Tag: air quality
Worst Delhi Air This Season, AQI 'severe' 5th Day In A Row
Delhi's air quality index (AQI) on Friday was 533 -- making it the worst-ever at this time of the year -- as it continued to be in the "severe" category for the fifth consecutive day. ....
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.....
Haze Blankets Delhi As Air Quality Worsens To 'severe'
Thick toxic haze engulfed the national capital on Tuesday, with the air quality index (AQI) dipping to 453 in the "Severe" category, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).....
Delhi And Adjoining Areas Likely To Experience Rain Today
The national capital woke up to a significant change in weather on Friday morning with rumbling thunder and dark clouds overshadowing most parts of the city and its satellite towns. ....
Delhi CM Kejriwal To Inaugurate India’s 1st-ever Smog Tower In Capital Today
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Monday inaugurate India’s first-ever smog tower at Baba Kharak Singh Marg in the Connaught Place area to help combat rising air pollution in the national capital.....
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. ....
70% Pollution In Delhi Coming From Outside: Gopal Rai
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said 70 per cent of pollution in the national capital is coming from outside. ....
Delhi Primary Schools To Be Closed From Saturday Due To Pollution: Kejriwal
Amid increasing pollution levels in Delhi, all primary schools in the national capital will be closed from Saturday onwards until the air quality improves, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday. ....
Delhi's Primary Schools To Reopen From Wednesday, Truck Entry Ban Lifted
Amid an improvement in the air quality of the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday announced that primary schools in the city will reopen from Wednesday, while the ban on truck entry has also been lifted. ....
Air Quality In Mumbai Getting Worse Than Smog-filled Delhi
India's financial capital Mumbai has been witnessing "very poor" air quality in recent days. ....
