New Delhi [India]: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday accused the Delhi government of manipulating Air Quality Index (AQI) data, alleging that monitoring stations were shut down on Diwali night and water was sprinkled on stations at pollution hotspots to influence pollution readings. Speaking outside the Commission for Air Quality Management.
New Delhi: Delhi-NCR residents woke up to a chilly Saturday morning, with the air quality remaining in the ‘moderate’ category following an unusually wet and cold end to October. Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 110 at 8 a.m., placing the overall air quality in the ‘moderate’ category. Air quality readings varied across.
Delhi’s air pollution is once again raising health concerns, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) entering the ‘poor’ category. As pollution levels rise, one question is becoming increasingly important: Can wearing an N95 mask actually protect you from Delhi’s polluted air? From commuters travelling to work to children going to school, exposure to polluted air.
New Delhi: Delhi and most parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) are likely to experience predominantly dry weather on Saturday, with no major spell of heavy rain forecast for New Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and several other areas, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather agency has forecast partly cloudy skies over.
Residents of Delhi woke up to widespread rainfall on Monday morning, offering relief from the recent spell of intense heat. The showers follow similar weather over the weekend that helped push temperatures below the 40-degree mark.
Islamabad: Lahore has been ranked at the top of global pollution charts with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of more than 450, according to the Swiss air quality monitor IQAir, local media reported on Wednesday. Lahore Most Polluted City, Karachi Also on List Lahore, with an AQI of 452, was ranked in the first spot.
New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas on Friday invoked actions under Stage III (‘Severe’ air quality in Delhi), as the air quality dipped with the AQI touching 354, an official said. The Sub Committee on Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) “decided to invoke all actions under Stage-III (‘Severe’.
Islamabad: Lahore has been ranked at the top of global pollution charts with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of more than 300, according to the Swiss air quality monitor IQAir, which labelled it as an extremely unhygienic and polluted air prevails in various cities of Pakistan, local media reported on Wednesday. Lahore, with an AQI.
New Delhi: As Delhi-NCR chokes under “severe” air quality amid a dense blanket of smog, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to consider directing schools to postpone sports and games scheduled for November–December to safer months, once air quality improves. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI).
