The temporary restriction will remain in force till the AQI falls within the permission limit prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board in Dhanbad
By PTI 18/09/2023
The air quality was “moderate” across Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad but “poor” in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida on Monday, a government agency data on air pollution in NCR said.
By Outlook Planet Desk 16/03/2021
Delhi's air quality was recorded in the upper end of the “very poor” category on Sunday, and is likely to improve over the next two days due to a predicted increase in the wind speed.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/12/2020
The national capital witnessed more polluted November this year than in 2019, largely due to lesser precipitation and large-scale stubble burning. The city also recorded nine "severe" air days this November, the maximum number in the month in four years.
By Outlook Planet Desk 01/12/2020
Delhi's air quality improved "significantly" on Monday due to light rain and favourable wind speed and was recorded in the 'poor' category after a 15-day spell of 'very poor' and 'severe' air days.
By Outlook Planet Desk 19/11/2020
Delhi is witnessing an "unusual" condition and no quick recovery is predicted from the "severe" air pollution, a central government forecasting agency said on Tuesday.
By Outlook Planet Desk 15/11/2020
A grey apocalyptic smog enveloped Delhi on Tuesday, blotting out the sun from the sky and smudging landmarks from view as air quality hit "emergency" levels.
By Outlook Planet Desk 15/11/2020
Environment experts on Thursday welcomed the Centre's move of setting up a new commission to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR but said it could reproduce old deadlocks without clear benchmarks of progress.
By Outlook Planet Desk 09/11/2020
The air quality largely remained "very poor" in Noida Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region on Friday, according to a government agency.
By Outlook Planet Desk 09/11/2020
Pollution levels reduced marginally in Delhi on Tuesday, even as the share of stubble-burning in the city's PM2.5 concentration rose to 23 per cent, the maximum so far this season.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/11/2020