Latest News on Delhi Air Pollution
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Jan 17, 2019
Delhi air quality plummets to 'very poor': SAFAR advises minimal physical exertion; heavy fog delays 11 trains
People residing in Delhi woke up to another cold and gloomy morning as the temperature remained below normal level and a thick blanket of fog engulfed the region on Thursday. The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 21 degree Celsius and 5 degree Celsius respectively. -
Jan 06, 2019
Delhi records this year's lowest pollution level after spell of rain, but air quality remains in 'very poor' category
Pollution in Delhi reduced significantly on Sunday after rainfall washed away pollutants and cleansed the air, authorities said. The city's air quality has been oscillating between the upper range of the 'very poor' and 'severe' category for the past two weeks. -
Jan 05, 2019
Delhi air quality turns 'severe' again; EPCA bans trucks from entering NCR for second time this winter
Delhi's air quality deteriorated again due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, after showing a slight improvement. -
Dec 25, 2018
Delhi AQI hits 'severe' level: Arvind Kejriwal says govt may implement odd-even scheme to curb rising air pollution
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that his government would reintroduce odd-even scheme in the capital to combat the problem of air pollution, which continues to wreak havoc with the denizens -
Dec 25, 2018
Departures at Delhi airport resume after two-hour delay due to dense fog, congestion on Christmas Day
All departures at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport resumed on Tuesday morning after a two-hour delay due to the fog conditions and congestion. They resumed at 9.16 am after they were stopped at 7.15 am. -
Dec 09, 2018
Delhi's air quality worsens with fall in temperature; authorities warn of increasing pollution level in next two days
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded an overall air quality index (AQI) of 377 in Delhi, the highest pollution level in nearly 20 days. -
Nov 26, 2018
Delhi air quality slips to 'very poor' day after recording 'unusual improvement'; agencies attribute it to decline in wind speed
The overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 320 — in the "very poor" category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Anand Vihar recorded "severe" air quality. The AQI in 23 areas was registered in the "very poor" category, while the situation was "poor" in 12 areas. The level of PM2.5 was recorded at 179, and the PM10 level was recorded at 338. -
Nov 22, 2018
Former NGT chairman Swatanter Kumar says India needs concerted efforts to control air pollution, not more laws
Firstpost spoke to former National Green Tribunal chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar who, in his 5-year tenure, passed a series of orders to control air pollution in Delhi — including that to ban 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles. -
Nov 21, 2018
Pollution in India: YouGov survey reveals that poor air quality affects people physically and mentally
The YouGov survey found that most of the people face the threat of being exposed to pollutants on a daily basis. Around two-third of the respondents (65 percent) said that they spend up to an hour a day in traffic, -
Nov 19, 2018
Delhi air quality remains under 'very poor' category; may worsen in coming days, say authorities
Overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 322, which comes under the 'very poor' category, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
