Air Quality Index
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Delhi's air quality worsens with each day as rains recede, will AQI see further dip?
India | Sep 21, 2022, 08:12 AM ISTDelhi Air Quality: On Tuesday, the air quality index of Delhi’s most polluted hot spot, Anand Vihar, reached the severe category.
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Air pollution 2nd biggest health risk in India, annual economic cost over USD 150bn: Report
India | Mar 23, 2022, 10:15 PM ISTWorld Air Quality Report 2022, prepared by Swiss organization IQAir and released globally on Tuesday, found that India's PM 2.5 level returned to pre-COVID lockdown concentrations measured in 2019.
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Honeywell Launches indoor air quality device
Technology | Feb 21, 2022, 07:02 PM ISTHoneywell unveiled a 'make in India' indoor air quality (IAQ) monitor which will alert building owners on potential issues to proactively improve indoor air quality. The touchscreen-enabled device is capable to measure key parameters like temperature, indoor air pollutants, relative humidity, and provides an IAQ index based on the readings.
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Delhi's air quality in 'poor' category with AQI 235
India | Feb 16, 2022, 09:59 AM ISTSeveral areas in the national capital, including Delhi University, Pusa, Lodhi Road and Indira Gandhi International Airport (Terminal 3) recorded air quality in the 'poor' category with an AQI of 262, 249, 228, and 215 respectively.
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Mumbai records AQI 271; air quality severe in parts of city
India | Jan 25, 2022, 04:24 PM ISTAir Quality Index is a yardstick used to measure the quality of air in a particular area. It is measured from 0 to 500. A higher AQI indicates greater level of pollutants in the air.
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Delhi witnesses best Air Quality Index after over 2 months as heavy rains lash Delhi-NCR
India | Jan 08, 2022, 11:02 AM ISTThis was the best air quality in Delhi since October 26, 2021, when it was recorded at 139.
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Delhi records minimum temperature of 13.5 degrees Celsius, light rain likely
India | Jan 07, 2022, 12:19 PM ISTThe maximum temperature is expected to settle at 19 degrees Celsius. Isolated thunderstorms and hail are predicted over Delhi on Friday and Saturday, the IMD said.
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Delhi: Air quality in 'very poor' category; overall AQI stands at 398
India | Dec 25, 2021, 10:03 AM ISTMeanwhile, the air quality of NCR region like Noida, Gurugram remains in 'severe' and in 'very poor category respectively.
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Air quality in Delhi remains in 'very poor' category
India | Dec 23, 2021, 11:05 AM ISTAccording to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). the concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at 'very poor' category.
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Delhi: Air quality remains in 'very poor' category, likely to improve from Friday
India | Dec 16, 2021, 07:31 AM ISTA shallow foggy condition is likely to keep AQI poor for the next two days in Delhi.
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Air quality in Delhi, Noida in 'very poor' category
India | Dec 15, 2021, 09:41 AM ISTAccording to SAFAR, the level of PM 2.5 at 7:20 am stands at 'very poor' category.
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Delhi air quality improves marginally, moves to poor category
India | Dec 12, 2021, 10:02 AM ISTAs per the government agencies, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
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Delhi's air quality marginally improves, still in 'poor' category
India | Dec 08, 2021, 09:14 AM ISTThe air quality in the national capital remained stagnant in the 'very poor' category for several days in the past week.
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Delhi: Air quality remains in 'very poor' category
India | Dec 04, 2021, 10:12 AM ISTThe air quality in Noida has improved from 'hazardous' to 'very poor' category. The overall AQI in Noida stood at 331.
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'You want us to ban industries in Pakistan?' Supreme Court to UP Govt over air pollution
India | Dec 03, 2021, 02:09 PM IST"Do you want us to ban Pakistan’s industries," Chief Justice of India NV Ramana asked senior advocate Ranjit Kumar who appeared for the UP government.
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Delhi air pollution: Trucks entry banned till Dec 3 as AQI continues to remain very poor
India | Nov 24, 2021, 08:56 PM ISTOn November 13, the Delhi government had ordered closure of all educational institutes, banned construction and demolition activities and asked its employees to work from home to combat air pollution and minimise its health effects.
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How to protect yourself from harmful effects of air pollution?
Health | Nov 24, 2021, 09:09 AM ISTPreventive steps for air pollution, such as avoiding leaving the house during pollution, utilising air purifiers at home, staying hydrated, and eating immunity-boosting foods, are all essential.
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Delhi air quality remains in 'very poor' category today, AQI at 332
India | Nov 19, 2021, 10:31 AM ISTThe entry of trucks in Delhi except those carrying essential commodities has been stopped till November 21, 2021.
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Delhi's air quality stagnant in 'very poor' category for fifth consecutive day, AQI stands at 362
India | Nov 18, 2021, 08:37 AM ISTConstruction and demolition work has also been banned till November 21 in Delhi, while schools and other educational institutes will remain closed in the national capital until further orders, Rai informed.
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Punjab farmers continue to burn stubble, say govt has not provided compensation or equipment
India | Nov 15, 2021, 08:01 AM ISTThe process of burning farm residue is one of the major causes of air pollution in parts of north India, deteriorating the air quality around this time of the year.