air quality index (AQI)
- Jan- 2024 -14 JanuaryTamil Nadu
Chennai witnesses degraded air quality ; flights redirected
On Bhogi day, signaling the commencement of Pongal festivities, Chennai woke up to dense fog and smoke enveloping the city.…
Read More » - 5 JanuaryDH Latest News
Dense Fog; 22 trains running late
On Friday morning, certain areas of Delhi experienced dense to very dense fog, with the minimum temperature settling at 9.4…
Read More » - 5 JanuaryDH Latest News
Dense Fog Engulfs Delhi, Temperature Drops to 9.4 Degrees Celsius
On Friday morning, specific areas of Delhi experienced very dense to dense fog, with the minimum temperature settling at 9.4…
Read More » - Nov- 2023 -25 NovemberDH Latest News
Sixth day of ‘very poor’ air quality in Delhi
On Friday morning, the air quality in the city shifted to the ‘severe’ category, breaking a six-day streak in the…
Read More » - 19 NovemberDH Latest News
Restrictions relaxed: Air Quality in Delhi Shows Improvement
As the air quality in the national capital witnessed an overnight improvement, attributed to an uptick in wind speed and…
Read More » - 17 NovemberDH Latest News
Vehicular emissions to be biggest contributor to deteriorating AQI
A joint study conducted by the Delhi government and IIT-Kanpur has revealed that vehicular emissions are the primary contributor to…
Read More » - 15 NovemberDH Latest News
Delhi’s air quality approaches ‘severe’ level on wednesday
Delhi experienced an escalation in its hazardous air quality on Wednesday, nearing the “severe” category due to unfavorable meteorological conditions.…
Read More » - Oct- 2023 -24 OctoberDH Latest News
This Indian city is among 10 most polluted cities in the world
New Delhi: An Indian city is named among the most polluted cities in the world. The real-time data available on…
Read More » - Feb- 2023 -22 FebruaryDH Latest News
Flight services disrupted as thick layer of smog engulfs Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: A thick layer of smog, or smoke-induced fog, enveloped parts of the national capital on Wednesday. Delhi…
Read More » - 1 FebruaryDH Latest News
Stage-II curbs under GRAP lifted as air quality improves in Delhi
New Delhi: With air quality in Delhi remaining in the ‘moderate’ category for a second consecutive day with 164…
Read More » - Jan- 2023 -2 JanuaryDH Latest News
Ban on construction activities remain enforced in Delhi as AQI remains in ‘Very Poor’ category
New Delhi: In view of the air quality of Delhi continuing to remain in the ‘Very Poor’ category, the…
Read More » - Dec- 2022 -4 DecemberDH Latest News
Air quality turns ‘severe’; CAQM bans construction, demolition in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a Union government panel recommending steps to control air pollution…
Read More » - Nov- 2022 -16 NovemberDH Latest News
Air quality in Delhi improved further, with AQI now falling into ‘moderate’ category
On Wednesday, the air quality in Delhi improved even more. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi on Wednesday…
Read More » - 14 NovemberDH Latest News
Delhi lifts ban on BS-4 diesel, BS-3 petrol vehicles as air quality improves
The state government lifted the ban on BS-4 diesel and BS-3 petrol vehicles on Monday morning, as Delhi’s air quality…
Read More » - 6 NovemberDH NEWS
Restrictions lifted by central panel as Delhi’s air quality improves
Due to the deteriorating air quality, the central panel on air quality control removed the limits it had placed in…
Read More » - 5 NovemberDH Latest News
‘Air quality’ in Delhi remains severe; Schools shut, 50% of employees on WFH
For the third straight day, Delhi’s air quality was considered to be ‘severe’. SAFAR, a forecasting organisation within the Union…
Read More » - 4 NovemberDH Latest News
High air pollution: Primary schools in Delhi shut from tomorrow, till situation improves
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that primary schools in Delhi will be shut from…
Read More » - 3 NovemberDH Latest News
Pollution Politics! ‘No doubt who made Delhi a gas chamber’: Centre raps Punjab Govt
On November 2, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav criticised the Punjab government as the National Capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI)…
Read More » - 2 NovemberDH Latest News
Air pollution reaches alarming level in Delhi; AQI recorded ‘very poor’
New Delhi: The pollution in and around Delhi has reached an alarming level as the air quality index (AQI)…
Read More » - Oct- 2022 -31 OctoberDH Latest News
As the air quality is expected to worsen tomorrow, Delhi halts construction.
According to most construction and demolition projects in Delhi have been put on hold because the capital’s air quality is…
Read More » - 29 OctoberDH Latest News
Delhi imposes restrictions on construction, demolition work as city’s air quality worsens to ‘severe’
After the air quality index (AQI) dipped into the ‘severe’ category on Saturday evening, more restrictions were put in place…
Read More » - Jan- 2022 -9 JanuaryDH Latest News
Heavy rain continues in national capital: Delhi’s air quality improves from ‘moderate’ to ‘satisfactory’
New Delhi: System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR)-India informed that the air quality of Delhi…
Read More » - Dec- 2021 -24 DecemberDH Latest News
Air quality slips to ‘severe’ category in Delhi
New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital has further deteriorated on Friday and has slipped to the…
Read More » - Nov- 2021 -1 NovemberDH Latest News
Will Diwali affect Delhi’s air quality? IMD reveals
New Delhi: India Meteorological Department (IMD) revealed that the air quality in Delhi is expected to remain in ‘poor’…
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