Air Quality Index
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temp in Delhi settles 3 degrees below
India | Feb 07, 2020, 11:00 AM ISTThe minimum temperature in the city settled at 6.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's normal.
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26 Delhi-bound trains delayed due to fog in north India; AQI in very poor category
India | Jan 11, 2020, 10:03 AM ISTAs the National Capital (NCR) witnessed shallow fog in several parts after the temperature dipped two degrees below, At least 26 Delhi-bound trains were delayed on Saturday by one to five hours due to severe fog in several parts of northern India.
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Air quality remains severe in Delhi, slight improvement likely
India | Dec 21, 2019, 08:45 PM ISTThe city recorded a low of 9.5 degrees Celsius and a high of 18 degrees Celsius, which was three notches below the normal. The government's air quality monitoring and forecasting service, SAFAR, said "huge" accumulation of pollutants occurred last night.
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Delhi's air quality improves to 'moderate' category
India | Dec 14, 2019, 11:48 AM ISTThe city's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 179 at 9.45 am which falls in the "moderate" category as against 316 on Friday morning. The AQI recorded in Ghaziabad was 264, Greater Noida 241, Noida 254, Gurgaon 165, the Meteorological (MeT) department said.
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Air quality 'severe' in Delhi-NCR, rains to bring relief
India | Dec 11, 2019, 08:14 PM ISTWeather department officials said the city recorded a low of 7.9 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, and a high of 23.2 degrees Celsius. On Tuesday, the mercury had dipped to the season's lowest at 7.4 degrees Celsius.
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Twitter users concerned over Sydney air quality
World | Dec 11, 2019, 06:37 PM ISTA concerned city dweller wrote: "We're at the point where smoke in Sydney is so bad, experts are calling for air pollution shelters" One user commented; "This is like Kuala Lumpur in 1993 when rainforests were taken down for agriculture. This smoke is sickening!"
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Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' for 7th consecutive day
India | Dec 10, 2019, 12:05 PM ISTAn AQI between 0-50 is considered "good", 51-100 "satisfactory", 101-200 "moderate", 201-300 "poor", 301-400 "very poor" and 401-500 "severe". An AQI above 500 falls in the "severe plus" category.
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Air quality in national capital remains in "very poor" category
India | Dec 09, 2019, 11:29 AM ISTAn AQI between 0-50 is considered "good", 51-100 "satisfactory", 101-200 "moderate", 201-300 "poor", 301-400 "very poor" and 401-500 "severe". An AQI above 500 falls in the "severe plus" category.
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Punjab shouldn't be blamed for Delhi's pollution: Amarinder Singh
India | Dec 08, 2019, 06:57 AM IST"You keep blaming Punjab for the pollution. This morning I couldn't come from Chandigarh by chopper because of the pollution in Delhi and Punjab had bright sunshine. So we are not giving any smoke from Punjab," Singh said at the 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
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Delhi air 'very poor' for 3rd day, AQI crosses 350 mark
India | Dec 06, 2019, 11:11 AM ISTThe SAFAR model forecast suggests calm surface winds and a decrease in ventilation coefficient for the coming days and the condition was conducive for the pollutant accumulation.
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Uttar Pradesh man finds shredding solution to stubble burning
India | Dec 06, 2019, 10:12 AM ISTGanga Ram Chauhan has invented a bicycle-based shredder machine which can crush and grind elements, including wood, leaves and crop remains into particles of less than 80 mm size. These particles can then be easily converted into compost. The machine costs only around Rs 5,000-6000, he says.
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Smog returns to choke Delhi-NCR, air quality in 'very poor' category
India | Dec 05, 2019, 09:56 PM ISTWith Delhi registering the season's lowest minimum temperature at 7.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday, smog returned to choke Delhi-NCR again, with pollution levels entering the 'severe' zone in many parts of the national capital and its suburbs.
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Delhi's air 'very poor', AQI crosses 300 mark
India | Dec 05, 2019, 01:16 PM ISTThe air quality of the national capital remained 'very poor' for the second consecutive day on Thursday and is likely to further deteriorate to 'severe' category in some parts of the city on Friday.According to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR), the overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 334 on Thursday morning.
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Delhi enjoys cleanest air in Nov, AQI in double digits
India | Nov 29, 2019, 12:16 PM ISTThe air in the national capital was so toxic after Diwali that the Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) had declared a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR and had advised people, especially children and the aged, to limit their exposure to the environment.
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Delhi's air quality improves to moderate category, AQI drops to 158
India | Nov 27, 2019, 12:45 PM ISTAn AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. An AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' category. The city's air quality index was 254 at 9.42 am, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) on Tuesday.
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Delhi air quality remains 'poor'; light rains, thundershower on forecast
India | Nov 26, 2019, 11:25 AM ISTThe city's air quality index was 254 at 9.42 am, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The air quality index was 254 in Faridabad, 266 in Ghaziabad, 243 in Noida, 266 in Greater Noida and 193 in Gurgaon.
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Scientists make low-calorie sugar using bacteria
Science | Nov 25, 2019, 02:52 PM ISTIn the study published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers described a process that may unlock the commercial potential of this low-calorie, low-glycemic sugar.
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Air quality in poor zone in Delhi
India | Nov 26, 2019, 11:24 AM ISTDelhiites woke up a to a cold Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 13.7 degrees Celsius.
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With AQI at 811, Varanasi finds it difficult to breathe
India | Nov 25, 2019, 10:15 AM IST"The roads are congested at all times of the day but people are used to the conditions now. However, of late, there are more and more people complaining of burning sensation in eyes, short breath and even persistent cough.
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Increase in wind speed improves air quality in Delhi
India | Nov 24, 2019, 11:31 AM ISTDelhi and National Capital Region (NCR) recorded a marginal improvement in the air quality on Saturday due to a slight increase in wind speed.