In response to worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management has invoked Stage-IV of the Graded Response Action Plan, effective from 08:00 AM on November 18, 2024. The decision follows a significant rise in Delhi’s Air Quality Index, which reached 457 at 7 PM on November 17, indicating ‘Severe+’ pollution levels. Rising Air Quality Index triggers …
Delhi-NCR air pollution : As the temperatures drop and the quality of air deteriorates in the national capital, the Centre's air quality panel re-invoked the Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR. It is to be noted that Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index stood at 400 on Friday, just a notch below the severe category. If …
