NEW DELHI – As New Delhi remained shrouded in toxic smog on Wednesday, India’s top court censured the central government for its inaction and sought remedial action. Cooler temperatures and lighter wind trapped heavy smog over the Indian capital, pushing pollution to “severe” levels in many places with […]
NEW DELHI – Pollution levels in New Delhi have hit their worst this year in the past two days – earning a “severe” to “emergency” rating and indicating conditions that can spark a public health crisis. Christmas Day in the Indian capital is also forecast to be bleak. […]
New Delhi : Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to ‘severe’ category Saturday as a cover of smog surrounded the national capital and prevented dispersion of pollutants, authorities said. This is a fourth time this season that the air quality here has worsened to severe category. The first time it dipped […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI – Air quality in India’s haze-hit north, including the capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply on Monday because of unfavorable weather and an increase in smoke from stubble burning in fields across the region. Levels of PM 2.5, tiny particulate matter that can reach deep into the […]
NEW DELHI — With air quality reduced to “very severe” in the Indian capital region, authorities are bracing for a major Hindu festival featuring massive fireworks that threatens to cloak New Delhi with more toxic smog and dust. The government’s Central Pollution Control Board on Friday said New […]
NEW DELHI – India aims to reduce stubble burning, a major source of pollution during the winter months, by 70 percent in its top two farm states this year, a top government official said on Tuesday, but experts questioned whether the target was credible. Stubble burning in Punjab […]
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