Stubble burning contribution in Delhi’s air has increased to 14 per cent. Steep rise in stubble burning and festive activities and withdrawal of monsoon made the air quality in Delhi plunge to “very poor’ category as recorded on Sunday at 9.51 am. The overall Air Quality Index was at 304 at the national capital today. … Read more
Worsening air pollution could also spark another Covid-19 wave in the city. (File) Delhi on Wednesday announced a ban on sale, distribution and use of firecrackers due to concern over the National capital’s air pollution level during Diwali. Last year, too, wider Covid-19 spread in the city was attributed to its poor air quality levels. … Read more
The mechanism of the tower is a downdraft air cleaning system. (Image: Twitter/ Arvind Kejriwal) Smog tower: Delhi’s “smog season” is a couple of months away and, as previous years have demonstrated, the national capital requires some kind of intervention to tackle this issue. Accordingly, on Monday, the city got a ‘smog tower’ behind the … Read more
The 20-m tower at Connaught Place can improve air quality within a 1-km radius. (Photo credit: Twitter/AAP) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the country’s first smog tower at Connaught Place on Monday to improve air quality in the national capital. Kejriwal said if the pilot project proves to be successful, it would lead to several … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi‘s air quality was recorded in the “poor” category on Thursday morning and is likely to deteriorate further amid a dip in the minimum temperature. A change in the wind direction has also increased the share of stubble burning in the city’s pollution slightly. Delhi’s air quality index was recorded at 272 at … Read more
This was a significant improvement from Monday evening. Pollution in Delhi: Days after Diwali, there is respite in Delhi as the air quality has improved. For the past few weeks, the national capital was witnessing poor or severe levels of air quality due to increased pollutants in the air. This was only augmented by the … Read more
Delhi Air Quality Index, air pollution update: Diwali 2020 witnessed a higher presence of all pollutants in the air than it was measured in the corresponding period last year, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The CPCB filed a report before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stating that all pollutants have been reported … Read more
The pollution level in Delhi has been on the rise. Delhi Winter Update: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, temperatures are set to fall in the national capital in the coming days. India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist RK Jenamani said that the western disturbances would cause temperatures in Delhi to fall starting today (Monday), with the decline … Read more
Delhi Air Quality, Air Pollution: On November 9, PM 10 is 425 which is categorized as ‘Very Poor’, and at the same time, PM 2.5 reads 263 which falls into the ‘Severe’ category. (Reuters image) Delhi Air Quality, Air Pollution level, forecast: Residents in Delhi woke up to surroundings engulfed in a thick blanket of … Read more
Delhi Air Quality Index today, Air Pollution: To put into perspective how bad is Delhi’s air quality, the prescribed safe limit of PM2.5 particles in the air is 25 per cubic metre, as per detail provided by the World Health Organisation. (Reuters image) Delhi Air Quality Index today, Air Pollution: The Air Quality Index in … Read more