Delhi air quality nears ‘severe’ zone
Delhi’s air quality inched closer to the ‘severe’ category on Monday morning with calm winds and cloudy conditions trapping pollutants, according to monitoring agencies. A thick layer of smog blanketed Delhi and its suburbs, reducing visibility to just 600 metres at 8 am at the Safdarjung Observatory, the national capital’s primary weather station. The visibility […]
Air pollution levels creep up in Delhi
Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs deteriorated again overnight after a marginal improvement a day ago with forecasts suggesting that a major relief is unlikely in the coming days. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 338 at 8 am on Monday, deteriorating from 301 at 4 pm and 290 at 7 am […]
Delhi’s air quality very poor
Delhi’s air quality fluctuated between the very poor and severe categories on Thursday as unfavourable meteorological conditions hindered the dispersion of pollutants. Recent findings from a joint project by the Delhi government and IIT-Kanpur found that vehicular emissions accounted for about 38 per cent of the capital’s air pollution on Wednesday. This is projected to […]
Delhi air quality dips as firework ban goes up in smoke
New Delhi, November 13 Delhi recorded a jump in pollution levels and a smoky haze returned on Monday morning after residents flouted the ban on firecrackers on Diwali night. The city recorded its best air quality on Diwali day in eight years on Sunday, with its 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 218 […]
Clear, blue skies in Delhi, air quality improves further
Delhiites woke up to clear, blue skies and abundant sunshine on Saturday, marking a welcome relief from the suffocating haze that persisted for around two weeks. At 7 am, the capital’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 219, which is a marked improvement compared to Thursday’s 24-hour average AQI of 437. Neighboring Gurugram (181), Ghaziabad […]
Air quality in Delhi severe again
Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again on Wednesday morning, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for one-third of the air pollution in the national capital. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 421, worsening from 395 at 4 pm on Tuesday. Several […]
Supreme Court tells Punjab, Haryana to immediately stop burning crop residue
New Delhi, November 7 *Pollution matter: SC directs Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan to immediately stop crop residue burning. *Delhi can’t be made to go through this year after year: SC on pollution in city. *SC directs Delhi government to ensure that municipal solid waste is not burnt in open. *There can’t be a political […]
Delhi’s pollution problem, Khattar tells Kejriwal
Chandigarh, November 6 A day after Arvind Kejriwal offered ‘help’ to implement the ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra’ scheme, Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar on Monday asked his Delhi counterpart to focus on protecting people from the worsening air quality in the national capital. Khattar asserted that Haryana is fully capable of implementing welfare schemes. He […]
ED raids against Delhi Minister Raaj Kumar Anand end; minister alleges harassment
New Delhi, November 3 The Enforcement Directorate raids on the premises of Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand ended early on Friday after about 23 hours, with the legislator alleging that the action was a “conspiracy to harass” AAP leaders. The searches, undertaken as part of a money-laundering investigation against the minister and some others linked […]
Supreme Court asks suspended AAP MP Raghav Chadha to tender unconditional apology to Rajya Sabha chairperson
New Delhi, November 3 The Supreme Court on Friday asked suspended AAP lawmaker Raghav Chadha to tender an unconditional apology to Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar on the select committee issue, and hoped that he would take a “sympathetic” view of the matter. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and […]