Mumbai wakes to layer of smog; AQI strikes at 131On Monday morning, Mumbai experienced lingering smog and deteriorating air quality, with an AQI of 131 categorized as 'Moderate.' Residents...
28 Oct, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
After a few years' respite, deadly air hangs over Delhi-NCR again; millions will be at risk this yearStubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, along with unfavourable weather conditions, have worsened air quality in Delhi-NCR once again. Effor...
26 Oct, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
Delhi stares at pollution haze as paddy harvest still to pick up full paceDelhi-NCR's AQI has exceeded 300, with paddy harvesting in Punjab and Haryana not yet at full pace. Rising farm fires in hotspot districts ...
21 Oct, 2024, 06.45 AM IST
Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category, overall AQI at 374Visuals from AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital, Kalindi Kunj and Akshardham showed smog engulfing the city at around 7 am.
08 Dec, 2023, 09.03 AM IST
Clear, blue skies in Delhi, air quality improves furtherThe notable improvement is attributable to intermittent rain over the last 30-32 hours and wind speed favourable for the dispersion of poll...
11 Nov, 2023, 09.26 AM IST
Maharashtra: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reviews prevailing air quality, pollutionTo control air pollution in Mumbai, the BMC has served notices to more than 100 contractors and real estate firms engaged in executing priv...
09 Nov, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
Light rain likely in Delhi for next 4 daysGenerally cloudy sky with light rain is expected in the national capital in the next four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) s...
17 Aug, 2023, 08.05 PM IST
Delhi Weather: Surprise fog hits flight operations; many diverted. Check for latest updatesDelhi Airport authorities initiated low visibility protocols at around 6:30 am today morning. In the list of flights that were disrupted, t...
22 Feb, 2023, 11.25 AM IST
Delhi records minimum temperature of 16.1 degrees CelsiusThe mercury in the national capital settled at 16.1 degrees Celsius Tuesday morning, five notches above normal. Delhi had on Monday recorde...
21 Feb, 2023, 10.05 AM IST
Farm fires' share in Delhi's pollution 38%, highest this seasonDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in turn, blamed the central government for rising incidents of stubble burning in Punjab and said it ...
03 Nov, 2022, 07.12 PM IST
'Severe' air pollution chokes Delhi as farm fires rage in PunjabThe Commission for Air Quality Management, a statutory body established in 2021 to combat air pollution in Delhi-NCR, stated last week that...
01 Nov, 2022, 09.49 PM IST
As dense layer of smog envelops Delhi, air quality nears 'severe' zoneThe city's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 392 (very poor), worsening from 352 on Sunday. It was 354 on Thursday, 271 on W...
01 Nov, 2022, 12.21 AM IST
Stubble burning share in Delhi's pollution rises to 26 per centAccording to SAFAR, a forecasting agency under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, the share of farm fires in Delhi PM2.5 pollution stood...
31 Oct, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
Delhi's air quality 'very poor', likely to improve by SaturdayOn Thursday, the city's air quality index (AQI) touched severe levels for a brief period before slipping back into the 'very poor' category.
30 Oct, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Rains improve Delhi's air qualityThe air quality index (AQI) in Delhi stood at 136 at 8.47 am which falls under the 'moderate' category. An AQI between 0-50 is considered '...
28 Nov, 2019, 11.58 AM IST