Stubble burning, local sources of pollution and one night full of firecrackers does not really help much either. (File image for representation) Delhi pollution: It’s that time of the year! Not the festive season, but the season that makes it hard for Delhiites to breathe. The end of October and the beginning of November is … 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
Air quality data helps visualize and quantify the ambient air pollution of any given location down to the postcode and neighbourhood level. By Akshay Joshi Remember the last time you saw something strange floating in your glass of water? Just hand it back, and wait till you get home to drink clean, safe water. Unfortunately, … Read more
New Delhi: The temperature in the national capital would start falling from Monday under the impact of the western disturbances, the India Meteorological Department said, and the fall is expected by 3-4 degrees Celsius. The officials told IANS that Delhi witnessed a warmer morning on Monday than the morning after Diwali. As per the department, … Read more
Since 2017, the Delhi-NCR has seen a spike in the pollution level around this time of the year. (Image credit: ANI) It’s that time of the year again! As Delhi braces for the winter along with the ongoing multi-viral season, the toxic smog has made a quiet comeback in the National Capital Region. The pollution … Read more
Sept. 25, 2020 — Along with the rest of the world, Sarah B. Henderson, PhD, watched as massive wildfires blazed across California, Oregon, and Washington. “What happened on the West Coast this year wasn’t unexpected,” says Henderson, an international expert on wildfires. “Not that it was expected this year per se, but we just have … Read more