Air pollution killed 1.5 million annually from 2009-2019
3 months ago

Air pollution killed 1.5 million annually from 2009-2019

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A whopping 1.5 million deaths were reported in India annually from 2009 to 2019 due to long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution every year, said the latest Lancet study. The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, said that the entire 1.4 billion population of India live in areas having PM2.5 levels higher than World Health Organisation-recommended yearly average of 5 micrograms per cubic metre. Researchers, including those at Ashoka University and Centre for Chronic Disease Control, also found that nearly 82% of India’s population, or 1.1 billion, lived in areas with yearly average PM2.5 levels exceeding those recommended by the Indian National Ambient Air Quality Standards. “The extremely high levels of air pollution in India contribute to a higher fraction of mortality than previously estimated, with high mortality even at concentrations below the current Indian national air quality standards.

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Humidity causes underestimation of Delhi's pollution by up to 20 per cent: study
3 days, 16 hours ago

Humidity causes underestimation of Delhi's pollution by up to 20 per cent: study

Hindustan Times  

Fine particulate matter could be absorbing moisture from Delhi’s humid air during winters, which could result in an underestimation of the city's PM1 pollution by up to 20 per cent, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal npj Clean Air, "fills in the gap in the understanding of PM1 pollution in the most polluted megacity in …

Majority Of Earth's Population Breathes Dirty Air, Report Says
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4 days, 14 hours ago

Majority Of Earth's Population Breathes Dirty Air, Report Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BENGALURU, India — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Experts said the real amount of air pollution might be far greater as many parts of the world lack the monitoring needed for more accurate data. But last week, data monitoring for air …

India Home To 13 Of World’s 20 Most Polluted Cities, Assam's Byrnihat Tops List — Report
4 days, 19 hours ago

India Home To 13 Of World’s 20 Most Polluted Cities, Assam's Byrnihat Tops List — Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: Thirteen of the world's top 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday. The report said India saw a 7 per cent decline in PM2.5 concentrations in 2024, averaging 50.6 micrograms per cubic metre, compared to 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. Air …

Delhi is most polluted city globally; 13 of world’s 20 most polluted cities in India: report
5 days ago

Delhi is most polluted city globally; 13 of world’s 20 most polluted cities in India: report

The Hindu  

Thirteen of the world's top 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday. The World Air Quality Report 2024 by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir said Delhi remains the most polluted capital city globally, while India ranked as the world's fifth most polluted country in …

Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says
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5 days, 1 hour ago

Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit More air quality monitors are being set up to counter the issue, the report said. Breathing in polluted air over a long …

Assam's Byrnihat tops global pollution list; Delhi most polluted capital: Report
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5 days, 5 hours ago

Assam's Byrnihat tops global pollution list; Delhi most polluted capital: Report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Thirteen of the world's top 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday. The report said India saw a 7 per cent decline in PM2.5 concentrations in 2024, averaging 50.6 micrograms per cubic metre, compared to 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. Air …

Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says
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5 days, 5 hours ago

Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQ Air analyzed data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations in 138 countries and found that Chad, Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India had the dirtiest air. But last week, data monitoring for air …

Air pollution hits health and GDP, yet missing from poll promises
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Air pollution hits health and GDP, yet missing from poll promises

Hindustan Times  

Delhi is enjoying a long spell of good air. A Genuine Crisis One hypothesis is that the immediacy of air pollution’s health and economic effects don’t compare to other pressing issues such as subsidies and identity politics, particularly for the poor. To get some sense of the prevalence of negative impacts of air pollution, not just in Delhi, the Artha …

How China plans to eliminate severe air pollution within months
2 weeks, 4 days ago

How China plans to eliminate severe air pollution within months

The Independent  

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China aims to eliminate severe air pollution this year
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

China aims to eliminate severe air pollution this year

The Hindu  

China aims to effectively eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025, a senior environment official said, as authorities ramp up efforts in pollution control and emissions reduction in the "battle for blue skies." China will improve its air quality forecasting and early warning systems and enhance coordinated management of harmful airborne particles known as PM2.5, as well as …

Opinion: Is Air Pollution Making India Age Faster?
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Opinion: Is Air Pollution Making India Age Faster?

