Tag: Delhi’s air quality

Delhi’s air quality oscillating between very poor, severe: authorities

New Delhi :  Delhi’s air quality oscillated between very poor and severe categories on Sunday as pollutants released in the atmosphere due to bursting of firecrackers got trapped due to slow surface winds, authorities said. The overall air quality index was recorded at 397, which falls in the very […]

Delhi’s air quality oscillating between very poor, severe: authorities

New Delhi, Nov 11: Delhi’s air quality oscillated between very poor and severe categories on Sunday as pollutants released in the atmosphere due to bursting of firecrackers got trapped due to slow surface winds, authorities said. The overall air quality index was recorded at 397, which falls in the […]

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘severe’; over 400 heavy vehicles stopped from entering city

New Delhi : Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category on Friday despite a slow but “significant” improvement in pollution levels with the AAP government restricting the entry of heavy and medium goods vehicles into the national capital as an emergency measure. Government-run agency SAFAR said that the […]

Delhi’s air quality ‘severe’; sees improvement from Thursday

New Delhi, Nov 9: Delhi’s pollution level remained ‘severe’ for the second day as a thick haze engulfed the national capital, even as the authorities said there was significant improvement in the air quality as compared to Thursday. The overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 426 which […]

Delhi’s air quality deteriorates, slides towards ‘severe’

New Delhi, Oct 26: Air quality in the national capital deteriorated Friday, gradually inching towards the ‘severe’ category, as parts of the massive Bhalswa landfill site continued to smoulder. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded the overall Air Quality Index of Delhi at 358 this morning, which falls […]

Delhi’s air quality improves due to rainfall

New Delhi, Oct 19 : Delhi’s air quality improved Friday after rainfall lashed parts of the national capital, according to authorities. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 266 which falls in the poor category, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality Forecasting and […]

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