Toxic foam seen floating on the Yamuna River, as pollution level in the river continues to remain high in New Delhi (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: All the top 10 most polluted cities of India were from Delhi-National Capital Region in Oct, according to an analysis by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air…
Nine air quality monitoring stations recorded PM2.5 level exceeding the critical threshold, states CSE NEW DELHI: An analysis by Centre for Science and Environment has drawn attention to the season’s first smog — on Diwali day. It also said that the PM2.5 concentration this Diwali was 34% higher than in 2022, despite both occurring in…
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: The city’s air quality turned ‘very poor’ on Wednesday, a day before Diwali, worsening from ‘poor’ a day earlier due to calm winds and high locally generated pollution, with emissions from transport the leading contributor.As per IITM’s air quality early warning system under the earth sciences ministry, the city’s air is likely to…
