Delhi was the most polluted city in the world this morning with an Air Quality Index of 241, according to IQAir, a website tracking worldwide air quality. Delhi’s air quality remained toxic today despite rain lashing parts of the city on Wednesday and bringing some relief. The National Capital’s Air Quality Index was measured at … Read more
The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average while the maximum temperature was at 18 degrees Celsius. Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the “very poor” category on Tuesday due to low wind speed while the city’s maximum temperature settled at 18 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s … Read more
Despite the low contribution of stubble burning to PM2.5 levels, Delhi had three ‘severe’ air days between November and to 28. (File) The average air quality index for November was the worst in six years, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. November’s average AQI this year was 377. The figure for the corresponding period … Read more
PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations today stood at 252 in the ‘poor’ and 131 in the ‘very poor’ category, respectively. (Twitter/ANI) Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) declined to the ‘very poor’ category today, the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) said. This is the first time this season that the … Read more
Delhi has historically struggled with poor air quality, especially during the winter months. (Reuters/File) Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh recently launched a Decision Support System (DSS) integrated with the Air Quality Early Warning System for better air quality management in Delhi-NCR. The DSS was developed by Indian Institute of Tropical … Read more