Delhi AQI improves to ‘poor’; national capital wakes up to cold wave conditions amid IMD’s yellow alert for dense fog

Delhi’s air quality improved to ‘poor’ category on Saturday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 222 registered around 7:00 AM, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. The air quality data reported improvement since New Year as “strong winds and favorable meteorological conditions” brought relief from alarming pollution levels. Several monitoring…

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‘Not time to relax’: Delhi Minister Sirsa says on-ground operations to continue despite lifting of GRAP 3 curbs

New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday said that while restrictions under Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP 3) have been withdrawn, anti-pollution measures on the ground will continue with undiminished intensity across the capital. Sirsa said the decision to lift GRAP 3 curbs was taken by the Commission…

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