Tag: Air quality
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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 -
Layer of haze lingers over Delhi, pollution level highest since November last year
The levels of PM2, finer particles which can even enter the bloodstream, were 347 g/m3. PM2.5 levels up to 60 g/m3 are considered safe.
November 5, 2020 -
Piecemeal approach will not clean air
India's legal and regulatory framework to tackle pollution tends to be reactionary in nature
October 29, 2020 -
Poor air quality on Sunday evening in Delhi
All pollution monitoring stations in Delhi showed 'severe' or 'unhealthy' air quality index on Sunday.
October 26, 2020 -
Poisoned thought
Not surprisingly, and by a bizarre leap of logic that only the Congress is capable of, the main Opposition party has trained its guns on the government for the remark. The Congress’ reasoning appears to be that Mr. Trump, the Prime Minister’s great friend who was feted at rallies in Houston and Ahmedabad, has somehow stabbed Mr Modi – and by extension India – in the back.
October 25, 2020 -
Delhi breathes easy as air quality improves to ‘Good’
As per the forecast, PM10 pollutants are expected to increase to 56 on Tuesday, which falls in the 'satisfactory' category while PM2.5 pollutants are expected to rise up to 26, which falls under the 'good' category.
July 13, 2020 -
Air quality dips from ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ category in Delhi
As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), PM 2.5 is docked at 56 while the PM 10 stood at 104 in the ‘moderate’ category.
April 12, 2020 -
Delhi witnesses improved air quality on ‘Janata Curfew’, likely to slip into ‘good’ category soon
As per the System of Air Quality and Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), both PM 2.5 and PM 10 pollutants in the national capital are in a ‘satisfactory’ category.
March 23, 2020 -
Studies show air quality improving in countries locked down over Coronavirus
Fei Liu, an air quality researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, noted the change in China, saying: 'This is the first time I have seen such a dramatic drop-off over such a wide area for a specific event.'
March 22, 2020 -
Air quality of Melbourne ‘worst in the world’, authorities issue health warning
The raging Australian bushfires have killed at least 28 people, burned over 10 million hectares of land, destroyed over 2,000 homes and pushed the continent's exclusive wildlife towards extinction.
January 15, 2020 -
AQI in Delhi plunges to ‘very poor’ at 306, temperature dips to 9.4 degree Celsius
Weather in Delhi remained partially cloudy and the city witnessed fog on Tuesday morning.
January 14, 2020 -
Delhi-NCR receives rain, air quality remains ‘poor’
However, these rains would not continue for long and the weather was expected to go dry quickly, in the next 24 hours. Amid the dipping mercury, Delhi will witness dense to a very dense layer of fog, leading to poor visibility levels.
January 8, 2020 -
All schools in Delhi-NCR shut today, tomorrow as air quality level nears ’emergency’ zone
Meanwhile, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has advised people to avoid outdoor exposure and work from home.
November 14, 2019