Air Quality Index
- Delhi
Delhi breathes easier as air quality enters ‘moderate’ category
New Delhi: After nearly two months of grappling with “very poor” and “severe” air quality, Delhi’s pollution levels dropped significantly. On Thursday morning, the city recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of…
- Delhi
Delhi’s AQI improves slightly to 274; air quality remains ‘Poor’
New Delhi: Delhi residents woke up to slightly-improved air quality on Tuesday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 274 in the morning, marking the third consecutive day of relief. The…
- Delhi
Delhi airport: 9 flights diverted due to bad weather
New Delhi: Nine flights were diverted and many flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Monday due to bad weather conditions in the national capital, according to an official. The official…
- Delhi
Delhi’s air quality hits ‘severe plus’ at 484; visibility plummets to 150m
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality worsened to the ‘severe plus’ category on Monday with the city recording an AQI of 484. Tighter pollution control measures, including a ban on truck entry and…
- Delhi
SC to hear plea seeking enforcement of measures to curb pollution in Delhi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking enforcement of measures to curb air pollution in the national capital. Delhi woke up to toxic air conditions…
- Delhi
Primary schools to switch to online classes due to rise in air pollution: Delhi CM
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday announced that primary schools in the national capital will switch to online classes amid worsening air quality in the city. “Due to rising pollution…
- Delhi
Delhi-NCR chokes under dense smog as AQI peaks to ‘severe’ level
New Delhi: Delhi woke up to smog-laden air on Thursday, with residents grappling with an Air Quality Index (AQI) classified as ‘severe.’ As of 7:30 a.m., the city’s average AQI reached 430,…
- Delhi
Delhi’s air quality deteriorates to ‘very poor’ amid thick morning fog
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday with thick fog enveloping the city in the morning. The national capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at…
- India
Surat claims top spot in India’s air quality rankings, Nalgonda in list
New Delhi: Surat has emerged as the leading city in India for air quality improvements, followed by Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) and Agra (Uttar Pradesh). These three cities with a population of more…
- India
Drop in particulate pollution in 2022, added 51 days to life expectancy: Report
New Delhi: India recorded a significant 19.3 per cent drop in particulate pollution in 2022 compared to 2021, the second-highest reduction in the world after Bangladesh, adding an average of 51 days…
- Delhi
Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’ on Saturday
New Delhi: Overall air quality in the national capital continued to be in the ‘very poor’ category on Saturday. In Anand Vihar, the Air Quality Index (AQI) entered the ‘severe’ category with…
- Delhi
New York tops New Delhi in air pollution level
New York: The US financial capital’s air hit the world’s worst air pollution level for cities on Tuesday night topping New Delhi, prompting New York Mayor Erid Adams to issue an alert…
- Delhi
Air purifier sales surge as Delhi grapples with ‘severe’ pollution
New Delhi: Once a luxury product, air purifiers have increasingly become a necessity as sales surge amid a rise in Delhi’s pollution levels that are now just a notch below the ‘Severe…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s air quality takes huge dip post firecracker celebrations
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s air quality took a drastic dip as the city and the nation celebrated the festival of Diwali by bursting firecrackers throughout the night on Monday. According to data from the…
