Air quality
- India
Delhi’s minimum temp at 6.5 deg C; air quality ‘very poor’
New Delhi: Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 6.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, two notches below the season’s average, according to the weather department. The weatherman has predicted shallow fog for the…
- Delhi
Cold morning in city, air quality in poor category
New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to a cold and foggy morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 9.2 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 97 per cent,…
- Delhi
Delhi’s air quality continues to be ‘very poor’
New Delhi: Overall air quality in Delhi continues to be in the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday, however, in the national capital, the Anand Vihar dipped to the ‘severe’ category with PM…
- Delhi
AQI dips to poor category in Delhi
New Delhi: Air quality across Delhi slightly improved on Sunday and the overall AQI reached at 297 in ‘poor’ levels, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting…
- Delhi
Delhi logs 12.8 min temp, air quality still ‘very poor’
New Delhi: The national capital on Saturday morning recorded a minimum temperature of 12.8 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department. The IMD has predicted…
- Hyderabad
Air quality around US Consulate in Hyderabad turns ‘unhealthy’
Hyderabad: The air quality has turned ‘unhealthy’ in the area around the US Consulate in Hyderabad today, with some other areas also witnessing poor to moderate air quality. Following the bursting of…
- Delhi
Delhi gasps for fresh air, AQI in ‘very poor’ category
New Delhi: The overall Air Quality Index of Delhi was at 386, in the “very poor” category on Wednesday evening, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting…
- Delhi
Severe category: Delhi’s air quality dips drastically due to stubble burning
New Delhi: Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the ‘severe’ category again on Wednesday with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for over one-third of…
- Delhi
Toxic air: Primary schools in Delhi shut till Nov 10
New Delhi: All primary schools in the national capital will remain shut till November 10 in view of rising pollution levels in the city, Delhi Education Minister Atishi announced on Sunday. For…
- India
Delhi air quality drops alarmingly for 6 days straight; worst since 2021
New Delhi: A toxic haze lingered over Delhi for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday as pollution levels once again reached the severe plus category due to unfavourable wind conditions, particularly calm…
- Delhi
Delhi: Poor air quality affects mental development of children, say health experts
New Delhi: With the Air Quality Index (AQI) in several parts of Delhi-NCR breaching the’severe’ category, doctors and health experts said that Delhi has taken the shape of a gas chamber with…
- India
Delhi govt identifies 8 more pollution hotspots; will use dust suppressants: Gopal Rai
New Delhi: The government has identified eight more pollution hotspots in addition to the existing 13 in the national capital, and special teams will be deployed there to check pollution sources, Delhi…
- India
Air quality in Delhi continues to be ‘very poor’
New Delhi: For the second straight day, the air quality in the national capital continued be “very poor” with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 309 on Monday morning, according to…
- Hyderabad
Air pollution may have caused 8K deaths in Hyderabad in 2023: Report
Hyderabad: The city recorded an estimated 8,000 deaths and suffered economic loss worth Rs 100 crore due to air pollution in 2023 so far. The data was revealed by the ‘Greenpeace Southeast…
- Delhi
G20 Summit: Rising air quality concerns in Delhi despite measures
New Delhi: Despite concerted efforts to improve the air quality in the national capital during the high-profile G20 Summit in the national capital this weekend, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has taken…
