Delhi Aqi

Car pooling: A smart choice to counter air pollution in Tier 1 cities

Drawing inspiration from Singapore and the US, we should establish carpooling as a non-commercial, cost-sharing endeavour

What is regenerative agriculture? Is it the answer to stubble burning?

To address stubble burning menace in Delhi's adjoining states, industrialist Anand Mahindra stressed the need for 'regenerative agriculture'. It is an outcome-based approach designed to improve soil health, mitigate adverse effects of farming on the environment, increase production and profitability

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

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

Delhi and Punjab governments should be blamed for toxic haze and choked skies

During the winter months, the Indian capital is frequently enveloped in a dangerous smog, with air pollution levels often exceeding hazardous thresholds. This poses a significant health threat to its residents

Curbs imposed to tackle Delhi’s ‘severe’ pollution: What’s banned, what’s not?

The air quality of Delhi-NCR on Friday plummeted into the 'severe plus' category, prompting the National Capital to announce all emergency measures, such as keeping schools closed, a ban on construction and polluting vehicles

Vantage | Who's to blame for India's breath of death every winter?

The suffocating reality of India's air pollution crisis is a looming disaster that affects every citizen, rich or poor