ABP News  

The blanket of smog that covers multiple developed and developing cities around the world — including our nation’s capital — is not just responsible for choking our lungs. India, the world’s most populated nation and the largest democracy, has been facing the horrors of air pollution for years. Approximately 5 million annual deaths across the world are due to fossil …

Delhi Election Results: Why Delhiites voted Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP out; here is what survey reveals
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Delhi Election Results: Why Delhiites voted Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP out; here is what survey reveals

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party defeated the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, led by its national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, marking a return to power in the national capital after three decades. A Local Circle survey rated the AAP government's performance in the last five years, from municipal services to healthcare and air …

Delhi Continues To Be Second Most Polluted City In India For 4th Consecutive Month In Jan: Report
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Delhi Continues To Be Second Most Polluted City In India For 4th Consecutive Month In Jan: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi, Feb 7 Delhi was adjudged the second most polluted city in India for the fourth consecutive month in January, according to a report shared by an independent research organisation. In January 2025, Delhi recorded an average PM2.5 concentration of 165 micrograms per cubic metre, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said. Meanwhile, the air quality …

Delhi ranked second most polluted city in India for fourth consecutive month in January: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi ranked second most polluted city in India for fourth consecutive month in January: Report

India TV News  

Delhi pollution: Delhi continues to grapple with severe air pollution, ranking as India’s second most polluted city for the fourth consecutive month in January 2025, according to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The national capital recorded an average PM2.5 concentration of 165 micrograms per cubic metre, exceeding the safe limits prescribed by global …

Why Bryan Johnson is right on India’s air quality
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Bryan Johnson is right on India’s air quality

New Indian Express  

Bryan Johnson, the 47-year-old American tech billionaire on a mission to reverse his biological age, has once again highlighted the severe air quality issues in India, this time referencing a study that underscores the significant health risks posed by air pollution. In a detailed post on X, Johnson referenced a study which showed how air pollution could lead to liver …

In charts: Making sense of air pollution claims by Nikhil Kamath’s podcast guest
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In charts: Making sense of air pollution claims by Nikhil Kamath’s podcast guest

Live Mint  

Bryan Johnson, known for his anti-ageing research, walked out of a podcast recording with Zerodha's co-founder Nikhil Kamath, complaining about discomfort due to the poor air quality. A study by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer and published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine on 3 February found a rise in lung cancer diagnoses among individuals who …

Most of Delhi's air pollution in Oct-Nov locally created; weak link to stubble burning: Study
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Most of Delhi's air pollution in Oct-Nov locally created; weak link to stubble burning: Study

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR's air pollution during October-November is largely of local origin, with stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana contributing 14 percent to the overall PM2.5 levels in 2022, a study has suggested. Stubble burning, a common practice for clearing land following rice harvest, is often blamed for the sharp and sustained rise in PM2.5 levels, seen in the national …

Rural India is Choking: Unmasking the Air Pollution Crisis from Biomass Burning, Stubble Fires, and Industrial Emissions
1 month, 1 week ago

Rural India is Choking: Unmasking the Air Pollution Crisis from Biomass Burning, Stubble Fires, and Industrial Emissions

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 03, 2025 16:34 IST - 10 MINS READ In the village of Chhatikara in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district, Rukmini Devi, a mother of two, sits outside her thatched home on a hazy January afternoon, fanning a makeshift stove, as smoke from smouldering cow dung cakes rises into the air and swirls around her. Northern malaise The 2023 …

Economic Survey 2024-25 | What does it say about air pollution?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Economic Survey 2024-25 | What does it say about air pollution?

