NEW DELHI: Delhi continued to reel under a severe air pollution crisis on Sunday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 439 at 7 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).The situation worsened overnight, with the AQI at 432 at 10 pm on Saturday, remaining in the ‘severe’ category,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality worsened again on Saturday after a brief improvement earlier in the week, with several parts of the city recording pollution levels in the ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories. Residents across the capital woke up to thick smog, which reduced visibility in many areas. According to data from the Central Pollution…
NEW DELHI: As air quality deteriorated to ‘severe plus’ across Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday directed Delhi and NCR state governments to ensure the immediate suspension of all outdoor physical sports activities, warning that their continuation poses a “serious health risk to children.“In a letter to the chief secretaries of…
NEW DELHI: Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi has once again raised alarm over Delhi’s deteriorating air quality, sharing multiple posts on X (formerly Twitter) highlighting the city’s hazardous pollution levels. In her latest update, she revealed that the Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) currently stands at 458, classifying the air as hazardous. The main pollutants…
NEW DELHI: The capital’s overall air quality index (AQI) fluctuates from day to day, but for its 13 pollution hotspots, the story rarely changes — thick smog and dangerously high pollution levels showing little sign of relief. An analysis of annual PM2.5 concentrations at these hotspots shows that 11 of them recorded a rise in…
NEW DELHI: As Delhi’s air quality dipped to alarming levels again, a viral post on X has captured the extent of the city’s worsening pollution. Kapil Dhama, an entrepreneur, shared a short clip showing his home’s air quality monitor reading 97 AQI while all doors were closed and four air purifiers ran non-stop. But the…