Tag: Air quality
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Air Quality of Delhi improved top moderate
From tomorrow onwards relatively calm surface winds are likely and air quality gradually degrades back to 'poor'
February 5, 2022 -
Air quality of Delhi on Monday was in poor category
The minimum temperature on Monday is likely to be at 8 degree Celsius while maximum temperature is predicted to reach 23 degree Celsius.
January 31, 2022 -
Telangana forms panel to improve air quality in Hyderabad
The panel has been constituted for implementation of 15th Finance Commission's recommendations to million plus cities for augmenting the measures to improve air quality component.
January 22, 2022 -
Delhi’s AQI slips back to “very poor” category with 3.8 degrees C as minimum temperature
The national capital on Friday slipped back to "very poor" quality of air from "poor quality" yesterday. The AQI at 7 am was 304, but it increased to 356 at 7 pm.
December 31, 2021 -
Delhi’s air quality remains in ‘very poor’ category
The ban on trucks entering Delhi continues for now but all such vehicles engaged in essential services remain exempted.
December 16, 2021 -
40 Delhi malls using gensets to be shut down
This move came after the Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas to take a decision on relaxing ban on construction activities and restrictions on industrial activities, after examining representation of various bodies.
December 10, 2021 -
Delhi-NCR’s air quality to further improve after Nov 27
The air quality is likely to remain in 'very poor' category. Gradual improvement is likely from November 27. PM2.5 to be the predominant pollutant, it said.
November 25, 2021 -
Only CNG, e-vehicles allowed to enter Delhi from Nov 27: Rai
"Schools, colleges, libraries and other educational institutions will also be reopened from November 29 onwards," he said, adding that government offices will also be reopened from Monday and everyone is advised to use public mode of transport.
November 24, 2021 -
Air quality in Delhi ‘very poor’
As PM10 went over 300, the Department has issued a health advisory asking people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children to reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.
November 21, 2021 -
Environmentalists hope for constructive collaborative outcome as CAQM discusses discuss depleting air quality at today’s meeting
Vimlendu Jha, an Environmental activist said, "The meeting should have happened irrespective of Supreme Court's intervention. It is CAQM's responsibility to anticipate an air pollution crisis and organise meetings or facilitate meetings. I hope something constructive comes out of this."
November 16, 2021 -
Air pollution: Delhi Govt’s ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign extended till Dec 3
"In today's meeting with officials of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, we (Delhi govt) proposed that Work From Home (WFH) should be implemented in the National Capital Region; construction work should be banned, industries (in NCR) should be shut too," Rai added.
November 16, 2021 -
Lahore declared most polluted city in the world
Individual areas of Lahore fared worse, with Kot Lakhpat (industrial area) crossing over 500, Fatehgarh housing most of the steel melting industry close to 400, and relatively green areas like Raiwind at 403 AQI.
November 2, 2021 -
UP air quality plummets, Ghaziabad in ‘very poor’ category
Ajay Kumar Sharma, member secretary of the UP Pollution Control Board, said, "We are closely monitoring the AQI numbers of Uttar Pradesh cities. Several measures, including fines on polluting industries have been taken to reduce pollution. We have also set in place several strict measures to curb air pollution in the coming days."
October 17, 2021 -
As cities choke
The air we breathe is poisoned with anthropogenic and natural emissions all the time. However, air pollution is not a new problem. As long as man has lived in cities, he has had a propensity to pollute the air. It is a problem of the ever-expanding technological society. The situation has been accentuated by the monstrous climatic change
September 5, 2021 -
UP pollution board to identify pollution hotspots
V.K. Singh, senior environmental engineer, UPPCB, said, "Our teams will work with local traffic department to identify crossings or certain sections of road where the air pollution levels are recorded higher than other places.
March 11, 2021 -
With AQI at 381, Delhi’s air quality nears ‘severe’ zone
The news coming in from the National Capital Region, especially Ghaziabad and Greater Noida, is not encouraging either as the area has reported pollution levels in the "severe zone".
December 2, 2020 -
Delhi, neighbouring areas continue to remain under thick blanket of haze, AQI deteriorates
The overall air quality recorded at 486 in Delhi, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
November 6, 2020