NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Sunday announced the enforcement of Stage-IV (Severe+) actions under the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR. The measures will take effect from 8 am on Monday (November 18), stepping up efforts to tackle the worsening air quality in the region. This decision was…
NEW DELHI: The city’s air quality slipped to severe levels again Saturday after improving marginally to the higher end of ‘very poor’ the day before, thanks to sluggish weather conditions and a spike in stubble burning (season’s highest share of 37.5%), among other factors. Bursting of firecrackers in parts of the city on Gurpurab on…
NEW DELHI: Delhi residents are facing dangerously poor air quality for the fourth day in a row. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reports that the Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 406 on Saturday morning, classifying the air quality as ‘severe’. This level of pollution poses health risks such as breathing problems, eye irritation, and…
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…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday, with parts of the city experiencing heavy smog, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to CPCB data, the AQI in areas like Akshardham reached 351, while Kalindi Kunj and nearby locations recorded an AQI of 323, both classified as…
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…
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: Despite a drop in the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s air pollution, the city’s air quality deteriorated sharply to ‘very poor’ on Sunday, with AQI rising over 100 points from ‘poor’ just a day ago.The city’s average AQI rose from 255 on Saturday to 356 and is likely to remain ‘very poor’…
