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Delhi’s air quality has seen consistent improvement this week. New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality improved significantly on Wednesday, with the AQI nearing the ‘moderate’ category at 211. Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 268 in the ‘poor’ category on Tuesday. At 8 am on Wednesday, the AQI was recorded at 211, according to Central…
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Chandni Chowk is a non-motorised zone. New Delhi: Chandni Chowk was among the least polluted spots in Delhi on Monday and Tuesday, data provided by pollution monitoring bodies showed, as the overall air quality in the national capital improved to the “poor” category – after a month-long spell of “very poor” and “severe” categories –…
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The primary pollutants remained PM2.5 and PM10. New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remained in the “very poor” category for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday, while the city recorded its coldest night of the season. The minimum temperature dipped to 10.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday, normal for this time of the year, according to the…
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An anti-smog gun on a multi-purpose vehicle sprays water droplets to curb air pollution in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Pollution levels in Delhi decreased slightly on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) morning with the air quality nearing the ‘poor’ category. At 9 am, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 301, compared to…
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Delhi has been witnessing toxic air quality for a few weeks now New Delhi: Tough restrictions on vehicular movement and construction activities in Delhi will stay for now, the Supreme Court ruled today. The national capital, battling bad air days for the past few weeks, is currently under the fourth stage of curbs under the…
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The images accessed by NDTV were captured at 2:18 pm and farm fires were visible in the Maxar imagery. New Delhi: Delhi and its adjoining areas are covered in smog and air quality is still in the ‘very poor’ category. The fourth stage of anti-pollution measures will remain in effect for three days as no…
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New Delhi: GRAP-IV, or the fourth stage of anti-pollution measures in effect for Delhi and the National Capital Region, will remain in force for the next 72 hours, the Supreme Court said Friday, with the AQI in the city and surrounding areas at 371, or still in the ‘very poor’ category, this morning. The court…
Recently, the Delhi government announced staggered office timings for its offices New Delhi: The Delhi government announced today that 50 per cent of its staff will work from home today as the national capital continues to grapple with severe air pollution. Air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR have breached the “severe” threshold, with the Air Quality…
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The Delhi government has requested the centre to allow artificial rain in the National Capital Region (NCR) to bring down the toxic pollution levels. Accusing the centre of ignoring its earlier requests, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said artificial rain is a need of the hour and called for a meeting with the centre. Delhi…
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Stage 4 of GRAP has been invoked in Delhi as AQI continued to worsen (File) New Delhi: A thick layer of smog – a toxic blend of smoke and fog – enveloped the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) this morning as the air quality index (AQI) plummeted to the “severe-plus” category, forcing authorities to announce stricter…
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