The temporary restriction will remain in force till the AQI falls within the permission limit prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board in Dhanbad
By PTI 18/09/2023The air quality was “moderate” across Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad but “poor” in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida on Monday, a government agency data on air pollution in NCR said.
By Outlook Planet Desk 16/03/2021Delhi's air quality was recorded in the upper end of the “very poor” category on Sunday, and is likely to improve over the next two days due to a predicted increase in the wind speed.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/12/2020The national capital witnessed more polluted November this year than in 2019, largely due to lesser precipitation and large-scale stubble burning. The city also recorded nine "severe" air days this November, the maximum number in the month in four years.
By Outlook Planet Desk 01/12/2020Delhi's air quality improved "significantly" on Monday due to light rain and favourable wind speed and was recorded in the 'poor' category after a 15-day spell of 'very poor' and 'severe' air days.
By Outlook Planet Desk 19/11/2020Delhi is witnessing an "unusual" condition and no quick recovery is predicted from the "severe" air pollution, a central government forecasting agency said on Tuesday.
By Outlook Planet Desk 15/11/2020A grey apocalyptic smog enveloped Delhi on Tuesday, blotting out the sun from the sky and smudging landmarks from view as air quality hit "emergency" levels.
By Outlook Planet Desk 15/11/2020Environment experts on Thursday welcomed the Centre's move of setting up a new commission to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR but said it could reproduce old deadlocks without clear benchmarks of progress.
By Outlook Planet Desk 09/11/2020The air quality largely remained "very poor" in Noida Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region on Friday, according to a government agency.
By Outlook Planet Desk 09/11/2020Pollution levels reduced marginally in Delhi on Tuesday, even as the share of stubble-burning in the city's PM2.5 concentration rose to 23 per cent, the maximum so far this season.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/11/2020