![]() | Delhi air quality: So far, so goodAccording to the central body, the days of “poor” and “severe” days, between January 1 and March 31, reduced to 55 in 2023 from 77 in 2017. |
![]() | Delhi receives highest single-day rain in March: IMDThe city recorded a minimum temperature of 15.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, the IMD said. |
![]() | Many Brahmapurams waiting to explode if we don’t learn to manage wasteIndia is a country of 140 crore people, but it has failed to get the basics right when it comes to waste management. Kochi’s Brahmapuram waste treatment plant disaster is a case in point. |
![]() | Graded Response Action Plan on pollution only on paper: CREABetween October 1, 2022, and February 15, 2023, 26 cities reported PM2.5 levels as being in the ‘severe+’ category, 38 cities in the ‘severe’ category, and 78 cities in the ‘very poor’ category. |
![]() | Hyderabad most polluted south Indian city, says reportThe annual PM2.5 level in Hyderabad went up from 39.4 μg/m3 in 2021 to 42.4 μg/m3 in 2022, which exceeds the WHO’s guidelines by over 10 times. |
![]() | Kerala govt to install air quality monitoring devices at hospitals in Kochi after Brahmapuram crisisState Health Minister Veena George said installing the air quality monitoring devices will help identify the possibility of people getting sick due to the worsening air quality. |
![]() | Haldwani cleanest city in Uttarakhand, Rishikesh worstHowever, it will be even more challenging to prevent air quality from deteriorating due to forest fires and rising heat in the coming two-three months. |
![]() | Health department opens 24-hour control rooms in KochiThe Medical College Hospital has also set up a separate unit for those affected by the poor air quality in Kochi. |
![]() | One week on, Kochi still gasping for breath as fumes from Brahmapuram plant continuesThe toxic air has left hundreds complaining of severe health issues, and experts are sounding the alert. |
![]() | Telangana takes steps to improve air quality in HyderabadSpecial Chief Secy reviews implementation of TSPCB action plan to curb pollution |
![]() | Even Parliament has acknowledged Delhi's air quality has improved: KejriwalThe number of 'good', 'satisfactory' and 'moderate' air quality days increased to 197 in 2021 as compared to 108 in 2016. |
![]() | Delhi's minimum temperature at 9 degree Celsius, air quality poorThe air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 233 at 9 am, which is in the poor category. |
![]() | Delhi government launches ‘Supersite’ to monitor air qualityThe government launched the EV Policy to reduce pollution, bought thousands of new e-buses, increased green cover to 23.6 percent, and ran the ‘Red Light On Gaadi Off’ campaign. |
![]() | Chilly winds bring mercury down, Delhi city’s AQI improves to ‘poor’The minimum temperature was recorded at 10.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The relative humidity at 8:30 am was recorded at 100 percent. |
![]() | Air quality panel rolls back GRAP 3rd stage actions in DelhiThe CAQM also said that deterioration of the air quality in the severe category is not expected in the coming days. |
![]() | Anti-pollution curbs under GRAP stage 3 lifted in Delhi as AQI improvesThe decision was taken after the sub-committee of GRAP noted that the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi marginally improved from the level of 353 on January 14 to 213 on January 15. |
![]() | Ahead of Bhogi, AQI worsens, yellow alert issued in ChennaiThe officials said multiple monitoring teams have been formed to ensure the burning of waste materials such as old rubber products, plastics, tyres, tubes, etc. is stopped. |
![]() | Kolkata Diary: Air quality worse than ever in West BengalThe pandemic-induced restrictions had kept the air pollution level in check last winter. |
![]() | Frequent construction bans in Delhi hitting businessThe Confederation of All India Traders also said that the constant imposition of GRAP is affecting the economic activities and impacting the business operations. |
![]() | Curbs lifted as Delhi's air quality improvesThe weather predictions too did not suggest any adverse impact in dispersal of pollutants from the city’s air, according to the GRAP sub-committee which reviewed the pollution status in the day. |
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