Tag: Delhi air
Delhi's 'poor' Air Quality To Deteriorate Further In 3 Days
The air quality of the national capital remained in the poor category on Thursday as forecast said AQI will likely deteriorate in the next three days by Sunday. This could prove acutely hazardous for Covid patients in the capital. ....
Delhi's Air Quality Improves To Moderate Category, AQI Drops To 198
The air quality index of the national capital improved a notch and stood at 199, the higher-end of the moderate category, on Friday morning, according to the Central pollution Board's data at 12 p.m. The capital city and surrounding areas witnessed poor quality of air for two days.....
Delhi's Air Quality Dips Further
The air quality index of the national capital plummeted to 221 and stood in the poor category on Saturday, a day after improving a notch, with West Delhi recording the most polluted air, according to Central pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.....
Doctors Flag Rise In Respiratory Ailments As Delhi Air Turns Foul
With the sharp increase in air pollution in the national capital, several public health experts have flagged a rise in the number of patients reporting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. ....
65% Delhi-NCR Households Have One Or More Individuals With Pollution-related Ailments
About 65 per cent households of Delhi have one or more individuals who have already started experiencing pollution-related ailments, a survey has revealed. ....
Javadekar Flags Off 50 CPCB Teams To Curb Pollution In Delhi-NCR
To check the rising pollution levels across Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), Union Minister of Environment Prakash Javadekar on Thursday flagged off 50 teams of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for conducting field visits to the various hot spots to ensure checks on pollution. The field visits starting on October 15 will continue till February 28 next year. ....
BJP, AAP In War Of Words Over Who Is To Blame For Delhi Pollution
The politics over stubble burning and subsequent air pollution in Delhi has heated up with the BJP hitting back at the Aam Aadmi party on Saturday, a day after the AAP blamed the Centre for it. The BJP claimed that it has been 'proven' that there is more pollution due to local factors inside Delhi. ....
Delhi Sees Marginal Improvement In Air Quality
The air quality of the national capital and the surrounding regions has improved marginally owing to a slight increase in surface winds, but is likely to deteriorate mid-week, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, a Central government agency said on Monday. ....
Odd-even Scheme Will Be Last Resort: Delhi Environment Minister On Air Pollution
As Delhi heads for another polluted winter, state Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said that the "odd-even" scheme will be the government's last resort if other methods to improve the air quality fail. ....
Raghav Chadha Asks Commuters To Turn Off Car Engines At Red Light
Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Monday took to Delhi streets to urge commuters at the busy intersection of Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Chowk, near Rajendra Place Metro Station, to do their bit to make the national capital clean and green.....
