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Safdarjung Tomb is seen amid heavy smog conditions in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Smog tightens grip on Delhi-NCR, visibility at IGI Airport low

The PM2.5 levels stood at 346 micrograms per cubic metre, around six times more than the safe limit

12 Nov 2021 11:50 AM IST

Commuters drive along a street under heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Smog covers Delhi-NCR; air quality severe amid unhelpful...

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said the ongoing smog episode is a public health emergency

11 Nov 2021 11:56 AM IST

Morning haze and smog envelops the skyline in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Air quality deteriorates in many parts in north and central India...

Ambala, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Gwalior, Gorakhpur and Jalandhar were among the districts where AQI was 'very poor'

6 Nov 2021 9:36 AM IST

Early morning visuals of smog in Delhi. (Photo: Twitter)

Hazy morning in Delhi after Diwali, AQI severe post flurry of crackers

The PM10 levels crossed the 500 micrograms per cubic metre mark around 5 am on Friday

5 Nov 2021 10:23 AM IST

People warm themselves with a bonfire on a cold winter night in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality in 'poor' category, AQI at 286

The concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at 116 in the 'poor' and 221 in the 'moderate' category respectively

29 Dec 2021 9:42 AM IST

A metro train runs on its track amid a cold and foggy winter morning, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality slips to 'severe' category, AQI stands at 430

Delhi's air quality slightly improved from 'severe' to 'very poor category' on Saturday morning

26 Dec 2021 9:35 AM IST

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India's top syringe maker asks PM Modi to lift factory shutdown order...

Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) said it will take adequate measures to ensure its factories are not...

12 Dec 2021 9:53 AM IST

A man is seen standing on the ledge of a building as smog envelopes the horizon in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Delhi's air quality remains stagnant in 'very poor' category

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi on Sunday morning was recorded at 309

5 Dec 2021 10:31 AM IST

People walk near the Rashtrapati Bhavan amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 15, 2021. (Money SHARMA / AFP)

SC to Centre, Delhi, UP: Enforce measures to check air pollution

Centre informed the SC that an Enforcement Task Force had been formed to enforce compliance with the measures laid down...

4 Dec 2021 7:37 AM IST

A man runs along a street amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Delhi gasps for breath as air quality continues to remain in 'very...

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi on Thursday morning was recorded at 312

2 Dec 2021 9:26 AM IST

Globally, approximate 160,000 deaths have been attributed to PM2.5 air pollution in the five most populous cities of Delhi (30 million), Mexico City (22 million), Sao Paulo (22 million), Shanghai (26 million) and Tokyo (37 million), report said. (AFP)

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of Indians

Air quality has significantly worsened in the western state of Maharashtra and the central state of Madhya Pradesh

1 Sept 2021 11:40 AM IST

An anti-smog gun is used to spray water to curb air pollution, in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. According to Central Pollution Control Board data, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi stood at 426 at 9:30 am in the severe category. (PTI Photo)

Primary schools shut as Delhi smog spikes

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai ordered that 50 per cent employees of the Delhi government should work from home

5 Nov 2022 9:01 AM IST