NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has announced the implementation of GRAP 3 (Graded Response Action Plan) in Delhi NCR starting tomorrow from 8am as air quality deteriorates to the ‘severe’ category. The GRAP comprises specific measures to tackle deteriorating air quality in Delhi and NCR regions. GRAP is announced when Air…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday called Delhi a “gas chamber“, as pollution levels continue to rise in the national capital.“Coming back to Delhi from Wayanad where the air is beautiful and the AQI is 35, was like entering a gas chamber. The blanket of smog is even more shocking when seen…
NEW DELHI: Toxic smog hung over the city on Monday and more stations recorded ‘severe’ air quality, even though the overall Air Quality Index of the capital remained in the upper levels of the ‘very poor’ zone. The smog that had formed in the morning persisted through the day due to calm wind conditions and…
Delhi’s air quality worst in over 9 months NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality sharply worsened on Sunday as calm winds and low mercury impacted the dispersion of pollutants. Within 24 hours, the Air Quality Index (AQI) rose from 316 on Saturday to 382, placing it in the higher end of the ‘very poor’ category. This…
NEW DELHI: Good weather spared Delhiites a “severe” punishment a day after Diwali as widespread use of fireworks, a spike in the share of stubble burning, and emissions from other local sources releasing toxic gases pushed the city’s air quality into the upper level of “very poor” late Thursday night and Friday morning. High ventilation…
NEW DELHI: Delhi continued to grapple with rising pollution on Friday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the ‘very poor’ category, recorded at 389 around 7:23 am, according to Central Pollution Control Board. The national capital saw a thick layer of smog shrouding the city in the morning hours.SEE ALSO: Delhi AQI indexThe…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Wednesday wrote a letter to chief minister Atishi, expressing his concern over the city’s worsening air pollution and the lack of concrete action taken by the government. In the letter, Saxena said that he has written numerous “pleading letters to chief ministers of neighbouring states and duly…
<p>An anti-smog vehicle sprinkles water to curb air pollution amid deteriorating air quality (ANI photo)<br></p> NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government has pointed to buses from neighboring Uttar Pradesh as a key factor behind the deteriorating air quality in parts of the capital, especially in the Anand Vihar area. While conducting an inspection…
