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Toxic smog persists over India's north; Delhi pollution remains severe
Residents in India's northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, and pollution in the capital Delhi remained severe. India battles air pollution every winter as cold,
New Delhi gasping as air quality maintains severe levels, enveloping India's capital in smog
India's capital was left gasping this week as air pollution smog reduced visibility to near zero and raised air quality levels more than 130 times safe limits.
Delhi's 'alarming' air quality crisis persisting as city is named as India's dirtiest
Delhi was listed as India's most polluted city Thursday as a weeks-long air quality crisis gripping northern India has shown few signs of letting up. An air quality analysis report by Respirer Living Sciences showed levels of particulate matter,
India's worsening, "severe plus" air pollution forces even more dramatic safety measures
Air pollution chokes New Delhi every winter, but this year's smog has already derailed everything from transport and road work to schools.
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Delhi Trudges Through Another Air Pollution Nightmare With No Answers
Whatever the causes of the smog, by one ranking Delhi was not just the most polluted city in the world, but “nearly five times as bad as the second most polluted city, Dhaka,” in Bangladesh next door, as Shashi Tharoor, a leader of the opposition in Parliament and best-selling author, posted on X.
India tightens vehicle entry restrictions as Delhi's air pollution worsens
India said on Sunday that it would tighten restrictions including on construction activities and vehicle movements in New Delhi and surrounding areas from Monday to combat worsening air quality.
India's North Shrouded in Smog as Delhi Pollution Hits Season High
India's pollution control authority said the national capital territory's 24-hour air quality index (AQI) reading was at 484, classified as "severe plus", the highest this year.
Delhi weather update: NCR's air quality plunges back into 'severe' category
With the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading 422 at 6 AM on Saturday, Delhi was once again engulfed in a dense layer of poisonous haze as the air quality fell into the "Severe" category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),
Delhi's air quality 'very poor', minimum temperature 11.3 deg C
People in Delhi woke up to a hazy morning with a minimum temperature of 11.3 degrees Celsius as the air quality remained in the "very poor" category recording an overall AQI of 373. Out of 38 monitoring stations in the city,
Stabbing renews debate over India hospital safety months after rape and murder of trainee doctor
A knife attack on a doctor in India has renewed an impassioned debate about whether enough is being done to protect medical ...
India’s Coal Plants to Miss Pollution Goal as Smog Chokes Delhi
Most of India’s coal-burning plants are set to again fall short of a major pollution target, adding to the deadly smog that’s ...
India aims to stamp out farm fires with satellite images of scorched earth
India's government plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after ...
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Delhi's air quality turns ‘severe’ again; AQI at 420
Delhi pollution: The AQI in Anand Vihar was recorded as 457 ... feasibility of cloud seeding as an emergency measure to battle winter pollution in northern India will be limited, citing ...
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India court tells smog-hit capital to step up vehicle restrictions
India's top court on Friday (Nov 22) ordered authorities in the smog-choked capital New Delhi to establish checkpoints on all ...
India to offer $4-$5 bln in incentives for electronics production, weaning off China
India will offer up to $5 billion in incentives to companies to make components locally for gadgets from mobiles to laptops, ...
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Suprme Court pulls up Delhi body for not conducting tree census
A bench headed by justice Abhay S Oka was considering an application filed by a Delhi resident, Bhavreen Kandhari ... that ...
Cloud Seeding Not Feasible: Pollution Control Board Amid Delhi's Smog Crisis
The Central Pollution Control Board has said feasibility of cloud seeding as an emergency measure to battle winter pollution ...