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

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

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

Delayed monsoon withdrawal, wind direction ensure cleanest October air since 2018 in Delhi

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Delayed monsoon withdrawal, wind direction ensure cleanest October air since 2018 in Delhi

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