Air quality
- Delhi
Cold wave persists in Delhi-NCR as air quality remains ‘poor’
New Delhi: Delhi-NCR continued to reel under fog and cold wave conditions on Tuesday, with air quality remaining in the ‘poor’ category for the second consecutive day, even as several airlines and…
- Photos
Delhi Assembly Winter Session begins amid pollution row and CAG reports showdown
New Delhi: The winter session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly began on Monday, setting the stage for high-stakes debates on a range of pressing issues, including air pollution, environmental concerns, and also…
- Delhi
Dense fog blankets Delhi, AQI stays in ‘very poor’ category
New Delhi: Delhi woke up shrouded in fog on Wednesday morning, with little visibility and ‘very poor’ air. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for dense fog between 8.30…
- Delhi
Delhi’s air quality ‘severe’, dense smog affects vehicular movement
New Delhi: Delhi choked under a thick blanket of smog on Monday morning, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) settling in the ‘severe’ category at 402. The air quality was ‘severe’…
- Delhi
Delhi air quality ‘very poor’, Narela logs highest AQI at 418
New Delhi: Thick grey haze shrouded Delhi on Monday morning, with the air quality remaining in the ‘very poor’ category with a reading of 366, according to the Central Pollution Control Board…
- Delhi
Delhi chokes as AQI nears ‘severe’ level
New Delhi: A thick blanket of smog shrouded the national capital on Saturday morning with an air quality index (AQI) of 397, on the brink of the ‘severe’ category. Of the total…
- Hyderabad
Unhealthy air grips Hyderabad amid winter chill
Hyderabad: The winter chill has turned the air quality in Hyderabad unhealthy. It has deteriorated in all localities of the city. With night temperatures declining in the city, the Air Quality Index…
- Hyderabad
Winter chill turns air quality unhealthy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The winter chill has turned the air quality in Hyderabad unhealthy. It has deteriorated in all localities of the city. With night temperatures declining in the city, the Air Quality Index…
- India
SC to take up plea on Delhi-NCR pollution on Dec 3
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on December 3 a plea concerning the deteriorating air quality in the Delhi–National Capital Region, saying the issue needed to be monitored…
- Delhi
GRAP Stage-3 curbs revoked in Delhi-NCR amid slight improvement in air quality
New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday revoked the Stage-3 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR, after the air quality showed improvement in the…
- Hyderabad
Deepawali celebrations sends Hyderabad’s air quality crashing down
Hyderabad: As firecrackers lit up the sky on Deepawali day across Hyderabad, the city’s air quality slipped to extremely hazardous levels. On October 20, the city recorded an air quality index (AQI), measured…
- Hyderabad
55 pc of Hyderabad still outside air quality monitoring network
Hyderabad: Despite efforts under the National Air Quality Programme (NAQP) to strengthen air quality monitoring, nearly 55% of Hyderabad’s area remains uncovered, making it difficult to track and control emissions. Currently, the…
- News
AQI drops to 153: CAQM lifts GRAP stage-I restrictions in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revoked the Graded Response Action Plan – Stage I (GRAP-I) in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect after air…
- Telangana
Telangana utilized Rs 441 cr out of Rs 623 cr under National Clean Air Programme
Hyderabad: The Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, revealed that Telangana has utilized Rs 441 crore out of the Rs 623 crore allocated under the…
- Delhi
Delhi’s air quality remains ‘poor’, foggy weather disrupts trains, flights
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remains in the ‘poor’ category for the second consecutive day this week, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 264 recorded at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, according…
