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New Delhi, July 4: With monsoon drenching the capital, Delhi's pilot cloud seeding project to curb air pollution was deferred to the end of August, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday. The minister announced the change in schedule during a press conference here, citing ongoing rains that may not provide ideal conditions and could fail to yield the desired results. Last week, he revealed that the initial time window for cloud seeding was set between July 4 and July 11 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has postponed its much-anticipated cloud seeding experiment, initially scheduled for early July, citing the early and active onset of the monsoon. Officials confirmed that the trial, which was intended to test the feasibility of artificial rain as an air pollution mitigation strategy, will now be deferred to a later period, most likely after the monsoon and winter pollution season. The trial, originally planned between July 4 and 11, required specific atmospheri ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Starting Tuesday, the Delhi government is planning to stop the sale of petrol and diesel to end-of-life (EoL) or over-age vehicles - a move aimed at fighting vehicular emission-linked air pollution in the Capital, an official said. Petrol pump owners on Monday confirmed that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and other devices linked to the transport ministry's data bank have been installed at their outlets to identify EoL vehicles. The Commis ...Read More >
Delhi Weather Update: Delhi experienced dense fog on Thursday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reporting a minimum temperature of 7°C. The fog led to the implementation of low-visibility procedures at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), although flights continued to operate as scheduled. The weather forecast for the coming days indicates that dense fog will persist in the early morning and late-night hours on December 26 and 28. The IMD also predicts partly cloudy ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The city's minimum temperature, at 8.4 degrees Celsius on Friday, saw a sharp 3.6-degree rise after hitting the season's lowest the previous day. It was 4.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday. The nighttime temperature was a notch above the normal for this time of the season. However, the India Meteorological Department issued a 'yellow' alert for a cold wave in the city over the weekend, with temperatures expected to drop significantly. The city has not yet experienced any 'cold' days so far ...Read More >
Delhi's air quality worsened on Sunday, reaching a 'very poor' AQI of 302 after a brief improvement to 'moderate' earlier in December. PM2.5 and PM10 levels were high, posing health risks. The pollution monitoring tool, DSS, hasn't been updated since November 29 due to accuracy and data issues.Delhi's air quality took a downturn on Sunday, plunging again into the 'very poor' category with an AQI reading of 302 after having improved to the 'moderate' level at the start of December. The air qualit ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The department of disaster management issued a cold wave advisory on Tuesday, which tasked the deputy commissioners of districts with setting up emergency centres and night shelters. The directive says that no person, whether homeless or otherwise, should sleep in the open for the next few days. Additionally, hospitals and health centres have been asked to prepare for cold-related illnesses. The advisory follows a 'yellow alert' issued by the Met department, warning of a potential cold ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi woke up to the season's coldest December on Wednesday morning as the minimum temperature hits 4.9 degree Celsius. As per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the national capital's minimum temperature was recorded 4.9 degree Celsius in Safdarjung area Palam notes 6.2 degree Celsius in Palam. The national capital was covered under a thin layer of fog on Wednesday as the morning chill remained till around 9 am. According to IMD, the city is experiencing smog and mist condi ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi woke up to the coldest December morning on Wednesday as the minimum temperature dropped to 4.9 degree Celsius. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature was recorded 4.9 degree Celsius in Safdarjung area while it was 6.2 degree Celsius in Palam. A thin layer of fog covered several parts of the city today as the morning chill remained till around 9 am. Smog and mist conditions with predominant surface winds from the northwest direction with a ...Read More >
In the 2016 Bollywood hit Pink, a scene introducing Amitabh Bachchan's character shows the actor emerging from his home on a winter morning into Delhi's smog-filled streets, wearing a mask. The mask and Delhi's smoggy air feature in other scenes of the film but are of little relevance to its plot. Yet, it is one of the rare examples of mainstream Indian films taking notice of the deadly air that makes many parts of India dangerous to live in every year. The toxic air pollution and recurrent w ...Read More >
Delhi residents breathed easier Thursday as air quality improved to 'moderate' after a month of severe pollution. The AQI dropped to 161, though some areas still experienced 'poor' air quality. Cooler temperatures and mist accompanied the improved air, with the minimum temperature reaching 9 degrees Celsius. The Supreme Court maintained GRAP-IV restrictions, demanding compensation for construction workers from NCR states.Residents in Delhi took a sigh of relief on Thursday as the air quality ind ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Teenage student Aniksha is relieved to be back in class in India's capital - even if the choking smog that prompted her school to close last month has yet to dissipate. New Delhi and the surrounding metropolitan area is home to more than 30 million people and is blanketed by a thick and acrid haze each winter. Get exclusive content with Gulf News WhatsApp channel The public health crisis has grown steadily worse over the years and weeks-long school closures across the capital, aime ...Read More >
New Delhi, November 28: The air quality in Delhi remains a grave concern as the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 304 in the "very poor" category on Thursday at 6 a.m., according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). While a slight improvement was observed earlier in the week when AQI fell to the "poor" category on Tuesday, pollution levels escalated again by Wednesday and have continued to remain critical. Several areas in the national capital reported air quality in th ...Read More >
Noida: The city's air quality improved slightly on Wednesday but remained in the 'poor' category with an air quality index (AQI) of 208, compared to the previous day's 223. The AQI of Greater Noida (231) and Ghaziabad (216) improved marginally but also stayed 'poor'. It was 234 in Greater Noida and 238 in Ghaziabad on Tuesday. In Noida, Sector 62 was the worst hit and recorded an AQI of 271 (poor), followed by Sector 116 (230) -- also 'poor'. The Sector 1 monitoring station recorded a 'moderate ...Read More >
Delhi was smeared in a morbid grey on Monday as the air quality index (AQI) surged to 494, the city's second-highest reading ever and just shy of the maximum of 500, as the Capital's calamitous pollution crisis plumbed new depths, with more than 20 million people held hostage in a sea of poison by the weather and an apathetic administration. Delhi's AQI was this bad on November 3, 2019, when the official 4pm reading was also 494. It was only topped, marginally, on November 7, 2016, when the num ...Read More >
Winter pollution poses serious physical and mental health risks. Combat stress with mindful practices, hydration, skincare, indoor plants, and exercise to improve well-being and resilience.With the onset of winter and AQI already skyrocketing, the air is not just polluted but stressful. To even think of stepping out of your doors is stressful; it is smog that has engulfed most cities, the capital being the most polluted. Myriad health challenges come along polluted air that we breathe, and one s ...Read More >
As air pollution persists in the city, children are bearing the brunt as hospitals across the city have seen a spike in children complaining of respiratory illness. Ludhiana has seen air quality deteriorating since mid-October. The situation has got worse since November 6 when a thick blanket of smog covered the city. On Sunday, the city recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 260, which falls in the 'poor' category. It causes breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure, accordin ...Read More >
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