Delhi Air

AQI at Delhi’s Anand Vihar touches 999 again. How hazardous is this for health?

An AQI of 999 means hazardous pollutants in the air, including particulate matter and Carbon Monoxide, have increased to appalling proportions. Even healthy people can develop respiratory issues when air quality plunges to the ‘severe’ category. But what makes Delhi's Anand Vihar so vulnerable?

How Mumbai's air pollution is sending people to respiratory ICU

'Maximum City' Mumbai's air pollution crisis is taking a serious toll on its people. Cases of respiratory conditions like COPD, asthma, inflammation, and tuberculosis have risen across all age brackets. This has led to a hospital to set up a special Intensive Respiratory Care Unit

Is Delhi’s odd-even scheme to battle air pollution even effective?

Delhi has announced that it will be introducing the odd-even policy from 13 to 20 November in a bid to tackle air pollution. Research has shown that the car-rationing scheme, first implemented in 2016 in the Capital, provides minor, if any, respite from poor air quality

Can masks save people from Delhi’s hazardous air pollution?

The air quality in Delhi continues to choke its people. As toxic smog envelopes the Capital, doctors have urged residents to wear masks to shield themselves from the harmful effects of air pollution. But how helpful are they?

How Delhi's air quality is leaving residents gasping for their lives

The air quality in Delhi-NCR continues to be 'extremely poor'. The suffocating toxic smog in the National Capital has caused doctors to voice concern over the rising cases of respiratory and eye ailments among residents

In graphics | How Delhi smog can be deadly

Delhi is choking once again. The air quality in many parts of the National Capital reeled under the ‘severe’ category on Friday. Thick smog engulfed the skies, raising concerns of serious health problems

In Graphics | The masks you must wear to combat air pollution

Delhi and Mumbai are reeling from poor air. As the air quality worsens, it triggers several issues, including respiratory disorders. Here’s how to decide which is the best respirator for you

In graphics | NASA issues warning as farm fires return to Delhi, NCR

The National Capital Region (NCR) and Delhi are witnessing declining air quality with each passing day as winter approaches. This is because of crop residue or stubble burning in neighbouring states like Punjab and Haryana

In graphics | Why is Delhi's air quality declining once again?

The pollution level in Delhi is likely to increase in the coming days due to cold weather, farm fires, burning of biomass and more

Desolation of Smog: Why Mumbai’s air quality is now worse than that of Delhi

Over the past few days, Mumbai’s air quality index levels have been higher than Delhi’s. Construction activities coupled with a change in wind patterns has left the financial capital gasping