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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

Half of Delhi pollution caused by vehicles! Here are three ways to clean the city’s mobility system

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

Delhi air pollution; Construction to resume, call on school reopenings on 24 Nov

The Delhi government on Sunday night extended the ban on the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items and work-from-home for its employees till 26 November to combat air pollution and minimise its health effects

Delhi's air quality remains "very poor"; schools shut till further notice, construction work to resume

The department order also mentioned that all Delhi Government offices, autonomous bodies and corporations will remain closed till 26 November except for the those involved in essential and emergency work

From SAFAR to National Air Quality Index: How and when India started monitoring AQI

A look at the history of how air quality is measured in India.

Stubble burning share in Delhi pollution rises to season's highest of 36%

The overall air quality of Delhi plunged to the upper end of the 'severe' category with additional firework emissions, said Gufran Beig, the founder-project director of SAFAR

After cleaner October, Delhi's air quality enters red zone first time this season

Stubble burning accounted for six percent of PM2.5 pollution in Delhi. The rest of the pollution is due to local sources, said Gufran Beig, the founder project director of SAFAR.

Delhi's air quality poor for sixth day on trot, predicted to enter red zone on Diwali

Air quality forecast agency SAFAR said the air quality is likely to improve marginally over the next two days due to winds coming from west and south-west direction

SAFAR: India's first framework for air quality forecast accepted globally, says project director Gufran Beig

The framework, mandated under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) and developed under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, is being used to make air quality forecasts in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad

IMD says monsoons in August to be 'below normal' this year; 26% deficiency recorded in rainfall

The shortfalls in two successive months in the four-month Southwest Monsoon season from 1 June to 30 September have triggered fear of a below normal monsoon this year, said the weather department