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Delhi's air quality remains 'severe' at 452 as thick smog blankets the cap
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The National Capital Delhi continued to grapple with poor air quality on Monday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 452 at around 8 am, placing it in the 'Severe' category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Thick smog envelops several cities across Uttar Pradesh; poor air quality
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The cities of Uttar Pradesh woke up to thick smog on Saturday morning, with air quality declining across several areas of the state.
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Implementing multi-pronged measures to curb air pollution from paddy stubb
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Minister said that air pollution in NCR results from multiple factors, including vehicular emissions, industrial pollution, construction and demolition dust, biomass burning, municipal solid waste burning, and stubble burning, among others. Recognising the role of paddy stubble burnin
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Delhi enveloped in toxic smog as air continues to be 'very poor' at 341 AQ
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Delhiites have spent around half of November in a toxic smog with either 'very poor' or 'severe' category, with no end to the breathing difficulties following the lifting of curbs under the Graded Action Respect Plan - 3(GRAP 3).
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CJI Surya Kant expresses difficulty in morning walk due to air pollution i
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday expressed difficulty in going for morning walks due to very poor air quality in Delhi.
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Pakistan: Lahore ranked second most polluted city in world
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Poor air quality has made Lahore being ranked the second most polluted city in the world with an AQI reading of 396 on Saturday, ARY News reported.
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Delhi's overall AQI remains in 'poor' category, multiple stations record '
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'poor' category on Saturday morning as the overall AQI recorded at 8 am was 245.
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Doctors warn of 15 per cent rise in respiratory cases in Delhi as air poll
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With air pollution levels rising sharply during October and November, doctors in Delhi warn that poor air quality is severely affecting vital organs, particularly in vulnerable groups.
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Delhi wakes up to 'Poor' air quality; Pulmonologist warns of rising health
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Raising concern regarding higher levels of AQI, Pulmonologist Dr. Sharad Joshi from Ghaziabad said, "Air Quality Index (AQI) has risen significantly, leading to higher levels of particulate pollutants from sources like crop burning, vehicular exhaust, and fireworks. This exacerbates respi
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Jaipur's green lung in peril: AAP MP Sanjay Singh seeks PM Modi's interven
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sanjay Singh, in a letter to PM Modi, mentioned that the project is against the "ideology" of PM Modi's "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam" mission and would harm the natural form and ecological balance of the area, exacerbating Jaipur's already poor air quality and destroying habitats of various plant and
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Stage-I GRAP measures enforced in NCR as Delhi AQI plunges to 'poor'
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
In view of rising pollution levels, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has enforced Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR with immediate effect.
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Stage-I GRAP measures enforced across NCR as Delhi AQI remains 'poor'
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Forecasts by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) have predicted that the AQI will remain in the lower end of the 'Poor' range on May 17 as well.
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