Delhi air quality remains ‘very poor’ as rainfall fails to curb pollution

Delhi Air

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

Delhi weather: Air quality ‘very poor’; Maximum temperature settles at 18°C

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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

Delhi air pollution: CBCP suggests measures to tackle air pollution in NCR

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Winds are expected to be northwesterly for the next five days which may possibly lead to higher quantities of stubble burning in the capital city (Photo: ANI) The air pollution in Delhi has only gotten worse if not better post Diwali. Delhi and neighbouring cities the other day were reportedly blanketed by toxic air for … Read more

Air pollution: Delhi AQI slips to ‘very poor’ category; firecrackers on Diwali could worsen air quality, forecast suggests

Delhi Air

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