Delhi's AQI nears 'severe' markNew Delhi is engulfed in a thick blanket of smog, with the Air Quality Index soaring to a troubling 375, pushing many areas into the severe...
30 Oct, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
Phoenix wakes up to hazy skies as dust storms sweep the valleyPhoenix residents awoke to a thick haze due to strong winds carrying dust across the Valley, triggering air quality alerts. The dust, kicke...
02 Jul, 2025, 12.54 AM IST
Lahore reports over 15,000 cases in one day due to toxic smog, NASA shares smog photoLahore is facing a severe smog crisis. Hospitals report over 15,000 respiratory infection cases in 24 hours. Children and those with pre-ex...
14 Nov, 2024, 12.24 PM IST
Smog from Canada wildfires blankets New YorkThe thick haze enveloped the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline, which would normally be sparkling under bright, blue early summer...
07 Jun, 2023, 10.18 PM IST
From pale to deep blue: The different shades of Neptune and Uranus explainedA key middle layer of methane haze makes Uranus appear pale blue, against Neptune’s royal blue.
13 Jun, 2022, 08.55 AM IST
Delhi airport's flight operations suspended for around 35 minutes due to severe dust storm"The dust storm hit the Delhi airport at 6.39 pm today," the officials said.
12 Jun, 2019, 09.07 PM IST
Thick haze envelopes Delhi, air quality very poorThe overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 316, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
28 Nov, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
Thick haze engulfs Delhi, air quality remains severeSeventeen areas in Delhi recorded 'severe' air quality and it was 'very poor' in 14 areas, according to the data.
13 Nov, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
Thick haze engulfs Delhi as Diwali celebrations continue long after SC deadlineThe overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 302 at 11 pm, which fell in the very poor category, according to the Central Pollution ...
08 Nov, 2018, 09.17 AM IST
Delhi's pollution level slips to hazardous category as thick haze engulfs cityA thick haze engulfed the national capital which reduced the visibility drastically, authorities said.
05 Nov, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
Delhi records worst air quality of season as haze engulfs national capital: authoritiesThe overall Air Quality Index of the national capital was recorded at 381 which falls in the very poor category, the highest of this season...
28 Oct, 2018, 01.21 PM IST
High Court, NGT pulls up Delhi, UP, Haryana governments over air pollutionThe plea said that according to CPCB report, post Diwali the ambient air quality of Delhi on October 17, 18 and 19 was found to be "very po...
09 Nov, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Arvind Kejriwal 'requests' Manish Sisodia to shut schools for a few daysConsidering high level of pollution, I have requested Manish Sisodia, Education Minister, to consider closing schools for few days," Kejriw...
07 Nov, 2017, 02.13 PM IST
Air pollution hits 'severe' levels in DelhiThe CPCB has said high moisture level in the air has trapped emission from local sources and hanging low over the city in the absence of wi...
07 Nov, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
Thick haze shrouds Delhi, air quality still 'poor'Delhi was engulfed in a thick haze even as extremely high level of suspended particulate matters kept the air quality 'poor'.
03 Nov, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
China shuts down 375 polluting factoriesThese plants will not move to other places, causing no transfer of pollution, state-run Xinhua News agency quoted an official.
29 Oct, 2014, 06.17 PM IST
- Cloud of pollution hangs heavy over Olympics Village
The Chinese capital was shrouded in a thick, gray haze of pollution, just 12 days before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
28 Jul, 2008, 12.00 PM IST