Delhi woke up to “very poor” air quality.The hourly average air quality index (AQI) at 7am on Tuesday was 249. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recordings show that on Monday the overall AQI of Delhi was 243, also in the “poor” zone. Meanwhile, the IMD also forecasted that the maximum temperature […]
Delhi-NCR air quality remains in ‘severe’ category after marginal improvement
Air quality in the national capital remained in the ‘severe’ zone on Saturday morning with the air quality index (AQI) showed a marginal improvement. Government pollution monitoring agencies had forecast that a significant improvement in air quality was expected on Saturday. The air quality remained in the ‘emergency’ zone over […]
Schools shut in Delhi-NCR as air continues to be ‘severe’ for 3rd day, improvement likely from Friday
Delhi’s air quality plunged further in the ‘severe’ zone for the third consecutive day on Thursday. Schools in the national capital are shut in view of the toxic air quality. Pollution levels in the national capital will continue to deteriorate to nearly ‘emergency’ zone on Thursday, government agencies had earlier warned. The […]
As experts warn of worse air days, Delhi schools suspend classes
As the pollution levels spiralled in Delhi, city schools are suspending classes and outdoor activities for primary students for the next two days, when the air quality is expected to deteriorate further. Sanskriti School in Chanakyapuri on Wednesday issued a notice saying that classes Nursery to 2 will remain closed […]
Plans fall flat, no solution visible in Delhi’s deadly haze
Air pollution in the national capital region (NCR) worsened on Wednesday, repeating a trend that exposes how efforts put in place in recent years — Supreme Court orders, new laws, penalties, and even cleaner fuel — have failed to stop the recurrence of an annual crisis that plunges the region […]