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Delhi Staggers Office Timings, Bans These Vehicles As AQI Remains “Severe”

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Delhi Staggers Office Timings, Bans These Vehicles As AQI Remains “Severe”

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi announced yesterday staggered timings for government offices. New Delhi: Delhi continued to battle a worsening pollution crisis, with its air quality plunging into the ‘severe’ category for a fourth consecutive day. A dense smog has blanketed the city, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 406 this morning, according to…

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Wary Of NASA Satellites, How Farmers In Punjab Time Crop-Burning, Scientist Explains

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Wary Of NASA Satellites, How Farmers In Punjab Time Crop-Burning, Scientist Explains

Thermal inversion is a big factor behind the sudden spike in dense smog. New Delhi: Since Wednesday morning, north India has been covered in a thick blanket of smog, leading to low visibility, a drop in temperature and the air quality deteriorating to the ‘Severe’ category. Air quality remained a concern all over the Indo-Gangetic…

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Delhi Primary Schools To Move To Online Classes Amid Severe Pollution

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Delhi Primary Schools To Move To Online Classes Amid Severe Pollution

Delhi has raised the air pollution alert level to GRAP-3 New Delhi: Primary schools in Delhi will switch to online learning mode from Friday due to severe air pollution in the national capital, Chief Minister Atishi announced in a post on X. She said the online classes for primary school children will continue “until further…

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Stricter Anti-Pollution Measures In Delhi

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Delhi has implemented GRAP-3 to control air pollution New Delhi: Delhi has enforced tighter rules to control air pollution after the air quality index, or AQI, reached the ‘severe’ category. All non-essential construction and demolition work are banned, among other actions. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) took the decision to raise the pollution…

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Delhi Engulfed In Blanket Of Smog For 2nd Consecutive Day, AQI At 432

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Delhi Engulfed In Blanket Of Smog For 2nd Consecutive Day, AQI At 432

At 5:30 am, Amritsar and Pathankhot airports in Punjab reported zero visibility. New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to another smoggy morning with a thick layer of white blanket (smog) engulfing the city. The air quality index (AQI) at 6 am was recorded at 432, falling under the “severe” category”, according to the Central Pollution Control…

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Blanket Of Smog Covers Delhi, Air Quality ‘Very Poor’ On Diwali

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Blanket Of Smog Covers Delhi, Air Quality ‘Very Poor’ On Diwali

Delhi Air Quality: In Anand Vihar, the AQI level was recorded in the “severe” category New Delhi: Delhi and neighbouring areas woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the “very poor” category despite various anti-pollution measures. According to the real-time data provided by the…

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