Delhi Air Diwali

Delhi schools will shift completely to online classes starting Monday, all construction activity will be shut down, and government offices will work from home, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday, as the national capital fights the toxic sm

Strong surface winds lowered pollution levels in the national capital marginally on Monday and its 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) at 4 pm was in the 'very poor' category at 390, according to agencies.

The national capital saw no significant improvement in the quality of air as the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi remained in the ''severe'' category on Saturday.

A thick blanket of toxic smog gripped Delhi and nearby cities for a second consecutive day today as the national capital region continued to suffer from a post-Diwali hangover.

After the rampant cracker bursting on Diwali despite restrictions in place, air quality deteriorated in many parts of north and central India, including the national capital.

Even the recently installed smog tower in Delhis Connaught Place could not give breathable air to residents on Diwali night as air quality across Delhi-NCR nosedived to the "severe" zone following rampant cracker bursting, government data showed.

Delhi recorded its poorest post-Diwali air quality in five years on Friday with a deadly cocktail of noxious fumes from firecrackers and stubble burning pushing the 24-hour average AQI to 462, according to data from Central Pollution Control Board.

As Delhi chokes under toxic air - courtesy thousands who defied government orders banning firecrackers this Diwali - Environment Minister Gopal Rai has lashed out at the BJP, accusing it of instigating people to "burst crackers on purpose".

The morning after Diwali, residents of New Delhi woke up under a blanket of toxic smog and breathed in the most dangerously polluted air of the year so far, after revellers, as usual, defied a fireworks ban.

The Delhi air quality index reading plummeted to "severe" category this morning, following the festival of Diwali as people violated the ban on firecrackers and the national capital woke up under a blanket of toxic smog.

The air in Delhi and surrounding areas hung heavy with acrid smoke as people burst firecrackers on Diwali in a blatant disregard to the government's ban on it amid a sharp increase in fumes from farm fires.

Skies over Delhi hung heavy with smoke and its air quality inched towards "severe" category on Diwali night as people burst firecrackers in a blatant disregard to the government's ban against it.

Diwali 2021 is set to see Delhi's air quality become "severe". Under a zero firecracker emission scenario, Delhi's PM 2.5 concentration is predicted to be in the upper end of the 'very poor' category from November 4 to November 6.

Delhi's Diwali started with "very poor" air quality which is predicted to take a turn for the worse irrespective of cracker bursting, according to authorities.

Delhi's air quality remained "very poor" for the second consecutive day today and is likely to take a turn for the worse over the next two days even if no crackers are burst on Diwali, authorities said on Wednesday.

Delhi schools will shift completely to online classes starting Monday, all construction activity will be shut down, and government offices will work from home, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday, as the national capital fights the toxic sm

Strong surface winds lowered pollution levels in the national capital marginally on Monday and its 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) at 4 pm was in the 'very poor' category at 390, according to agencies.

The national capital saw no significant improvement in the quality of air as the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi remained in the ''severe'' category on Saturday.

A thick blanket of toxic smog gripped Delhi and nearby cities for a second consecutive day today as the national capital region continued to suffer from a post-Diwali hangover.

After the rampant cracker bursting on Diwali despite restrictions in place, air quality deteriorated in many parts of north and central India, including the national capital.

Even the recently installed smog tower in Delhis Connaught Place could not give breathable air to residents on Diwali night as air quality across Delhi-NCR nosedived to the "severe" zone following rampant cracker bursting, government data showed.

Delhi recorded its poorest post-Diwali air quality in five years on Friday with a deadly cocktail of noxious fumes from firecrackers and stubble burning pushing the 24-hour average AQI to 462, according to data from Central Pollution Control Board.

As Delhi chokes under toxic air - courtesy thousands who defied government orders banning firecrackers this Diwali - Environment Minister Gopal Rai has lashed out at the BJP, accusing it of instigating people to "burst crackers on purpose".

The morning after Diwali, residents of New Delhi woke up under a blanket of toxic smog and breathed in the most dangerously polluted air of the year so far, after revellers, as usual, defied a fireworks ban.

The Delhi air quality index reading plummeted to "severe" category this morning, following the festival of Diwali as people violated the ban on firecrackers and the national capital woke up under a blanket of toxic smog.

The air in Delhi and surrounding areas hung heavy with acrid smoke as people burst firecrackers on Diwali in a blatant disregard to the government's ban on it amid a sharp increase in fumes from farm fires.

Skies over Delhi hung heavy with smoke and its air quality inched towards "severe" category on Diwali night as people burst firecrackers in a blatant disregard to the government's ban against it.

Diwali 2021 is set to see Delhi's air quality become "severe". Under a zero firecracker emission scenario, Delhi's PM 2.5 concentration is predicted to be in the upper end of the 'very poor' category from November 4 to November 6.

Delhi's Diwali started with "very poor" air quality which is predicted to take a turn for the worse irrespective of cracker bursting, according to authorities.

Delhi's air quality remained "very poor" for the second consecutive day today and is likely to take a turn for the worse over the next two days even if no crackers are burst on Diwali, authorities said on Wednesday.