The Hindu  

Focusing on climate adaptation as a key goal, the government in the 2024-25 Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament on Friday said that India will need to continue “efforts to maximise the efficiency of its existing fossil fuel resources in the medium term”. Economic Survey 2024-25: Read live updates here The Economic Survey recognises air pollution as a major concern for …

Delhi, neighbouring states to draft 3-year plan to tackle road dust pollution
2 months ago

Delhi, neighbouring states to draft 3-year plan to tackle road dust pollution

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management has directed Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana to draft a three-year action plan to combat dust pollution from roads and open areas by the end of February. "The whole idea is to reduce dust to maximum, knowing that dust is one of the major contributors to air pollution in Delhi and …

Air quality in Chennai improved by 43 per cent, says report
2 months ago

Air quality in Chennai improved by 43 per cent, says report

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chennai may have made progress in its fight against air pollution, as per an analysis by environmental think tank EnviroCatalysts. The report states that the city’s annual average PM2.5 levels have dropped from 49 µg/m3 in 2017, the baseline year for the National Clean Air Programme, to 28 µg/m3 in 2024, marking a 43% improvement in air quality. Ideally, …

Less than a third of cities met PM10 target: Report on most polluted cities
2 months ago

Less than a third of cities met PM10 target: Report on most polluted cities

Hindustan Times  

Fewer than one-third of India’s most polluted cities have met their 2024 air quality improvement targets when it comes to reducing dust, raising doubts about the nation’s ability to achieve its broader clean air goals, according to a new report released on Thursday. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air found that just 41 of 131 non-attainment cities …

Air pollution bigger threat than cancer? Age-reversing CEO sounds alarm
2 months, 1 week ago

Air pollution bigger threat than cancer? Age-reversing CEO sounds alarm

India Today  

Bryan Johnson, a 45-year-old millionaire tech entrepreneur and longevity advocate, has made headlines for his unconventional mission to reverse ageing and extend human lifespans. Bryan Johnson, while highlighting his visit to India, shared a post on X said, "India would save more years of life by solving air pollution than curing cancer. The country’s air pollution levels contribute to nearly …

Delhi clocked three-year PM2.5 level high in 2024, reveals study
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi clocked three-year PM2.5 level high in 2024, reveals study

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Thick winter fog in Delhi. Delhi’s peak winter pollution also followed this trend, clocking 732µg/m3 on November 18,the highest since the city clocked a peak winter PM2.5 concentration of 776µg/m3 on November 13, 2021.While the PM2.5 levels were similar to 2019 levels—one of the worst-polluted winters when the AQI dipped to a low of 494 and 24 “severe” …

Toxic smog blankets Delhi as severe air pollution disrupts daily life and travel
2 months, 1 week ago

Toxic smog blankets Delhi as severe air pollution disrupts daily life and travel

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The live pollution rankings published by Swiss air quality …

Delhi in 2024 clocked highest PM2.5 since 2019: CPCB data
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi in 2024 clocked highest PM2.5 since 2019: CPCB data

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Two people sit around a bonfire to stave off the cold. The annual average concentration of PM2.5, a key pollutant responsible for the Capital’s annual pollution cycle, clocked a five-year high till December 25, according to data provided by the Central Pollution Control Board. Until December 25 this year, Delhi recorded a PM2.5 concentration of 104.08 micrograms per …

Air pollution caused by AI tech could lead to 1,300 U.S. deaths annually by 2030, researchers say
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Air pollution caused by AI tech could lead to 1,300 U.S. deaths annually by 2030, researchers say

The Independent  

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Delhi cold wave: People take refuge at night shelters as temperature dips in Delhi
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi cold wave: People take refuge at night shelters as temperature dips in Delhi

The Hindu  

Delhi continued to be the most polluted place in India — for the fourth consecutive day — with the overall air quality of the national capital continuing to be in the “severe” category on Thursday morning, according to official data. Delhi’s overall 24-hour average air quality index was 450 at 9 a.m. on Thursday, as per the Central Pollution Control …

Delhi curbs industrial activities and limits offices to 50% capacity as air quality plummets
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi curbs industrial activities and limits offices to 50% capacity as air quality plummets

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Delhi’s air quality has plunged …

India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short
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3 months ago

India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI—As the skies turned hazy with pollution this winter, a giant outdoor purifier sat dormant in the Indian capital’s central business district. The Delhi government said the smog guns and drones were part of emergency measures to combat pollution during winter months and that the country’s top court had ordered the construction of the smog tower. Environmental experts said …

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens
3 months ago

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens

Live Mint  

The year is set to end as the hottest on record, marking the second consecutive year of unprecedented warming after 2023 claimed the same title. Data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that that average global temperature in nine out of the first 11 months in 2024 was already 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report said 2024 …

