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Air Quality In Delhi Very Poor; AQI Reaches 339
Delhi's air quality has continued to deteriorate as the Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 339 on December 1. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientists, the AQI increment was due to dipping temperature. The IMD added that the wind speed, which is expected slow down from December 2, is likely to aggravate the issue. The Centre's weather forecasting wing SAFAR has also predicted the air quality to remain in the very poor zone… read-more
Tags: Delhi, air quality index, India Meteorological Department, Pollution
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Air Quality Escalates in Delhi as AQI drops from 'Very Poor" to 'Moderate'
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped from 302 to 137 on November 27, proceeding to "moderate" category. As per the experts, strong winds and less stubble burning around the city were two reasons behind the better air quality. Although, centre's Air Quality Early Warning System predicted Delhi's air to remain "satisfactory" to "moderate" on November 27 and "moderate" to "poor" the next day.… read-more
Tags: Delhi, India Meteorological Department, Air Pollution, air quality index
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Delhi Air Quality Deteriorates to 'Severe' Day After Ignoring Cracker Bans
The national capital of India woke up to a smoggy morning on November 15, as the air quality turned "severe" in Delhi. According to Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the areas in the "severe" category included ITO with Air Quality Index (AQI) of 461, Anand Vihar (478), Faridabad(438), Ghaziabad (483), Gurgaon (424) and Noida (466). Experts believe that the increase in pollution levels are due to the people ignoring "cracker bans" in… read-more
Tags: Delhi, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, air quality index
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Environment Minister Virtually Launches Biomass Plant To Curb Air Pollution
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar virtually launched a demonstration of biomass plant at Pune. The plant produces compressed biogas from biomass which will help in curbing pollution. He also announced setting-up of a commission led by MM Kutty, former Chief secretary of Delhi, to fight air pollution along with adjoining states. Javadekar was addressing a meeting called on to discuss the steps to combat air pollution and chalk a… read-more
Tags: Urban Air Pollution, Union Environment Minister, national capital, air quality index
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Delhi Witnesses 'Severe' Air Quality as Index Touches 452 Mark
The Central Pollution Control Board stated that Delhi's air quality became worse as it shifted to 'Severe' from 'Very Poor' on November 5. The city reported air quality Index score of 452 which is considered to affect the health of a normal person. One of the scientists from the Indian Meteorological Department mentioned that deposition of pollutants is not possible anytime soon as air is 'subsiding' in the city.
Tags: Delhi, air quality index, Pollution
Courtesy: The Hindustan Times
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SAFAR Report Indicates Air Quality Improvement In Delhi
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) on September 27 stated that the air quality in Delhi has improved due to the high wind speed. Reportedly, the ventilation conditions will remain 'moderate' for the next three days. SAFAR further added that the impact of farm fires in Punjab and the borders was negligible due to unfavourable wind direction and speed.
Tags: Delhi, air quality index, SAFAR, Air Pollution
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