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Delhi's AQI at 213; air quality slips to 'poor' category
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The air quality in the national capital continued to be in the 'poor' category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 213 around 7 am on Sunday, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' at 312 despite marginal improvemen
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Delhi continued to grapple with 'very poor' air quality on Thursday morning, even as there was a marginal improvement in pollution levels, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 312 around 7 am, according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Delhi air quality deteriorates to 305, enters ' very poor' category
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The national capital Delhi witnessed a significant deterioration in its air quality on Friday morning. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was 305 at around 8 am. Hence, entering the 'very poor' category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Air quality worsens in Delhi, AQI recorded at 438
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The national capital woke up to a thick blanket of toxic smog on Sunday morning, sharply reducing visibility and causing discomfort to residents across the city. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 390 around 7 am, placing it in the 'very poor' category, according to the C
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Pollution on rise due to vehicle congestion at MCD toll plazas: AAP's Prav
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi MCD Sah-Prabhari Praveen Kumar alleged that long queues of vehicles at toll plazas run by the BJP-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) were worsening the capital's air pollution, despite clear Supreme Court directions to shut them down.
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No fuel for vehicles without Pollution Under Control Certificate from Dec
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Announcing strict measures to control vehicular pollution in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday said that vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will not be supplied fuel at petrol pumps in Delhi, starting from De
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"What is the point of apologising?": Priyanka Gandhi reacts to Delhi Minis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters, the Congress MP said, "What is the point of apologising?... We have said that everyone should collectively take solid decisions, but not even a discussion is happening here (in the Parliament)."
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"GRAP-IV a 'reactive measure', not a solution," says environmentalist Bhav
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Environmentalist Bhavreen Kandhari on Sunday criticised the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), calling it a "reactive measure" rather than a long-term solution, following the imposition of Stage-IV restrictions in the national capital amid worsening air pollution.
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Persistent smog makes Delhi's air quality 'very poor', AQI soars to 386
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Despite marginal improvements in recent weeks, large parts of the capital remained engulfed in dense and toxic smog. A thick haze was reported in areas such as Ghazipur and Anand Vihar, where visibility remained severely low.
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SC asks Delhi govt to furnish details about efficacy in measuring AQI
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit detailing the nature of the equipment and its efficiency in measuring the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital.
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As AQI soars, senior lawyer urges hybrid hearings in Delhi HC
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
In a detailed letter addressed to Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Pahwa highlights that the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) has remained in the 'severe' category, frequently touching 450-600 in several monitoring zones. PM2.5 levels, he notes, have crossed 190 mg/m³, more than
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Delhi wakes up to toxic layer of smog, overall AQI at 397 in 'very poor' c
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi woke up on Friday to a thick layer of toxic smog, as the air quality in the national capital showed no improvement, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 397, categorised as 'very poor' at 8 am on Friday. The AQI at 7 am was 399, only a point less than touching the 'severe' c
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