All posts tagged "Air Pollution"
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247IndiaToxic smog chokes Delhi, AQI crosses 1000, traffic disrupted; calls for GoI’s intervention
New Delhi: The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi has reached critical levels, exceeding 1000 in some areas as a blanket of...
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200India
Delhi’s air quality plunges to ‘severe plus’; stricter restrictions enforced
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the ‘severe plus’ category on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 484, the...
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921India
Delhi’s air quality remains ‘severe’ for fourth day, Kejriwal calls for meeting
New Delhi: On Monday morning, pollution levels in Delhi were recorded around seven to eight times above the government-prescribed safe limit, as...
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811India
Delhi Govt reimposes ban on firecrackers
New Delhi: The Delhi government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing pollution levels during the winter season by reinstating a ban on...
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1.7KIndia
Air Pollution: ‘Delhi witnesses worst Diwali since 2016’
New Delhi: On Saturday, amid the Diwali celebrations, the firecracker ban in Delhi went up in smoke with people flouting it with...
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1.2KEnvironment
600,000 children died due to being exposed to ambient, household air pollution in 2016, says WHO study
At least 98 percent of children under five years of age from low and middle-income countries, which includes India, were exposed to...
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1.5KEnvironment
‘Indians could live four years longer if air quality is improved’
If India reduced its air pollution to comply with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) air quality standards, its people could live about...
