Delhi weather: This morning, the AQI was 309 (very poor) at the Delhi University area, whereas the air quality at the IIT Delhi was also 'very poor' at 309.
Delhi weather: The IMD had predicted partly cloudy sky throughout the day with the maximum temperatures expected to soar to 27°C.
Delhi Air Quality: According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the city's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 297 on Sunday morning.
Delhi Air Quality: The air quality dipped further as AQI stood at 249 on Thursday morning. This comes after the national capital had been witnessing significant improvement in the AQI over the last few days.
Delhi Air Quality: An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.
The decision comes in the backdrop of decreasing pollution levels and improving AQI in the capital.
Delhi Air Quality: Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.
Delhi Air Pollution: Centre's air quality panel on Sunday lifted curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR under the final stage of air pollution action plan due to deteriorating AQI. The curbs were imposed three days ago.
Delhi Pollution: Recently, SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) said that stubble-burning accounted for 34 per cent to Delhi's particulate matter (PM) 2.5 pollution.
Delhi air pollution: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced that primary schools will be closed from Saturday in view of spike in pollution levels in the national capital.
Delhi air pollution: North Delhi Air Quality recorded the poorest as almost all the stations in the region displayed AQI above 400.
While Noida Sector 125 recorded 327, AQI in Sector-116 was 392.
Delhi air quality: The deteriorating air quality in Delhi NCR region remains a problem around this time of the year.
Stage III bans the operation of batching plants; laying of sewer lines, waterline, drainage work and electric cabling through open trench system.
SAFAR predicted that in case there was emission from firecrackers, along with other factors, the AQI would worsen to 'severe' on Diwali (October 23) and might continue to remain the same for the next two days (October 24 and October 25).
Delhi AQI: Since the government had earlier predicted that the air quality in Delhi-NCR would nosedive by Saturday, the Commission for Air Quality Management on Wednesday directed authorities to enact stage two of GRAP, which includes banning the use of coal and firewood in hotels, restaurants.
Delhi-NCR Poor AQI: The use of diesel generators, except for essential services, is also banned under stage two of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) which is a set of anti-air pollution measures followed in the capital and its vicinity according to the severity of the situation.
Delhi air quality: According to the data, 53,38,045 vehicles have been de-registered between 2018 and 2022, with 50,25,447 vehicles being deregistered till October 17 this year.
Delhi Air Quality: On Tuesday, the air quality index of Delhi’s most polluted hot spot, Anand Vihar, reached the severe category.
In 2021, none of the cities in India met the prescribed World Health Organization air quality standards of 5 micrograms per cubic meter, stated the World Air Quality Report 2021, prepared by Swiss organization IQAir and released globally on Tuesday.
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