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Mumbai wakes to very poor' air on January 1

As per SAFAR's data, PM 2.5 was recorded at 306 for Mazgaon and BKC, while for Colaba it was 305.

2 Jan 2018 6:38 AM IST

According to SAFAR, Borivali, Bhandup, Bandra-Kurla Complex and Mazagaon saw the worst air quality.

Mumbai air dips to 'poor' levels, emissions blamed

Humidity levels for Tuesday were recorded at 91 per cent, which is 24 per cent above normal.

21 Feb 2018 6:44 AM IST

Greenpeace activists demonstrate with a giant Earth balloon and a portrait of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Greenpeace warns state, curb power plants' emissions

Mumbai experienced hazardous air pollution levels in the past week.

10 Feb 2018 6:08 AM IST

CPCB has directed all states to come up with a 42-point action plan to curb air pollution.

Thick haze layer envelopes city

The overall AQI level of Mumbai was recorded at 263 on Thursday.

9 Feb 2018 3:28 AM IST

Dense smog cover on Wednesday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Mumbai's polluted air fares worse than Delhi

The pollutant levels in the city recorded were higher than Delhi, which had an AQI level of 218 on Wednesday.

8 Feb 2018 3:30 AM IST

The Indian Railways has been treated as a political tool by successive governments.

Cold wave in Delhi impedes rail services, 18 trains cancelled

As cold wave still continues in Delhi, minimum temperature was recorded at 9 degree Celsius and maximum temperature at...

7 Feb 2018 2:13 PM IST

Previous studies have tied road traffic air pollution to low birth weight. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mumbai's air quality dips to poor again

According to SAFAR officials, the rise in the AQI levels is due to the fluctuations in temperature.

5 Feb 2018 2:02 AM IST

File picture of fog filling up the city

Mumbai's air is getting worse day by day: NGO

Praja has gathered the data of air quality through an Right to Information query to the Central Pollution Control Board.

27 April 2018 2:11 AM IST

The air quality index of the CPCB had a score of 460, as against Saturdays 403. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Good' air quality in city backed by incessant rain

The PM10 and PM2.5 levels were recorded at 39 and 26 microgramme per cubic metre (ug/m3).

28 July 2018 4:24 AM IST

A boy selling vegetables by a roadside covers himself with a plastic sheet during heavy monsoon rain in Greater Noida on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Monsoon showers fail to clean up air in Delhi

Meanwhile, the meteorological department has said that the rainfall Delhi has received till now is in excess of the...

22 July 2018 2:19 AM IST

The air quality index of the CPCB had a score of 460, as against Saturdays 403. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Air qualitysatisfactory' for fourthday in a row

Their concentration is likely to come down further on Sunday, as per forecast by Safar.

1 July 2018 2:38 AM IST

Air pollution experts compared the Diwali week this year with the corresponding period in 2018 and said that the air quality has been very good this time.

When will climate, bad air be a live poll issue?

In India, there have been several instances where public protests led to some changes or withdrawal of policy decisions.

31 Oct 2019 12:00 AM IST