Air pollution likely killed millions of Indians over a decade, study finds
3 months ago

Air pollution likely killed millions of Indians over a decade, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They found that around 3.8 million deaths from 2009 to 2019 could be linked to air pollution levels staying …

Air pollution deaths in India rose from 4.5 million to 7.3 million in 10 years: Lancet
3 months ago

Air pollution deaths in India rose from 4.5 million to 7.3 million in 10 years: Lancet

India Today  

Long-term exposure to air pollution is claiming millions of lives in India, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Over the decade, approximately 3.8 million deaths were attributed to air pollution levels exceeding India's air quality guideline of 40 micrograms per cubic metre. While India's national air pollution control programme, launched in 2017, aims …

Delhi air was more ‘toxic’ in November than shown by CPCB, says report
3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi air was more ‘toxic’ in November than shown by CPCB, says report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A hyperlocal analysis of Delhi’s November pollution shows a much higher level of PM 2.5 air pollution than what it is being shown by the Central Pollution Control Board. Moreover, the analysis also highlighted pollution trends across ten major cities in India using hyperlocal monitoring techniques from November 2024. However, hyperlocal analysis of different hotspots revealed that the …

Is air pollution one of the reasons behind high rates of heart disease in India? | In Focus podcast
3 months, 1 week ago

Is air pollution one of the reasons behind high rates of heart disease in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

For the past month, the news has been filled with headlines about Delhi’s toxic air. But apart from the many respiratory issues that residents of Delhi, NCR and other parts of India face due to breathing in polluted air, did you know that air pollution could also lead to heart disease? One study indicates that outdoor air pollution from all …

Air pollution is a national problem. Can you live with it?
3 months, 1 week ago

Air pollution is a national problem. Can you live with it?

Live Mint  

These numbers reflect the air quality levels in different corners of Parth Phiroze Mehrotra’s house in a posh south Delhi neighbourhood. “Before this, I had 10 air purifiers in the house for over three years," says Phiroze Mehrotra, 38, editor-in-chief of publishing house Juggernaut Books. And then there are residents like Phiroze Mehrotra, who are finding ways to shield themselves—he’s …

‘Itna bhayankar…’: Nitin Gadkari explains why he doesn't like living in Delhi
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Itna bhayankar…’: Nitin Gadkari explains why he doesn't like living in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has voiced concerns over Delhi’s alarming pollution levels, saying they directly affect his health and make him hesitant to visit the national capital. Union Minister of Roads, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari speaks in Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi At an event in New Delhi on Tuesday, the senior Bharatiya …

Air pollution hurts growth: Trying new ideas could make a difference
3 months, 1 week ago

Air pollution hurts growth: Trying new ideas could make a difference

Live Mint  

It astonishes sympathetic global observers that India, with its wealth of public policy experts, should be so inept at handling a major threat to the health and productivity of its population, afflicting not just Delhi, but the entire northern belt of the country in the concluding months of every calendar year. If this is going to be an unsolvably predictable …

Delhi's air crisis: Worst November in 8 years sparks calls for action
3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi's air crisis: Worst November in 8 years sparks calls for action

India Today  

Nitin Gadkari recently said he avoids visiting Delhi because of the city's severe pollution levels, adding that he often falls ill during his visits. While December brought some relief, as Delhi recently recorded "moderate" air quality for the first time in 53 days, with the AQI dropping below 200, November was a nightmare by all measures. November pain November was …

Don’t let air pollution cloud the success story of India’s economic emergence
3 months, 1 week ago

Don’t let air pollution cloud the success story of India’s economic emergence

Live Mint  

India has achieved remarkable economic success, ranking as the world’s fifth-largest economy. In September 2013, China introduced a significant national policy to address severe air quality issues that included emission-reduction targets with a focus on key industrial sectors like coal, steel and cement, a regional focus on heavily polluted regions such as Beijing and Tianjin, new regulations for industry, an …

Study of PM2.5 from 1998 to 2022 recommends 15 zones across country to better handle pollution
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Study of PM2.5 from 1998 to 2022 recommends 15 zones across country to better handle pollution

Hindustan Times  

Categorising India into 15 distinct geographical zones or “airsheds,” each with its own unique climate and pollution sources, can significantly enhance the precision of efforts to combat air pollution particularly in sensitive areas such as the “Trans Gangetic Plains” which has Delhi at its centre, according to a new study. The peer-reviewed study “Designating Airsheds in India for Urban and …

Should India move its capital out of New Delhi to escape air pollution, but to where?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Should India move its capital out of New Delhi to escape air pollution, but to where?

