The brief rain spell on Friday brought in much-needed respite from the toxic air pollution levels in Delhi, even as winds in the capital city turned chilly. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 150 in the “moderate” category at 8 am on Sunday. The 24-hour…
Delhi’s air quality has remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Thursday, with the city recording a 24-hour average Air Quality Index of 330, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). At 8 AM on Thursday, Delhi’s AQI was recorded to be 312. Despite a marginal improvement in pollution levels, the air…
Delhi is likely to see more chilly winter days as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of intense Western disturbance impact over northwest India from the night of 21 January. Under the influence of prevailing atmospheric conditions, the capital city is likely to witness fresh wet spell over the next 3 days. “Isolated to Scattered…
Delhi’s air quality registered marginal improvement on Tuesday morning as the AQI entered ‘very poor’ range after two-consecutive days of ‘severe’ levels. However, the battle with air pollution continues as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 395 at 8:00 am, according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A total…
As residents of the national capital wake up to another day under a blanket of smog, Indian chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi has voiced what many in Delhi have been quietly feeling — that the city’s air crisis is being normalised. In a sharply worded post on “We are slowly being poisoned and no one cares?…
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has imposed GRAP-III restrictions in Delhi as it expects the air quality in the national capital to turn to ‘severe’ in the coming days. “Keeping in view the prevailing trend of air quality and AQI forecasts by IMD/ IITM and in an effort to prevent further deterioration of…
Rekha Gupta shut down trolls who made “cheap comments” about her Air Quality Index (AQI) gaffe. Speaking in the Delhi Assembly on Friday, she said they do not like a Chief Minister who works around the clock and added that she had accidentally misspoke. She said it was a mistake that anyone can make while…
The Bombay High Court has been hearing suo motu cases on air pollution for the last several years. Recent hearings highlight the real problems at the root of our AQI crisis. We do not have the data needed to meaningfully identify the sources of pollution and the measures currently in place are not being implemented…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom How to check Real-time AQI: The air quality in North India, especially Delhi and surrounding areas, is continuously deteriorating. Many times the situation becomes such that even breathing becomes difficult and people who travel daily have to face the most problems. Even though the…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom A large part of Delhi-NCR was covered with dense fog on Sunday (December 21). According to real-time data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality index (AQI) level remained in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category at many places. The…
