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  Delhi's air quality plunges to 'severe' category; locals advised to avoid outdoor activities

  India | November 13, 2021 9:15 IST

  On Thursday too, the air quality had plunged into the 'severe category' by reporting an AQI of 404 in the city.

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  Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor'; CPCB suggests cleaning of roads, water sprinkling

  India | November 10, 2021 6:27 IST

  Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has blamed stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh behind the rise in air pollution in the national capital.

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  Delhi's air quality 'severe'; people advised to avoid outdoor activities

  India | November 08, 2021 12:50 IST

  An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 are marked as severe/hazardous.

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  Delhi's air quality remains 'severe'; 114 tankers to sprinkle water on roads

  India | November 07, 2021 10:16 IST

  An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 are marked as severe/hazardous.

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  Delhi's 'hazardous' AQI is now bigger threat than COVID, say experts; political parties at spat

  India | November 06, 2021 18:08 IST

  According to an official report released by the Delhi government, the contribution of stubble burning to the city's PM 2.5 pollution was recorded at 36 per cent as of Friday. This is the highest emission so far this season.     

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  Higher wind speed flushes out pollution in Delhi; air quality likely to improve over next 2 days

  India | November 06, 2021 13:57 IST

  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 witnesses worst post-Diwali AQI in 5 years; smog levels off the charts

  India | November 05, 2021 23:16 IST

  Ahead of the festive season, the Delhi government had announced a complete ban on firecrackers till January 1, 2022, and ran a campaign against their sale and use. However, the AQI at the end of Friday was recorded at 462.

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  Anti-smog initiatives increase as Delhi battles pollution post Diwali celebration

  India | November 05, 2021 14:34 IST

  An anti-smog gun is a device to combat air pollution which will spray atomised water to settle the dust and other suspended particles in the atmosphere.

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  Delhi's air quality 'very poor'; likely to improve with winds

  India | November 01, 2021 7:15 IST

  As per government agencies, an AQI within the range of 0-5 is regarded as 'good', 51-100 is 'satisfactory', 101-200 is 'moderate', 201-300 is 'poor' and 301-400 is 'very poor' and 401-500 is considered 'severe'.

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  Delhi's air quality 'very poor'; clear skies on forecast

  India | October 30, 2021 11:08 IST

  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 improves to 'moderate' with rains; cloudy sky on forecast today

  India | October 25, 2021 10:08 IST

  An AQI between 0-50 is marked good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201- 300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is considered severe.

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  'Very poor' air quality in Delhi but contribution of stubble burning to city air comes down to 2%

  India | October 17, 2021 22:32 IST

  Ministry of Earth Sciences' forecast body SAFAR said the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded as 350, which falls in the 'very poor' category with PM2.5 as the lead pollutant.  

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  Pollution in Delhi on rise: Kejriwal warns of more air deterioration due to stubble burning

  India | October 10, 2021 7:06 IST

  An AQI between 0-50 is marked good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201- 300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is considered severe.

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  Partially cloudy Delhi experiences 'good' air day

  India | September 25, 2021 12:27 IST

  "There is a chance of light to moderate rainfall in Delhi and its adjoining areas," a MET official said, adding that the intensity of rain will start reducing from Monday with no rain was expected on Wednesday.

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  Delhi air quality 'poor'; light rain, thunderstorms likely today

  India | March 22, 2021 9:52 IST

  Moderate to poor AQI is forecast for March 23 and 24. Isolated thunderstorms with gusty winds can lead to local dust lifting on March 23 and 24," SAFAR said in its bulletin.

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  Delhi's air quality improves to 'poor' category; AQI drops to 280

  India | March 20, 2021 13:17 IST

  The air quality in Delhi improved to the 'poor' from 'very poor' category on Saturday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 280, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

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  Delhi air quality 'moderate' today

  India | March 07, 2021 9:22 IST

  AQI is forecasted to further improve and in the Moderate to Satisfactory category for March 7 and marginally deteriorate to Moderate to Poor category on 8 and March 9," SAFAR said in its bulletin.

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  Delhi's air quality improves to 'poor' category, mercury settles at 17.8 degrees C

  India | February 27, 2021 13:14 IST

  SAFAR in its bulletin said that an increase in temperature and boundary layer height has helped in pushing the national capital's overall air quality from the 'very poor' to 'poor' category.

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  Delhi air quality continues to remain very poor

  India | February 23, 2021 10:31 IST

  According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), PM10 pollutants were recorded at 245 and PM2.5 pollutants were recorded at 131.

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  Dense fog shrouds Delhi; AQI remains 'very poor'

  India | February 20, 2021 10:05 IST

  Delhi woke up to "dense to very dense fog" on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 10.4 degrees Celsius, as per the Meteorological department.