Page 11 - Delhi Air Quality

Diesel autos to be phased out in NCR by end of 2026: CAQM policy

Diesel-run auto rickshaws will have to be phased out in the entire national capital region (NCR) by December 31, 2026, according to a new policy formulated to curb air pollution

Centre's air quality panel revamps plan to check air pollution in Delhi-NCR

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revamped the Graded Response Action Plan -- a set of anti-air pollution measures followed in Delhi and its vicinity according to the severity of the situation. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 2017, comes into force mid-October when air pollution levels in the region start worsening. The review is part of a policy formulated by CAQM to abate the menace of air pollution in Delhi-NCR. The GRAP for the National Capital Region (NCR) has now been classified under four different stages of adverse air quality in Delhi: Stage I - 'Poor' (AQI 201-300); Stage II - 'Very Poor' (AQI 301-400); Stage III - 'Severe' (AQI 401-450); and Stage IV - 'Severe+' (AQI >450). The revised GRAP recommends a ban on coal and firewood, including in tandoors in hotels, restaurants, open eateries; and on diesel generator sets, except for emergent and essential services under Stage I. If the ...

Delhi records maximum temperature of 34.4 degree C on Saturday: IMD

The minimum temperature settled at 26.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, it said.

Delhi's minimum temperature recorded below normal, clear sky predicted: IMD

The minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded five notches below normal at 23.2 degrees Celsius on Friday, according to the India Meteorological Department

Air quality panel bans use of coal in Delhi-NCR from January 1, 2023

The Commission for Air Quality Management issued directions to ban the use of coal in industrial, domestic and other miscellaneous applications in the entire Delhi-NCR region from January 1, 2023

How can Sonam Wangchuk's latest innovation clear Delhi's toxic air?

Innovator Sonam Wangchuk's carbon-neutral building stays warm in freezing conditions and can keep the air in Delhi-NCR clean. Business Standard's Nazia Iqbal caught up with him in Ladakh to know more

Delhi's average air quality index this April worst for the month since 2016

The average air quality index (AQI) in Delhi in April this year was 256, the worst for the month since 2016, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

Air quality standards: Delhi still most-polluted capital in world in 2021

In 2021, none of the cities in India met the prescribed World Health Organization air quality standards of 5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), stated the World Air Quality Report 2021

Strong winds improve Delhi air quality; temperature settles at 22.6 deg C

Strong winds led to a significant improvement in Delhi's air quality on Thursday, even as the city recorded a maximum temperature of 22.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. Residents of the Delhi-NCR witnessed mainly clear skies with shallow to moderate fog in isolated pockets during the day. Precipitation and strong winds over the last two days have improved Delhi's air quality significantly. The 24-hour air quality index (AQI) in the national capital read 172 at 4 pm which falls in the 'moderate' category. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature was recorded at 9.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. Humidity levels oscillated between 100 per cent and 41 per cent, it said. The AQI in neighbouring Gurugram (140) and Faridabad (169) were also recorded in the 'moderate' category. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good', 51 and 100 satisfactory', 101 and 200 moderate', 201 and 300 poor', 301 and 400 ve

No relief for Delhi as air quality remains 'very poor' despite light rain

The concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 were recorded at 136 in the 'very poor' and 221 in the 'moderate' category respectively

Delhi records maximum temp of 22.2 deg C, clear skies likely on Monday

The relative humidity was 52 per cent at 5.30 pm

Air quality in Delhi remains 'poor', unlikely to improve before Monday

The Air Quality Index of the national capital which stood in the 'poor 'category at 252 on Saturday, will continue till January 31

Delhi's air quality continues to deteriorate as AQI nears 300-mark

Air quality in Pune, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad is in 'satisfactory' category, says state-run monitoring system.

Delhi's air quality 'poor', PM levels unsafe as pollution crisis continues

Air quality in Pune, Mumbai and Ahmedabad is in 'satisfactory' category, says state-run monitoring system.

Delhi's air quality remains in 'poor' category with AQI at 249 on Wednesday

The Air Quality Index (AQI) was 249 --'poor'-- at 8 am, according to the state-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research

Delhi's air quality slips to 'poor', pollution respite from rainfall ends

The Air Quality Index (AQI) was 215 --'poor'-- at 8 am, according to the state-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research

Delhi wakes up to slightly better air quality on Monday with AQI at 145

The Air Quality Index (AQI) was 145 --'moderate'-- at 8 am, according to the state-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research

Delhi air still 'very poor' despite highest rainfall in January since 1995

India's capital was this morning the world's fifth most polluted city in the world with an AQI of 170.

Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' despite rainfall, AQI at 342

The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category despite overnight rainfall, with an overall Air Quality Index at 342 on Saturday morning

Delhi air still 'very poor'; AQI likely to improve owing to high wind speed

Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was 353 at 8 am, according to SAFAR