Stubble burning contributes about 35 to 40 per cent of the total pollution load in Delhi-NCR Delhi has been engulfed in a cloud of dense smog yet again this year and the debate on how far are the neighboring states responsible for creating this toxic air still persists. The System of Air Quality and Weather … Read more
Experts attributed the improvement in air quality to record rainfall this monsoon. (File) This October, Delhi witnessed the cleanest air for the month since at least 2018, The Indian Express reported. The average air quality index was 173 during the month, an improvement from last year’s 265. The figures for the corresponding periods in 2019 and 2020 … Read more
“We will celebrate Diwali together. But we will not burst crackers at any cost,” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday. As the air quality in Delhi dropped to the ‘severe’ zone, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people to avoid bursting firecrackers this Diwali. Addressing a webcast on Thursday, Kejriwal said the rising air pollution … Read more
NEW DELHI: The average air quality across the capital turned hazardous on Thursday morning, reaching ‘severe’ levels as burning of harvest residue in northern India soared to the highest this season. Average Air Quality Index rose to 508 by noon on Thursday as unfavourable wind carried toxic fumes nearly 5,000 fires in farms of Punjab, … Read more