Page 27 - Delhi Air Quality

Delhi's air quality 'moderate', likely to turn 'poor' by Friday, says IMD

The national capital's air quality was recorded in the 'moderate' category on Tuesday, while a government forecasting agency said it is likely to turn 'poor' by Friday.

Delhi records 'moderate' air quality, may turn 'poor' by Monday

The national capital recorded its air quality in the "moderate" category on Saturday morning, while a government forecasting agency predicted that it will turn "poor" by Monday

Farm fires started, to have minimal impact on Delhi for next 3 days: SAFAR

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana have started burning crop residue, but its impact on Delhi's air quality will be minimal for the next three days, SAFAR said

'Without legal mandate, funding & coordination, clean air plans won't work'

India launched its National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in January 2019 with the aim to achieve a 20-30% reduction in particulate matter (PM) concentration by 2024

Air quality improving in India as 130 bn people stay home amid lockdown

Travel restrictions and closure of industries have helped reduce the pollution level

Lockdown reduces pollution; AQI in Delhi turns 'good' from 'hazardous'

The national capital on Saturday witnessed cleanest air quality of the year so far with the overall AQI at 42, under the 'good' category

Delhi most polluted capital, India has 21 of top 30 worst AQI ranked cities

While Ghaziabad topped the list of most polluted regional cities (110 PM2.5), India ranked sixth on the list of 98 countries in PM2.5 concentration just behind Pakistan

On a cloudy day, air quality falls to 'very poor' in Delhi; AQI at 336

The temperature is expected to hover between seven and 22 degrees Celsius

Delhi air quality improves from 'severe' to 'very poor' today morning

On Tuesday also the pollution level of the national capital remained in the 'severe' category

Delhi continues to shiver under severe cold; 34 trains running late

As many as 34 trains are running late due to low visibility in the Northern Railway region

India should take urgent action to tackle air pollution, says WHO director

A study published last year in The Lancet journal found that one out of every eight deaths in India in 2017 could be attributed to air pollution

Delhi's air quality improves significantly, temp to dip in next 3 days

Delhi's overall air quality index (AQI) at 4 pm stood at of 163

Delhi wakes up to a colder morning, better air after overnight rains

Delhi, which received 33.5 millimetres of rain since Thursday, recorded a minimum temperature of 12.8 degrees Celsius

Delhi air quality continues to deteriorate, AQI borders 'severe' levels

The air quality in Delhi bordered remained in the 'very poor' category for the eighth consecutive day

For sixth day in a row, Delhi air quality remains in 'very poor' category

In the National Capital Region, Ghaziabad performed worst as its air quality index recorded 404

No Indian study has shown pollution reduces life:Javadekar tells Lok Sabha

Indian studies have not shown a correlation between shortening of life and pollution, the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change said.

Merkel braves Delhi air, vows 1 billion euros for green urban mobility

Delhi's air quality drops to 'emergency' category first time since January

Haryana reduced stubble burning by 45%, complete prevention in 2 yrs

Stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab in October-November is considered one of the major reasons behind the annual episodes of smog in Delhi-NCR

Delhi-NCR's air quality best in 55 days, slight dip likely on Friday

Most of the 37 air quality monitoring stations in Delhi recorded AQI in the 'satisfactory' category. Pusa registered the best AQI of 64

Delhi breathes easy as rains, wind bring air quality to 'moderate' level

The national capital and its suburbs recorded light rains on Wednesday. A few areas in the region also received hail