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New Delhi: A thick blanket of smog continued to envelop Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) for the second consecutive day, with the air quality remaining ‘severe’ on Saturday. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, the air quality index (AQI) breached the 400 mark. The visibility across…
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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 Air Quality Index recorded in Delhi was 379, categorised as ‘very poor’, as of 8 am. New Delhi: A blanket of smog continued to envelop Delhi and NCR on Thursday as the air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category, reducing visibility in several parts. According to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board…
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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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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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Satellite images show the smog blanket stretching across practically the whole of north India. There has been an early onset of toxic cover across Delhi and north India this year owing to stubble burning across the north Indian states. What is also shocking is the scale of the smog cover, as well as the level…
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Since October, the Delhi-NCR region has seen air quality dropping to dangerous levels. New Delhi: Residents in Delhi and its adjoining areas saw a thick layer of smog covering the region, significantly dropping the air quality to the ‘Severe’ category after the Air Quality Index crossed the 400 mark and disrupted flight operations due to…
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The second stage of Graded Response Action Plan remains in force in the national capital. New Delhi: A dense layer of smog enveloped Delhi and surrounding regions of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad on Wednesday morning. Delhi’s air quality index was in the ‘Severe’ category breaching the 400 mark, while that of Gurugram, Noida and…
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At India Gate, the AQI dropped to 251, categorized as ‘Poor’. New Delhi: At the cusp of winter season, a thin layer of smog engulfed Delhi and surrounding areas on Saturday, even as the air quality plummeted to the ‘Poor’ category. While Delhi Air Quality Index stood at 273, Ghaziabad was at 246 and Noida…
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