NEW DELHI: A layer of fog blanketed Delhi on Saturday morning, reducing visibility and disrupting traffic. Similar foggy conditions were reported across other parts of North India. In Delhi, flight and train operations were affected, with delays recorded at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and New Delhi Railway Station.According to the Indian Railways, 47…
NEW DELHI: From April, automobile manufacturers will have to mandatorily recycle at least 8% of the steel used in production of vehicles sold in 2005-06, as per the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) norm notified by environment ministry. The percentage of recycling will be gradually increased to 18% by 2035-36.The mandatory provision of steel recycling…
NEW DELHI: A thick blanket of fog covered Delhi-NCR on Friday morning, reducing visibility to zero. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi recorded a temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius at 5.30am. The Met Department has forecasted a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and a maximum of around 20 degrees Celsius for the…
NEW DELHI: The air quality in the Delhi remained in the ‘severe’ category on Wednesday, with a layer of fog shrouding parts of the city and reducing visibility.The minimum temperature in Delhi dropped to 5°C on Wednesday, compared to 7.4°C recorded at 2.30 am on Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Data from the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality continued to remain in ‘very poor’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 346 on Saturday as compared to 331 a day earlier. No improvement in air quality is expected over the next few days.Central Pollution Control Board‘s data shows that the air quality of the city stayed in…
NEW DELHI: Delhi residents awoke to dense smog on Thursday morning, causing a sharp drop in visibility and pushing air quality into the ‘severe’ category.According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 432. Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 473, IGI Airport (T3) 435, and ITO…
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…
Delhi recorded the 6th ‘very poor’ air day of the month on Monday although AQI improved to 304 from 356 a day earlier, according to Central Pollution Control Board’s bulletin released at 4pm. The air quality improved marginally to ‘poor’ by 6pm, with an AQI of 299, as winds picked up. However, it’s likely to…
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday announced a series of anti-pollution measures, including additional metro trips, deployment of over 6,000 MCD workers for controlling road dust and 1,800 extra traffic personnel at congestion points. These announcements were made at a press conference after the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-II was implemented in…
An anti-smog gun being used to spray water droplets to curb air pollution, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: A thin layer of smog engulfed the national capital on Saturday as the Air Quality Index dropped to 226.The highest AQI was recorded in the Akshardham and Anand Vihar areas at 334, categorized as ‘Very Poor,’ according…
