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Delhi May See Cloud Seeding Today Amid 'Very Poor' AQI: Sources
Cloud seeding is the process of adding special substances like silver iodide and dry ice to clouds to make it rain or snow in areas experiencing water scarcity, less snowfall, or to reduce hail and clear fog.
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Why Is Max AQI Capped At 500? Pollution Board Attempts To Clear The Air
The CPCB has now broken its silence and issued a clarification on the core mechanics of India's National Air Quality Index (NAQI) framework, its design methodology, and its international alignment.
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India's Oldest Industry Body FICCI Warns Air Pollution Costs $95 Billion Annually
FICCI's report amounts to an unmistakable warning that the country's struggle with dirty air has reached a level that demands urgent action from governments at every level.
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Post-Diwali Smog Trap: Satellite Pictures Capture North India Vanishing Under Grey Haze
The haze is particularly dense over Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and the Himalayan states, including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
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Data Blindspots, Weak Rules: Inside Delhi's Annual Battle For Clean Air
Diwali this year was the fourth most polluted day of the entire year, recording a staggering daily average PM2.5 concentration of 257 g/m.
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"Even When There Is No Stubble Burning...": AAP Attacks BJP Over Pollution
Reacting to the allegations linking Punjab's stubble burning to Delhi's worsening air quality, AAP's Barinder Kumar Goyal said that blaming Punjab had become a convenient political excuse for Delhi.
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Delhi's Air Quality Improves To 'Poor' Due To Increased Wind Speed
On Monday, the day after Diwali, the capital's average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 376, in the 'very poor' category.
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Experts Explain Why Delhi's Air Quality Monitors Went Blank On Diwali Night
Anil Gupta, a member of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), attributed the gaps to unusually high PM2.5 readings.
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'Couldn't Run 1 km': Delhi Residents Struggle As Air Quality Worsens
At the Akshardham flyover, the Akshardham Temple was barely visible behind a thick blanket of haze.
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Opinion | Delhi Has Every Pollution Control Policy - Except One That Works
Every November, Delhi performs the same ritual. We check the AQI before stepping outdoors, children are kept indoors, masks reappear, schools consider shutting, construction is restricted, and emergency meetings are convened. Politicians blame the weather, neighbouring states, farmers, or firecrackers. And then, as the season changes, the urgency d...
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Blog | I Got Lung Cancer At 35 Without Ever Smoking. Why Breathing Delhi's Air Is Not A Flex
Lung cancer is rising in young non-smokers, especially women, linked to air pollution rather than tobacco use in India.
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Opposition Claims Data Fraud As Delhi Chokes Post Diwali, BJP Blames '25 Years Of Inaction'
The war of words comes as a thick layer of smoke covers Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) after Diwali celebrations, reducing visibility and taking air pollution into the 'severe' category at several locations
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Toxic Air Levels In New Delhi Surge Post Diwali Fireworks Exceeding WHO Limits
Toxic air in parts of India's capital New Delhi soared to more than 58 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit Monday.
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Delhi AQI Above 1,000 And Below 500 At Same Time? Conflicting Data Explained
Real-time figures from the CPCB's Sameer mobile application and station-level monitoring indicated widespread pockets of extreme toxicity across the national capital
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Delhi-NCR Chokes On Diwali Night As Smoke Engulfs City, AQI Nears 400
In the run-up to Diwali, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) enforced Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR.
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Delhi May See Cloud Seeding Today Amid 'Very Poor' AQI: Sources
Cloud seeding is the process of adding special substances like silver iodide and dry ice to clouds to make it rain or snow in areas experiencing water scarcity, less snowfall, or to reduce hail and clear fog.
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Why Is Max AQI Capped At 500? Pollution Board Attempts To Clear The Air
The CPCB has now broken its silence and issued a clarification on the core mechanics of India's National Air Quality Index (NAQI) framework, its design methodology, and its international alignment.
-
India's Oldest Industry Body FICCI Warns Air Pollution Costs $95 Billion Annually
FICCI's report amounts to an unmistakable warning that the country's struggle with dirty air has reached a level that demands urgent action from governments at every level.
-
Post-Diwali Smog Trap: Satellite Pictures Capture North India Vanishing Under Grey Haze
The haze is particularly dense over Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and the Himalayan states, including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
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Data Blindspots, Weak Rules: Inside Delhi's Annual Battle For Clean Air
Diwali this year was the fourth most polluted day of the entire year, recording a staggering daily average PM2.5 concentration of 257 g/m.
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"Even When There Is No Stubble Burning...": AAP Attacks BJP Over Pollution
Reacting to the allegations linking Punjab's stubble burning to Delhi's worsening air quality, AAP's Barinder Kumar Goyal said that blaming Punjab had become a convenient political excuse for Delhi.
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Delhi's Air Quality Improves To 'Poor' Due To Increased Wind Speed
On Monday, the day after Diwali, the capital's average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 376, in the 'very poor' category.
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Experts Explain Why Delhi's Air Quality Monitors Went Blank On Diwali Night
Anil Gupta, a member of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), attributed the gaps to unusually high PM2.5 readings.
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'Couldn't Run 1 km': Delhi Residents Struggle As Air Quality Worsens
At the Akshardham flyover, the Akshardham Temple was barely visible behind a thick blanket of haze.
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Opinion | Delhi Has Every Pollution Control Policy - Except One That Works
Every November, Delhi performs the same ritual. We check the AQI before stepping outdoors, children are kept indoors, masks reappear, schools consider shutting, construction is restricted, and emergency meetings are convened. Politicians blame the weather, neighbouring states, farmers, or firecrackers. And then, as the season changes, the urgency d...
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Blog | I Got Lung Cancer At 35 Without Ever Smoking. Why Breathing Delhi's Air Is Not A Flex
Lung cancer is rising in young non-smokers, especially women, linked to air pollution rather than tobacco use in India.
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Opposition Claims Data Fraud As Delhi Chokes Post Diwali, BJP Blames '25 Years Of Inaction'
The war of words comes as a thick layer of smoke covers Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) after Diwali celebrations, reducing visibility and taking air pollution into the 'severe' category at several locations
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Toxic Air Levels In New Delhi Surge Post Diwali Fireworks Exceeding WHO Limits
Toxic air in parts of India's capital New Delhi soared to more than 58 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit Monday.
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Delhi AQI Above 1,000 And Below 500 At Same Time? Conflicting Data Explained
Real-time figures from the CPCB's Sameer mobile application and station-level monitoring indicated widespread pockets of extreme toxicity across the national capital
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Delhi-NCR Chokes On Diwali Night As Smoke Engulfs City, AQI Nears 400
In the run-up to Diwali, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) enforced Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR.
