NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management, Centre’s pollution watchdog, on Tuesday revoked the GRAP-IV restrictions in Delhi-NCR, citing an improvement in air quality.In its order, CAQM stated that measures under Stage 1, 2, and 3 of the revised GRAP will continue to remain in effect. Delhi’s Air Pollution Gets Attention, But Most Indian…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality worsened again on Saturday after a brief improvement earlier in the week, with several parts of the city recording pollution levels in the ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories. Residents across the capital woke up to thick smog, which reduced visibility in many areas. According to data from the Central Pollution…
NEW DELHI: Delhiites could see poison in the air on Sunday. A thick layer of toxic smog enveloped the capital, turning the city into a gas chamber with air quality plunging to ‘severe-plus’ category for the first time this year.The city’s 24-hour average air quality index stood at 461, the second-worst recorded in Dec and…
NEW DELHI: Videos on Sunday morning showed India Gate, Akshardham, Anand Vihar, and Delhi airport barely visible through a dense grey haze, as the city’s air quality plunged into the ‘severe’ category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring to 497.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked all measures under GRAP Stage IV across…
NEW DELHI: With air quality worsening sharply across the Delhi-NCR, authorities on Saturday invoked the strictest restrictions under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan, triggering emergency curbs across the region. This comes hours after implementation of GRAP stage III measured in the national capital region. The Commission for Air Quality Management said its…
NEW DELHI: According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s 24-hour average AQI at 4 pm stood at 372, rising from 304 on Monday and 279 on Sunday. Out of 39 monitoring stations, 16 recorded readings above 400 — a level known to seriously impact health. Stations in the ‘severe’ category included Burari,…