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 woke up to less polluted air and a clear sky on Saturday morning, a day after the year’s first rain, which was also the highest January rainfall in two years yet. The last highest rainfall in the first month of the year was recorded on January 30, 2023, when the city received 20.4 mm…
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?…
