The Indian capital, Delhi, has been shrouded in a thick and hazardous blanket of toxic smog for nearly a week, with many regions recording a shocking Air Quality Index (AQI) of 999. In response to the worsening air quality, the Delhi government has announced the implementation of the Odd-Even Continue Reading
The authorities have been ordered by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to immediately rescind the curbs that were implemented in the Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) as part of stage three of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). As a result, regional building and demolition projects can get back on track. However, user agencies […]Continue Reading
On Saturday morning, the city’s total Air Quality Index (AQI) was 431, and the air quality in Delhi remained in the “severe” category for the third day in a row. The city was covered in a heavy layer of haze, mostly as a result of unfavourable weather and field fires in Punjab. According to official […]Continue Reading
Air pollution has gone from a severe category to a very poor category. The Air Quality Index is currently 372. In the last few days it was over 450 The day after Diwali, Delhi and its suburbs were shrouded in thick fog. Despite the state government banning firecrackers, people continued to set off firecrackers till […]Continue Reading