highly polluted and toxic air in Lucknow city, a white model of lungs was installed at the Jhandi Park near Nagar Nigam office on Thursday which turned black within 24 hours. Ekta[Read More…]
Bihar: Worsening ‘Air Quality’ in Muzaffarpur leads to rise in cases of Bronchitis
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…]
Cold Thursday morning in Delhi, air quality ‘severe’
New Delhi, It was a cold Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the Met Office said. “There was shallow to dense fog in the morning. The sky will remain mainly clear throughout the day with[Read More…]
Cold Friday morning in Delhi; air quality ‘very poor’
New Delhi, It was a cold Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the Met Office said. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 20 degrees Celsius, and the humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 91[Read More…]
Emergency admissions of respiratory diseases increase at AIIMS with poor air quality
N0ew Delhi: As the national capital battles ‘severe’ air quality, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) reported a surge in the number of patients visiting the hospital with cardiac and respiratory diseases. “Whenever Delhi’s air quality deteriorates, we see a rise in the number of patients visiting OPDs[Read More…]
Cold Delhi morning with very poor air
New Delhi, It was a cold morning in the national capital with minimum temperature dropping to 5.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average as the air quality remained ‘very poor’. The Met department forecast a cold wave in the city for next two days till Friday. On Tuesday[Read More…]
Shallow fog on Saturday, air quality remains ‘poor’
New Delhi,People in the national capital woke up to a cold Saturday morning with shallow fog, with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, while the air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category, the weather office said. The average PM2.5 readings at 9 a.m. was recorded[Read More…]
Mist, ‘very poor’ air quality continue in Delhi
New Delhi: It was a misty morning in the national capital on Wednesday that again witnessed ‘very poor’ air quality with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the Met said. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 95 percent, an unfavourable condition for[Read More…]
Air Pollution: Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and Patna among the most polluted cities in India
In a fresh report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released for Wednesday 21st November, Muzaffarpur is been marked as the most polluted city among all. The figures released by the CPCB were for all cities of India and just not Bihar. The cities with severe air quality were:[Read More…]
Misty Sunday morning in Delhi, air quality ‘very poor’
New Delhi: The national capital on Sunday witnessed a misty morning with air quality remaining in the ‘very poor’ category for two days straight. The minimum temperature was recorded at 11 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, with the weather office predicting a clear day ahead. “The sky[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…]
Delhi air quality improves to ‘poor’ on Diwali
New Delhi: After several days of suffering from ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ air quality, the national capital on Wednesday surprisingly breathed better air in Diwali as its pollution level went down, improving the quality to ‘poor’. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the overall Air Quality Index for[Read More…]
How stubble burning has become the biggest culprit for poor air quality in Delhi NCR
Burning of paddy straw every year during October and November and wheat straw during April in Punjab and Haryana are the major contributors of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, as the smoke travels towards the national capital. In Delhi, it mixes with the fog and creates a toxic smoggy winter every[Read More…]
Indian students develop app to measure Delhi air quality
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru: Three students of Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering in Delhi developed an Android app to measure the alarming pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR), the US-based Marconi Society, which awarded them with a prize, said on Monday. “The three students of Bharti Vidyapeeth have[Read More…]
Shallow smog dips visibility as Delhi suffers with very poor air quality
New Delhi: There was shallow smog on Monday in the national capital hampering visibility in the region that has already been facing ‘very poor’ air quality. The minimum temperature was recorded at 18 degrees Celsius, three notches above season’s average. According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And[Read More…]
Air quality drops in Delhi; experts advise against gyming
New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi and NCR went further down on Monday, with experts cautioning people to abstain from any form of brisk physical activity even in indoor gymnasiums. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was at 367 points on Monday against 366 on Sunday and 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…]
