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Delhi reports 9,197 fresh COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths; positivty rate drops to 13.32%
•The number of daily cases in Delhi has been declining after touching the record high of 28,867 on 13 January. It has taken just 10 days for cases to drop below the 10,000-mark
Delhi gets own QAT: 50 handpicked CRPF commandos to deal with IEDs, 26/11-style attacks
Ankur Sharma •Sources said the idea to have a QAT in the National Capital was suggested by Zulfiqar Hasan, who is serving as Special D-G in the CRPF
Delhi records 3,194 new COVID cases, highest single-day rise since 20 May; positivity rate jumps to 4.59%
Fp Staff •Delhi had reported 3,231 cases on 20 May last year with a positivity rate of 5.50 percent. As many as 233 deaths were recorded on that day
Delhi govt to reimpose night curfew amid rising COVID-19 cases, say sources
•The National Capital reported 290 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest since 10 June, and one fatality, while the positivity rate rose to 0.55 percent
As Omicron numbers at 64 in Delhi: Huge crowds, gatherings impediment in curbing surge
Fp Staff •Maharashtra has recorded the maximum of 65 cases of the Omicron variant followed by Delhi at 64, Telangana 24, Karnataka 19, Rajasthan 21 and Kerala 15.
Delhi's air quality in 'severe' zone day after curbs on construction work lifted
•The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality forecast agency SAFAR said low wind speed and very low temperature is leading to such conditions
Delhi records 107 new COVID cases, highest daily rise since 27 June
•The rise in daily cases comes amid the Omicron scare in Delhi as the total number of patients infected with the latest variant of the coronavirus jumped by 12 on Friday to reach 22
Gopal Rai to hold high-level meet on 13 December to review air pollution in National Capital
•The Delhi government had banned construction and demolition activities in the city till 21 November
Half of Delhi pollution caused by vehicles! Here are three ways to clean the city’s mobility system
Amit Bhatt •As per a 2018 study by ARAI and TERI, motor vehicles are the primary source of pollutants within Delhi and contribute to about 40 percent of PM 2.5 emissions — one of the key reasons for the city’s toxic air
Marked improvement in Delhi's air quality, city to submit lockdown proposal to SC on Monday
•The National Capital recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 330 on Sunday as against 437 the previous day