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Delhi's Air Quality In 'Very Poor' Category, AQI Slips To 332
After two days of brief relief, the national capital's air quality slipped back into the 'very poor' category at 332, with several monitoring stations recording 'severe' pollution levels.
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Men Record Higher Lung Deposition Of Air Pollutants In Delhi, Says Study
Researchers at Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, analysed data from 39 air quality monitoring stations across Delhi between 2019 and 2023.
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Car-Pooling App, Smog-Eating Surfaces: Inside Delhi's Pollution Control Plan
The Delhi government will overhaul the Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) system with third-party monitoring, develop a car-pooling app to reduce vehicular congestion, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced.
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Delhi Pollution Worsens, Air Quality Turns Severe, Thick Smog Covers City
Delhi Air Pollution: All 40 monitoring stations in Delhi show 'red', meaning AQI in the 'severe' category. Rohini in North West Delhi recorded AQI of 499, followed by Jahangirpuri and Vivek Vihar reporting AQI at 495.
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Farm Fires Didn't End, They Just Moved To Afternoon: Satellite Data Analysis
Claims of a nearly 90% drop in stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana - a key contributor to pollution in Delhi-NCR - have been challenged by a new multi-satellite analysis, revealing that the decline is a result of a gap in India's monitoring system.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Sharp Takedown Of Rekha Gupta's "AQI Is A Temperature" Remark
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's remarks about the government using mist sprayers to contain pollution at hotspots has drawn a stinging response from her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal.
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Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact Launched in India With Electrostatic Filter, AQI Indicator, New HushJet Nozzle Design
The Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact air purifier has been launched in India. It has a star-shaped HushJet Entrainment Nozzle and offers electrostatic filtration. It is said to capture 99.97 percent of particles as small as 0.3 microns. It has an LCD screen to show real-time indoor air quality and the concentration of particles being filtered. It can...
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On Pollution, Minister Points To Central Body, Silent On Delhi Government Role
A monitoring mechanism has been put in place to oversee the implementation of 95 directions of the Centre-appointed Commission for Air Quality Management, Union minister Bhupender Yadav told the Lok Sabha today.
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Why Doesn't India Report Air Quality (AQI) Measure Beyond 500?
The air quality index (AQI) is a public health tool designed to communicate air pollution levels or the quality of air in simple terms.
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New Air Pollution Guidelines: Centre Orders Hospitals To Set Up CHEST Clinics
The Ministry has urged citizens to stay alert, monitor local air quality through the CPCB's Sameer app, and follow all official health advisories to protect themselves from the rising public health threat.
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'Only 9 Delhi AQI Posts Worked On Diwali': Top Court Told Of 'Missing Data'
Only nine of Delhi's 37 air quality monitoring stations were working on Diwali when the city was covered by a toxic smog of chemicals from 'green' firecrackers, vehicular pollution, and particulate matter from farm fires Supreme Court was told.
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Air Quality Worsens In Delhi As Weak Winds Trap Pollutants
Delhi's air quality worsened on Sunday as weak winds trapped pollutants, raising the overall AQI to 366 in the "very poor" category with three monitoring stations recording "severe" air above 400, Centre Pollution Control Board data showed.
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Pakistan's Lahore Continues To Remain World's Most Polluted City
Pakistan's Lahore continues to remain at the top of global pollution charts with an AQI of more than 300 according to Swiss air quality monitor IQAir as smog covered the region, local media reported.
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Scientists Monitor Air Quality Of Europe From 36,000km Above Earth, Share First Images
The first images from Sentinel-4 have revealed nitrogen dioxide hotspots over Italy's Po Valley.
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Strong Winds Bring Slight Relief, But Delhi's Air Quality Still "Very Poor"
Delhi's air quality showed a slight improvement on Thursday but remained in the "very poor" category for the fourth consecutive day, aided by stronger surface winds that helped disperse pollutants.
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Delhi's Air Quality In 'Very Poor' Category, AQI Slips To 332
After two days of brief relief, the national capital's air quality slipped back into the 'very poor' category at 332, with several monitoring stations recording 'severe' pollution levels.
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Men Record Higher Lung Deposition Of Air Pollutants In Delhi, Says Study
Researchers at Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, analysed data from 39 air quality monitoring stations across Delhi between 2019 and 2023.
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Car-Pooling App, Smog-Eating Surfaces: Inside Delhi's Pollution Control Plan
The Delhi government will overhaul the Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) system with third-party monitoring, develop a car-pooling app to reduce vehicular congestion, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced.
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Delhi Pollution Worsens, Air Quality Turns Severe, Thick Smog Covers City
Delhi Air Pollution: All 40 monitoring stations in Delhi show 'red', meaning AQI in the 'severe' category. Rohini in North West Delhi recorded AQI of 499, followed by Jahangirpuri and Vivek Vihar reporting AQI at 495.
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Farm Fires Didn't End, They Just Moved To Afternoon: Satellite Data Analysis
Claims of a nearly 90% drop in stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana - a key contributor to pollution in Delhi-NCR - have been challenged by a new multi-satellite analysis, revealing that the decline is a result of a gap in India's monitoring system.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Sharp Takedown Of Rekha Gupta's "AQI Is A Temperature" Remark
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's remarks about the government using mist sprayers to contain pollution at hotspots has drawn a stinging response from her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal.
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Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact Launched in India With Electrostatic Filter, AQI Indicator, New HushJet Nozzle Design
The Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact air purifier has been launched in India. It has a star-shaped HushJet Entrainment Nozzle and offers electrostatic filtration. It is said to capture 99.97 percent of particles as small as 0.3 microns. It has an LCD screen to show real-time indoor air quality and the concentration of particles being filtered. It can...
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On Pollution, Minister Points To Central Body, Silent On Delhi Government Role
A monitoring mechanism has been put in place to oversee the implementation of 95 directions of the Centre-appointed Commission for Air Quality Management, Union minister Bhupender Yadav told the Lok Sabha today.
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Why Doesn't India Report Air Quality (AQI) Measure Beyond 500?
The air quality index (AQI) is a public health tool designed to communicate air pollution levels or the quality of air in simple terms.
-
New Air Pollution Guidelines: Centre Orders Hospitals To Set Up CHEST Clinics
The Ministry has urged citizens to stay alert, monitor local air quality through the CPCB's Sameer app, and follow all official health advisories to protect themselves from the rising public health threat.
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'Only 9 Delhi AQI Posts Worked On Diwali': Top Court Told Of 'Missing Data'
Only nine of Delhi's 37 air quality monitoring stations were working on Diwali when the city was covered by a toxic smog of chemicals from 'green' firecrackers, vehicular pollution, and particulate matter from farm fires Supreme Court was told.
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Air Quality Worsens In Delhi As Weak Winds Trap Pollutants
Delhi's air quality worsened on Sunday as weak winds trapped pollutants, raising the overall AQI to 366 in the "very poor" category with three monitoring stations recording "severe" air above 400, Centre Pollution Control Board data showed.
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Pakistan's Lahore Continues To Remain World's Most Polluted City
Pakistan's Lahore continues to remain at the top of global pollution charts with an AQI of more than 300 according to Swiss air quality monitor IQAir as smog covered the region, local media reported.
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Scientists Monitor Air Quality Of Europe From 36,000km Above Earth, Share First Images
The first images from Sentinel-4 have revealed nitrogen dioxide hotspots over Italy's Po Valley.
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Strong Winds Bring Slight Relief, But Delhi's Air Quality Still "Very Poor"
Delhi's air quality showed a slight improvement on Thursday but remained in the "very poor" category for the fourth consecutive day, aided by stronger surface winds that helped disperse pollutants.
