AQI

The residents of Delhi yet again woke up inhaling toxic air as the capital’s air quality index remained in the ‘severe’ category on Friday morning as unfavourable meteorological conditions hindered the dispersion of pollutants. According…
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Following the rainfall on Friday, the average air quality in Delhi remained in the ‘poor’ category, while the air quality index (AQI) in Noida and Gurugram is hovering between the poor and moderate categories on Sunday morning, on the day…
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Several parts of Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and other surrounding areas of the National Capital Region received light rainfall on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, bringing a much-needed respite from the toxic air quality in the…
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An increase in surface winds through the day on Monday helped bring down the average 24-hour air quality index (AQI) in Delhi within the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday, five consecutive days after hovering under ‘severe’. The recording…
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The national capital’s air quality index (AQI) was 457 at 5am on Sunday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and no respite is expected from the toxic air that the city and its neighbouring districts have been breathing…
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Delhi air quality remained severe for the third consecutive day on Saturday as an AQI of 413 was recorded at 7am. At a late-night inspection at Anand Vihar bus terminus on Friday, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said BS3 petrol and…
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has expressed deep concern over the worsening air pollution situation in the city and has called for an urgent meeting with the chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and minister of environment Gopal Rai. The…
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Delhi recorded its air quality in the 'very poor' category on Sunday morning and forecasters said slow wind speed and an increase in stubble burning, especially in Punjab, may push it to the 'severe' zone. With pollution levels worsening,…
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दिल्ली में शनिवार सुबह धुंध की परत छाई रही और प्रतिकूल मौसमी परिस्थितियों के बीच शहर की वायु गुणवत्ता ‘गंभीर’ श्रेणी के करीब पहुंच गई। इन प्रतिकूल मौसमी परिस्थितियों में कम तापमान और शांत हवा और पंजाब में पराली जलाने की घटनाओं में वृद्धि…
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The air quality in New Delhi’s Anand Vihar was recorded in the “severe” category on Friday due to poor dispersion of pollutants owing to weak winds, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to the last updated Air…
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