Firstpost  

With Delhi air quality continuing to remain poor, a debate has ensued about shifting India’s national capital to escape pollution. It’s been almost a month, India’s capital Delhi and neighbouring areas, including Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram, have been breathing toxic air. A vehicle sprays water to curb dust and pollution as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi’s air …

Regional airshed strategy needed to improve capital’s air quality: Study
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Regional airshed strategy needed to improve capital’s air quality: Study

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: As Delhi-NCR and other North Indian cities continue to breathe hazardous air with the Air Quality Index repeatedly breaching the ‘Severe Plus’ category, a new study calls for an urgent and coordinated response through a regional airshed approach. The study ‘Designating Airsheds in India for Urban and Regional Air Quality Management’, published in MDPI’s Air journal, recommends dividing …

Delhi’s pollution emergency and India’s aspiration to become a leading economy
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi’s pollution emergency and India’s aspiration to become a leading economy

Firstpost  

Delhi has turned out to be one of the most polluted places on this planet, an undesirable achievement for a nation that has always prioritised and promoted the principles of ecological consciousness As India aims to become the third largest economy in the world, it has considerably failed to develop a policy plan that may control the play of the …

Millions breathe poison, but why public health isn't political priority in India
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Millions breathe poison, but why public health isn't political priority in India

India Today  

“It feels terrible, I just don't like it," says Rubaab, an 8-year-old in New Delhi who has been using a nebuliser since he was a child. If Delhi, and other Indian cities, slowly turned into gas chambers, with air pollution behind 7 per cent of all daily deaths, why didn't anyone take note? From the lack of public demand and …

Seven-year-long IIT-Kanpur study reveals worst pollution trends in Delhi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven-year-long IIT-Kanpur study reveals worst pollution trends in Delhi

India Today  

Air pollution remains a persistent environmental challenge for Delhi, with rising levels of particulate matter, particularly PM2.5, severely affecting air quality. The findings of the study, from 2017 to 2023, also suggest that 10 pm to 11 am is the worst time for PM2.5 pollution owing to atmospheric conditions. Researchers from IIT proposed a public advisory to address pollution-related health …

Breathless in India: Polluted air isn't Delhi's problem alone anymore
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Breathless in India: Polluted air isn't Delhi's problem alone anymore

India Today  

As Delhi, like every year, struggles with unhealthy air, the weather conditions continue to make India’s fight against pollution worse. Delhi’s air quality remains in the “very poor” category even though the Graded Response Action Plan has been taken a notch down. The government has told Parliament that air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region is driven by …

Delhi’s Air Quality Nears ‘Severe’ Category After Brief Respite
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi’s Air Quality Nears ‘Severe’ Category After Brief Respite

Deccan Chronicle  

Delhi’s air quality on Tuesday has deteriorated sharply, with the Air Quality Index nearing the "severe" category, just a day after a brief improvement. Monitoring stations across the city reported AQI levels exceeding 400 in several areas, including Anand Vihar, Jahangirpuri, and Bawana, indicating hazardous conditions. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research attributed the decline to …

AQI today: Delhi NCR struggles with worsening air quality; Check pollution levels in Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, etc
Top News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AQI today: Delhi NCR struggles with worsening air quality; Check pollution levels in Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, etc

Live Mint  

AQI today: The national capital seems to be experiencing no respite as the air pollution levels worsen. “The AQI has risen due to a combination of stagnant winds that have a speed of less than 10 kilometres per hour and dropping temperatures that trap pollutants close to the ground,” news agency PTI quoted environmentalist Bhavreen Kandhari as saying. Last week, …

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