Delhi air quality turns severe again, likely to improve on Tuesday

At least 19 areas in Delhi recorded ‘severe’ air quality, while 17 localities were under the ‘poor’ category.

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· Yesterday · 10:01 pm

Haryana says it is unfair to blame its farmers for Delhi’s poor air

The 24-hour average air quality index in Delhi at 8 am on Monday was 381, which lies in the ‘very poor’ category.

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· Yesterday · 09:12 am

Delhi: Air quality worsens to ‘severe’ once again after marginal improvement on Saturday

At 11 am, the Air Quality Index was recorded at 421.

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· Nov 11, 2018 · 12:14 pm

Delhi air quality remains ‘very poor’, PM 2.5 levels likely to go up during weekend

The Central Pollution Control Board recorded the Air Quality Index at 396, while SAFAR recorded it at 453, which is under the ‘severe’ category, on Saturday.

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· Nov 10, 2018 · 10:36 am

Delhi’s air pollution disaster is also a water crisis in disguise

Paddy isn’t a natural crop for the Punjab region. Farming operations there are poisoning the air in North India and depleting aquifers.

Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg

· Nov 09, 2018 · 04:00 pm

Delhi’s air quality level remains ‘severe’ despite improvement

Authorities said low surface wind speed had slowed down the recovery process.

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· Nov 09, 2018 · 02:44 pm

Delhi Police arrest 310 people on Diwali night for violating court order on bursting firecrackers

The highest number of cases were filed in outer Delhi.

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· Nov 09, 2018 · 08:30 am

Delhi could blame location, wind flow, Himalayas for its terrible air – or it could blame itself

12 maps and charts explain why India’s capital is choking.

Anand Katakam

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Kanishk Karan

· Nov 08, 2018 · 07:15 pm

Enforcing stronger climate action could help India improve its air quality

Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement can help the country deal with its air crisis.

Nick Watts

· Nov 08, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Delhi: Air quality hits worst level this year as people defy time limit for bursting Diwali crackers

The Air Quality Index in the city deteriorated to levels beyond ‘severe’ on Thursday.

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· Nov 08, 2018 · 07:56 am

Delhi: Air quality oscillating between ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’, says pollution control board

Authorities have warned of a spike in pollution levels after Diwali even if ‘partially toxic crackers’ are burnt.

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· Nov 07, 2018 · 10:35 am

Despite the pollution, air purifiers don’t have as many takers in India as manufacturers would hope

Just 200,000 purifier units were sold in India in 2017, while China saw nine million units being sold in the same period, according to research.

Suneera Tandon, qz.com

· Nov 06, 2018 · 01:30 pm