IntrCity rolls out air-purified buses in North India after data shows 2-3× unsafe in-cabin pollutionIntrCity SmartBus has launched its SmartBus.AQI fleet, featuring air-purified intercity buses on key North Indian routes. This initiative, ...
20 Nov, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
Jahangirpuri, Rohini among most polluted clusters of Delhi: StudyJahangirpuri, with 144.1 micrograms per cubic meter (g/m³), topped the list as the most polluted area in the city, followed by Rohini (142 ...
10 Nov, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
Guwahati faces severe winter pollution, study finds transboundary impactGuwahati experiences the highest levels of PM2.5 pollution in winter, peaking at 113.05 µg/m³, nearly three times the NAAQS limit. Transbou...
19 Feb, 2025, 10.14 PM IST
Cities in India reduce PM2.5 pollution by 27 pc in six years: ReportFrom 2019 to 2024, Indian cities saw a 27% average reduction in PM2.5 pollution levels, with National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) cities ach...
07 Jan, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
Delhi tops polluted city list as air quality crisis persists in north IndiaDelhi's air quality plummeted this week, earning the title of India's most polluted city with a hazardous PM2.5 level of 243.3 g/m³. Expert...
22 Nov, 2024, 01.42 AM IST
Google Maps launches Air View+ in India; real time hyperlocal air quality infoThis move is on account of the air pollution faced all around the world especially in Delhi where the air quality index reached a score of ...
20 Nov, 2024, 06.24 PM IST
"If the pollution escalates to the 'Severe' plus category, measures will be implemented to mitigate it,": Gopal RaiA thick layer of smog veiled the national capital on Wednesday morning and the air quality was recorded in the 'severe' category in several...
15 Nov, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
Pollution spikes in 9 of 11 state capitals this year post-Diwali, highest in DelhiAs per India's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) tracker nine out of eleven state capitals experienced higher pollution levels in the fir...
14 Nov, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Delhi most polluted city in India in past year: AnalysisAccording to a new analysis, Delhi remains the most polluted city in India, despite a slight improvement in air quality. The city recorded ...
04 Oct, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
Delhi most polluted city in India in 2022, report saysA recent data by Central Pollution Control Board claimed Delhi to be India's most polluted city in 2022 with PM 2.5 levels more than double...
10 Jan, 2023, 03.28 PM IST
Mehrauli killing: Accused Aftab Amin Poonawala likely to undergo narco analysis tomorrowThe 28-year-old, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, will have to undergo a set of tests to ascertain his emotional, ...
23 Nov, 2022, 02.27 PM IST
PM2.5, PM10 levels were above safe limit in Delhi throughout summer: ReportThe CPCB's annual average permissible limits for PM 2.5, PM 10 and NO2 are 40 ug/m3, 60 ug/m3 and 40 ug/m3 respectively. The World Health O...
06 Jul, 2022, 11.55 PM IST
Minimal or no improvement in air pollution levels, Ghaziabad most polluted: NCAP reportSome of the cities have even recorded an increase in particulate matter (PM) levels, it said. Cities are declared non-attainment if they co...
10 Jan, 2022, 10.31 PM IST
Israel, India conducting trials for 4 technologies with potential to detect COVID in about 30 secsIsraeli Ambassador to India Ron Malka on Friday visited the special testing site created at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital to witn...
31 Jul, 2020, 07.20 PM IST
Curbs help 4 metros meet clean air targetsUnprecedented lockdown measures resulted in four cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru — achieving 95% of their 2024 National Clean...
04 Jul, 2020, 10.21 AM IST
Indian IT helps global healthcare firms fight Covid-19Pune-based Persistent Systems has, along with the Biocomplexity Institute, created Covid-19 response solutions for nurses as well as mobile...
27 May, 2020, 10.34 PM IST
- Delhi air worst in the world
The concentration of PM10 (coarse particles) in Delhi is about 286µg/m³, more than 14 times higher than the WHO annual mean standard of 20.
08 May, 2014, 08.29 AM IST