Tag: Delhi pollution
'Delhi Air To Be 'very Poor' From Tuesday'
For those living in and around Delhi, the coming days spell bad news as air quality entered the higher end of the poor category on Monday, with a worsening AQI score of 280, and is slated to enter the "very poor" threshold on Tuesday.....
Delhi AQI At 206, Much Better Than Tuesday, Data Shows
There has been a sharp improvement in Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday morning even as smog covered the city skyline.....
Public Health Emergency Declared In Delhi, Schools Closed Till Nov 5
With the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Friday declaring a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR amid deteriorating pollution levels, the state government has ordered all schools to remain shut till November 5.....
Odd-Even Kicks Off In Delhi
As Delhi battles to breathe, the third Odd-Even car rationing scheme aimed to provide relief from pollution kicked-off on Monday.....
Spend On Farmers, Not Ads: Javadekar Hits Back At AAP
In the backdrop of a grim grey sky in the national capital on Monday as the Odd-Even car rationing system began, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar responded to Aam Aadmi Party's allegation about his office having "kept postponing" meetings to curb pollution.....
India Not Responsible For Climate Change: Javadekar
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced in the Lok Sabha that India was not responsible for climate change, saying that the per person carbon emission of the country is not more than two tonnes which is very less compared to the US, Europe and China.....
One-fourth Of Delhi Air 'severely' Polluted
Nine of the 36 pollution monitoring station in Delhi showed 'severe' air quality index on Friday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's data. ....
Rain, Less Stubble Fires And Wind Reduce Delhi AQI
Day after Diwali a surprise shower, cool surface wind and relatively less stubble burning activity in the vicinity of the national capital brought down Delhi's air quality index from 525 to 273 within 24 hours. ....
Doctors Advise Sonia Gandhi For Sojourn Outside Delhi To Avoid Pollution
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been advised by doctors to move out of Delhi for some time owing to her chest infection to avoid severe pollution in the national capital, party sources said on Friday. ....
Delhi's Air Quality Recorded In 'hazardous' Category In Some Places After Diwali
The air quality index (AQI) crossed the 600-mark at several places across the national capital with a few places in east Delhi, Ghaziabad and Noida crossing the 800-mark on Friday morning, hours after the people burst firecrackers on Diwali night making the Delhi-NCR air hazardous. ....
