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Delhi air quality remains in 'very poor' category with persistent smog; AQI at 323Delhi experienced a thick blanket of toxic smog on Friday morning. The Air Quality Index reached 323, categorised as 'very poor'. Several a...
Delhi air worsens as AQI readings remain in 'poor' categoryThursday dawned with Delhi enveloped in a haze of pollution, as the Air Quality Index soared to a dismal 271, categorizing the air quality ...
Delhi AQI: Slight improvement in capital's smog with 'poor' to 'moderate' air quality, AQI recorded at 316Delhi's air quality saw a slight improvement on Monday morning with the AQI at 316. This is an improvement from Sunday's AQI of 366. Variou...
Mumbai wakes up to layer of smog; AQI in 'moderate' categoryMumbai woke up shrouded in moderate smog on Monday morning, with an AQI of 112. Meanwhile, Delhi's air quality remained 'poor' with an AQI ...
Delhi govt tests drone-based mist spraying to combat pollutionAcross 13 hotspots in Delhi, this pilot project allows to test drone-based mist spraying in areas where conventional anti-smog guns can't r...
Delhi: AQI at 364, residents face difficulty in breathingDelhi experienced heavy smog on Sunday with AQI levels in the 'very poor' category. Most areas recorded an AQI over 350, posing health risk...
BJP has no right to speak on air pollution in national capital, says Delhi Environment Minister Gopal RaiDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai criticised BJP, claiming their negligence in UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, and at the center has worsened ai...
Delhi govt planning to deploy 200 anti-smog guns for its anti-dust campaignThe Delhi government plans to deploy 200 anti-smog guns as part of its anti-dust campaign starting October 9. The guns, which will be mount...
Delhi Pollution: Air quality 'severe' for third straight day; Noida records 529 AQI, Gurugram at 478Also, areas in the national capital region (NCR) area - Noida and Gurugram at 7 am this morning recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively...
India's first smog tower inaugurated in DelhiThe tower has been set up as a pilot project and initial trends will be available within a month. If the pilot project is successful, more ...
Arvind Kejriwal to inaugurate country's first smog tower on August 23"I am confident that the smog-tower will yield positive results for us. It must be noted that Central Government is also constructing one s...
Arvind Kejriwal expected to inaugurate Delhi's first smog tower on August 23Another 25-metre-tall smog tower, built by the central government at Anand Vihar, is expected to become operational by August 31, officials...
Delhi's air quality enters 'very poor category'The Air Quality Index was at 402 in Anand Vihar, 469 at ITO, 414 in Najafgarh, both in 'severe category' and 364 in Mandir Marg, 397 in Ash...
Smog continues to choke Delhi for fourth dayThe department said there was a possibility of light winds later in the day, which may clear the smog choking the national capital.
China cracks down on factories as it battles pollutionA total of 72 Chinese cities including Beijing have issued yellow, orange and red smog alerts, official media reported quoting the Ministry...
Burning crop-residue not the only factor behind smog: Manohar Lal KhattarAfter the meeting, Khattar said the smog over Delhi and some parts in the National Capital Region is fallout of various factors, including ...
Delhi smog: MCD schools to be closed tomorrowAbout 10 lakh students are enrolled in the schools administered by the South, North and East Delhi Municipal Corporations.
Beijing city issues first air pollution alertBeijing issued its first yellow alert for air pollution this year. The alert puts restrictions on work at construction sites, outdoor barbe...
Beijing to end coal usage by 2020 to reduce smogAn official of the Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau said boosting efforts to cut air pollution in northern China, especially winte...
Chinese cities hit by heavily polluted smogSeveral Chinese cities, including capital Beijing, are gripped by smog due to heavy burning of straw in north China plains, prompting met o...