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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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The prominent pollutant was PM2.5-fine particles. New Delhi: Delhi emerged as the most polluted city in India, recording an average PM2.5 level of 243.3 micrograms per cubic metre air, with pollution surging by 19.5 per cent in week-on-week increase, according to a report released on Thursday. According to the Air Quality Analysis Report by Respirer…
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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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International agencies such as IQAir have installed sensors at some places across Delhi-NCR. New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remained severely toxic on Tuesday, with the overall air quality index (AQI), which measures pollutants, spiked to 494. According to the Central Pollution of Control Board (CPCB) data, most of the monitoring stations in the national capital…
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Delhi government imposed Stage 4 of GRAP on Monday. New Delhi: A thick blanket of smog continued to grip Delhi and its adjoining areas on Tuesday morning, as the air quality nearly touched the 500 mark. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) data, Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index…
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New Delhi: The Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments on Monday suspended physical classes for standards 10 and 12 in the national capital and neighbouring Gurugram and Ghaziabad, hours after the Supreme Court directed all states in the National Capital Region (NCR) to take an immediate call to shift to online lessons in view of…
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was 481 at 6 am. New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality plunged to ‘severe plus’ for the first time this year on Sunday night, forcing the government to implement Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) – an anti-pollution plan. The GRAP-4 will come into effect at 8 am…
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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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The measures will be implemented from 8 am tomorrow. New Delhi: Delhi and its adjoining areas have been covered under a blanket of thick smog since last morning and the air quality has plummeted to the ‘Severe’ category and the air quality index reported over 400 in several areas. The Commission for Air Quality Management…
Delhi’s air quality is in the ‘severe’ category for two days in a row now New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was in Kerala’s Wayanad for her first electoral contest, said returning to Delhi amid the toxic air pollution was “like entering a gas chamber”. Ms Gandhi Vadra said this is an…