Air Quality Index

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 296 at 4 pm, placing it in the 'poor' category.

Delhi begins October with cleanest air in years as farm fires hit record low

Average AQI hovers near 110, the lowest early-October reading since 2015; Punjab and Haryana fires down nearly 90 percent

Anti-pollution measures in Delhi push daily wage workers into livelihood crisis

Workers who depend on daily earnings to survive said they are worried their children will starve to death

Is Delhi's AQI 'worse' than you think? How international agencies calculate air quality

Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed that more areas in the national capital registered an AQI of 500 on Tuesday

Delhi breathes 'very poor' air again, AQI for Mumbai and Chennai worst since start of Oct

All metros, barring Hyderabad and Kolkata, face an air quality index reading of over 100

Delhi pollution: Stubble burning has declined in Punjab but is still a menace

Although not much in the spotlight, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh have seen a spike in stubble burning. And according to experts, stubble burning isn’t the only reason for the rapid deterioration of air quality in Delhi over the last week

Delhi AQI: Connaught Place smog tower remains defunct, BJP attacks Delhi govt

Built in 2021, the tower can filter around 1,000 cubic metres of air per second. However, it DPCC termed it "largely ineffective" and suggested that the smog tower be shut

GRAP Stage-III activated: Delhi takes drastic measures to tackle pollution

The Sub-Committee for operationalization of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) said air pollution in NCR is only expected to increase further.

Mumbai can't be the panacea to every empty stomach, shift jobs elsewhere too: L&T CFO

Construction is an easy target when talking about air pollution, vehicular pollution is equally responsible, Raman added.

Parts of Delhi record air quality in 'severe' category

Rohini (406), Wazirpur (416), and Mundka (414) recorded their air quality in the 'severe' zone (AQI above 400). The AQI was 272 in neighbouring Ghaziabad, 300 in Faridabad, 203 in Gurugram, 303 in Noida and 336 in Greater Noida.

Air quality concerns linger post-Dussehra in Delhi; Mumbai faces pollution woes

Despite a ban on firecrackers, some areas witnessed unauthorized celebrations in Delhi, pushing the city's AQI to 243 on Wednesday

A Delhi-Mumbai story: Which city's air quality is worse?

While the financial capital has been waking to a thick blanket of smog owing to a rapid increase in construction activity, the national capital has been engulfed by clag (fog) in the past three days.

Maximum temperature 36.1 degree C in Delhi, AQI in 'moderate' category

The relative humidity recorded at 5.30 pm stood at 46 per cent, according to data shared by the India Meteorological Department.

Emission shocker: India behind 59% of increase in global air pollution since 2013: Report

If pollution levels persist unchecked the life expectancy of citizens will drop by a few years, says the report. South Asia accounts for 52.8 percent of the total life years lost globally due to high pollution

Google announces new sustainability APIs for Maps

Google says companies can use these APIs to provide up-to-date environmental information to customers.

The sky is red in New York, chef Vikas Khanna calls it ‘Mars’

New York City is battling hazardous levels of pollution from Canada wildfires that have filled the city with smoke and turned its sky an apocalyptic orange.

Rains, hailstorm in parts of Delhi

More rain accompanied by thunderstorms is predicted during the day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The eastern and northern parts of Delhi witnessed rain and hailstorm, it said.

Why Mumbai is hitting the headlines for air pollution

Experts say meteorological reasons could be behind the recent surge in Mumbai air pollution, but man-made factors cannot be underplayed or ignored.

'Very poor' air quality in Delhi; minimum temp at 8.3 degrees Celsius

The city recorded an air quality index of 337 at 9 am. The 24-hour average was 314 on Friday.

Two Himachal towns get 'Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2022 Awards' for air quality

Sundernagar and Nalagarh towns of Himachal Pradesh bagged second and third places, respectively, at the national Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2022 Awards instituted by the National Clean Air Programme.

Delhi sees coldest November morning with mercury down in single digits

Last week on Saturday, IMD had said that the national capital had recorded its coldest morning of the season, however Monday morning's temperature surpassed the earlier reading.

Strong winds sweep across Delhi but air quality still 'very poor'

Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 303 on Sunday, as was on Saturday.

Air quality panel orders ban on plying of diesel LMVs in Delhi-NCR, entry of trucks into capital

However, BS-VI vehicles and those used for essential and emergency services are exempted, according to an order issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).

Delhi records second-best air quality in October since 2015: CPCB data

The capital recorded an average air quality index of 210, the best in the month after the average AQI of 173 recorded in October last year.

Delhi's air improves, but still 'poor'

In the last two years, Delhi and its neighbouring areas had witnessed severe air quality post Diwali, which was celebrated in November, with intense smog enveloping the region for days as stubble burning peaks during the month while low temperatures and calm winds trap pollutants.