Air Quality Index
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Delhi AQI improves to 'moderate' category, likely to deteriorate
India | Feb 07, 2021, 09:47 AM ISTThe air quality of the national capital improved to the 'moderate' category on Sunday as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 159.
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Delhi's air quality in 'severe' category, AQI at 431
India | Jan 15, 2021, 10:56 AM ISTAccording to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), several spots in the city reported AQIs at the higher end of the 'severe' category including RK Puram (492), Dwarka Sec-8 (497), Ashok Vihar (472), Shadipur (443) and North Campus (448) among many others.
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Kolkata's air quality turns poor in fog conditions
India | Dec 12, 2020, 08:01 AM ISTIn the northern parts of the city, air quality was categorised as very poor as wintry conditions prevailed preventing the dust particles from dispersing.
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Air quality in Delhi, adjoining areas turns 'severe' as people defy cracker ban on Diwali
India | Nov 14, 2020, 06:58 PM ISTDelhi's air quality turned "severe" on Diwali with stubble burning accounting for 32 percent of the city's PM2.5 pollution and calm winds worsening the situation as they allowed the accumulation of pollutants, weather officials said.
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UP govt bans fire crackers in 13 districts; green crackers allowed in better air quality districts
India | Nov 10, 2020, 06:50 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that the sale and bursting of firecrackers will be banned in 13 districts, located in or near National Capital Region, from midnight November 9 to midnight November 30.
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Delhi air quality deteriorates: AQI in Anand Vihar, Mundka, Okhla, Wazirpur 'severe'
India | Nov 09, 2020, 08:37 AM ISTThe national capital's air quality has been deteriorating with increased stubble burning in Punjab and nearby regions. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), air quality index (AQI) on Monday was recorded at 484 in Anand Vihar which falls in the 'severe' category.
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Firecrackers banned in these states, cities ahead of Diwali
India | Nov 06, 2020, 06:32 PM ISTDiwali, along with exictement, also brings the concern of rise in pollution. Therefore, to tackle post-Diwali dip in air quality level, a couple of states, cities, have already ban use of firecrackers.
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Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase COVID-19 death risk, say scientists
Science | Nov 06, 2020, 12:06 PM ISTThe research, published in the journal Science Advances, investigated the impact of long-term exposure to PM 2.5 pollutants -- tiny particles in the air that are two and one half microns or less in width -- on COVID-19 mortality rates in 3089 counties in the US, "covering 98 per cent of the population."
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Delhi air quality continues to be 'very poor'
News | Nov 02, 2020, 11:16 AM ISTPollution continues to affect the quality of air in the national capital. Air Quality Index remains in 'very poor' category in parts of Delhi as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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Rs 1 cr fine, 5-year jail: Centre promulgates ordinance to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR
India | Oct 29, 2020, 01:08 PM ISTAccording to the ordinance, a Commission for Air Quality Management will be set up for the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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Commission for Air Quality in NCR notified
India | Oct 29, 2020, 12:45 PM ISTThe notification by the Ministry of Law and Justice said an ordinance will provide for the constitution of a commission for better coordination, research, identification and resolution of problems surrounding the air quality index.
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Delhi's air quality worsens post Dussehra celebrations: A look at the AQI meter
India | Oct 26, 2020, 09:14 AM ISTThe air quality in the national capital worsened on Monday morning post Dussehra celebrations, likely to pose additional health risks amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Air quality remains unhealthy as smog lingers sky of Delhi
News | Oct 21, 2020, 02:00 PM ISTAir quality of national capital, Delhi remained unhealthy on October 21. Air Quality Index (AQI) near ITO recorded PM 2.5 at 150 and PM 10 at 186. Delhiites raised concern over the bad air quality amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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Shut non-complying thermal power plants if air quality worsens: SC-appointed panel tells UP, Haryana
India | Oct 20, 2020, 11:33 AM IST"I had in this letter explained that we may have to direct the closure of thermal power plants, which do not meet the 2015 standards as air quality deteriorates in the coming days," he said
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This city's AQI rating is worst in the world. No, it's not Delhi!
World | Oct 18, 2020, 01:48 PM ISTIn Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five pollutants: Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone, The Daily Star newspaper reported.
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Air quality in Delhi remains 'poor'
News | Oct 16, 2020, 12:40 PM ISTThe national capital's Air Quality Index remains in 'poor' category on October 16. Air Quality Index is at 285 in ITO, 243 in RK Puram and 259 in Anand Vihar.
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Delhi's air quality 'poor' due to spike in farm fires, likely to deteriorate further
India | Oct 08, 2020, 10:47 PM ISTDelhi's air quality was recorded in the "poor" category on Thursday and is likely to deteriorate further due to unfavourable meteorological conditions and a spike in farm fires.
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Delhi's air quality moderate, may turn poor on Monday
India | Oct 03, 2020, 11:01 PM ISTThe national capital's air quality was recorded in the "moderate" category on Saturday, and is likely to turn "poor" in two days due to lowering temperatures and slow wind speed.
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As air quality improves, people joke about seeing Canada, Burj Khalifa, and solar system from house
Trending | Apr 06, 2020, 11:01 PM ISTAfter the hypnotizing sight of Dhauladhar mountain range, people on Twitter started coming up with edited pictures and jokes of various places like Canada, solar system, Burj Khalifa, Karachi, Eiffel Tower being visible from their windows and porch.
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World’s most polluted cities are mostly in India, Delhi tops list
India | Feb 25, 2020, 06:15 PM ISTIndia has once again topped the annual list of cities with the worst air quality in the world. According to a new report by AirVisual, which monitors international air pollution, 21 of the world's 30 cities with the worst air pollution are in India.