According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India, the overall air quality in the national capital Delhi (Overall) is in the 'severe' category with Air Quality Index (AQI) of 504.
Delhi Minister Gopal Rai on Friday late evening took stock of Anand Vihar bus depot after the air quality index of Anand Vihar touched the 'hazardous' category.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) today published a weather forecast expecting the country to be affected, from Saturday through Wednesday, by an extension of surface low pressure from the East with an extension of upper air low pressure accompanied by a Jet stream from the West.
As the Air Quality Index (AQI) in several parts of Delhi-NCR is reeling under the 'severe' category, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday sought responses from the Chief Secretaries of the affected states and directed to take immediate remedial action and submit the action taken repor
Speaking to ANI, Gupte emphasised that the growth in the airline industry is expected to persist, as it correlates with the country's robust GDP growth, making India's economy one of the strongest among major nations worldwide.
Agriculture Department officials in the Moga district of Punjab have said that 321 farmers in the district have indulged in stubble burning, and they have gone to the fields of 205 farmers and imposed a fine against them.
As Delhi's air continues to be unbreathable, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday chaired a meeting with officials at Raj Niwas to review the situation.
A suspected missile hit a convoy of ambulances near the territory's Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, killing many people, The Times of Israel reported citing the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Friday.
Bangladesh cricket team had to cancel their training session in Delhi on Friday in order to safeguard their players from the air pollution in the city, according to team director Khaled Mahmud.
Alleging that both the Centre and Delhi government have done nothing to address air pollution in the national capital, Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely said on Friday that the dust will increase in the city if metro projects are delayed by the government.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gaurav Bhatia slammed the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the air pollution in the national capital and said that everyone knows that the AAP Chief is known for corruption now he is also going to be known for his ineffectiveness and false promises.