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A day ahead of Diwali, <keyword id="19900550" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-pollution" source="keywords">air pollution</keyword> increased considerably in the national capital on Wednesday, with as many as eight <keyword id="22743312" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="monitoring-stations" source="keywords">monitoring stations</keyword> recording very poor-quality air. Delhi recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 278 at 9 am, up from 268 recorded a day earlier. The city's overall AQI remained in the 'poor' category—a marginal improvement seen from Tuesday due to favorable wind speed after several days of very poor quality air. On Monday, Delhi recorded an AQI of 304. AQI was 359 on Sunday. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 to 100 is seen as satisfactory, 101 to 200 is considered moderate, 201 to 300 falls under the poor category, 301 to 400 is seen as very poor, and 401 to 500 falls under the severe category, necessitating the issuance of health guidelines and closures of schools and offices. According to data from the <keyword id="19918942" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Central-Pollution-Control-Board" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Central Pollution Control Board" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Central Pollution Control Board">Central Pollution Control Board</keyword>, out of the 36 monitoring stations that reported data, eight—Anand Vihar, Ashok Vihar, Aya Nagar, Bawana, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Vivek Vihar, and Wazirpur—recorded "very poor" category AQI in the morning. Meanwhile, temperatures have yet to start dropping. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, 4.9 notches above the normal for this time of the season. The humidity level stood at 83% at 8 am. The city would see mainly clear skies during the day, with the maximum temperature expected to hover around 36 degrees Celsius. At present, the overall AQI of Delhi was 282, i.e., poor. Tomorrow is expected to be slightly better in Gurgaon and adjoining areas, as India celebrates Diwali. The AQI forecast for Gurgaon, as per SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research) in Gurgaon stands at 77.51, which falls in the satisfactory category. However, Noida, another satellite town in Delhi-NCR will not see any relief in its air quality, with the AQI projected to be at 208.92

Air pollution level increases in Delhi, eight stations in red zone

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Despite strong wind speed, air quality of the national capital dipped to 'very poor' category, with the hourly average air quality index at 316 micrograms per cubic meter on Sunday afternoon. The Ministry of Earth Sciences has advised sensitive groups to reduce prolonged or heavy exertion. If asthmatic, keep relief medicine handy, it emphasised. Out of 39 pollution monitoring stations in the city, the air quality index is highest in Jahangirpuri area in northwest district, followed by 276 at Bawana. It is the least at IGI airport at 68 micrograms per cubic meter. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), "Surface winds are high and West-Southwesterly direction and forecasted to stay high for the next 24 hours and gradually decrease." The air quality index is likely to marginally deteriorate and remain in the poor to very poor category on February 7. Very Poor air quality is forecasted on February 9 and 10, the forecast further stated. Delhi's neighbouring regions - Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram are also logging 'very poor' quality of air. Ghaziabad and Noida's air quality remained the worst amongst all, with very poor air quality of 338 and 322 micrograms per cubic meter, respectively. An AQI within the limit of 0-5 is regarded as good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is very poor and 401-500 is considered severe. --IANS aka/rs

Delhi: AQI 'very poor' despite rise in wind speed

New <keyword id="66" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi">Delhi</keyword>, Despite strong wind speed, <keyword id="53848" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="air-quality">air quality</keyword> of the national capital dipped to '<keyword id="2374984" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="very-poor">very poor</keyword>' category, with the hourly average <keyword id="2071721" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Quality-Index">air quality index</keyword> at 316 micrograms per cubic meter on Sunday afternoon. The <keyword id="158211" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ministry-of-Earth-Sciences">Ministry of Earth Sciences</keyword> has advised sensitive groups to reduce prolonged or heavy exertion. If asthmatic, keep relief medicine handy, it emphasised. Out of 39 pollution monitoring stations in the city, the air quality index is highest in Jahangirpuri area in northwest district, followed by 276 at Bawana. It is the least at IGI airport at 68 micrograms per cubic meter. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), "Surface winds are high and West-Southwesterly direction and forecasted to stay high for the next 24 hours and gradually decrease." The air quality index is likely to marginally deteriorate and remain in the poor to very poor category on February 7. Very Poor air quality is forecasted on February 9 and 10, the forecast further stated. Delhi's neighbouring regions - Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram are also logging 'very poor' quality of air. Ghaziabad and Noida's air quality remained the worst amongst all, with very poor air quality of 338 and 322 micrograms per cubic meter, respectively. An AQI within the limit of 0-5 is regarded as good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is very poor and 401-500 is considered severe. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/heres-why-you-arent-being-able-to-apply-for-brookfield-reit-ipo-through-zerodha-groww-angel-broking-and-other-stockbroking-apps/articleshow/80686457.cms">Here's why you aren't being able to apply for Brookfield REIT IPO through Zerodha, Groww and other stockbroking apps</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/analysts-explain-why-indigo-paints-shares-fell-with-a-thud-just-like-burger-king-and-mrs-bectors-and-what-to-do-with-it-now/articleshow/80704864.cms">Indigo Paints joins the league of Burger King and Bector's — frenzied IPOs that fizzled out</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/the-india-stack-that-bill-gates-and-sundar-pichai-so-love-is-set-to-get-much-bigger-thanks-to-the-indian-governments-new-blockchain-strategy/articleshow/80718403.cms">The India stack that Bill Gates and Sundar Pichai so love is set to get much bigger – thanks to the Indian government’s new blockchain strategy</a>

Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category despite strong wind speed

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) : As Delhi faces another tryst with air pollution, a nine-year-old climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam has appealed the government to declare health emergency in Delhi, emphasising that people are choking due to the noxious air. The national capital has been recording severe category air quality since the last five days due to an increase in stubble burning and unfavourable wind speed. Delhi's air quality index stood at 474 micrograms per cubic meter at noon, almost touching the hazardous category. "I would like to appeal to everyone to not use firecrackers to celebrate Diwali, because it creates a lot of noise and air pollution which is very dangerous for our health. Millions of children are dying every year due to the air pollution crisis," said Licypriya Kangujam, holding a placard which read "Declare health emergency in Delhi. We are choking!" Kangujam, who is also the founder of 'The Child Movement', has always been on the forefront of the fight against air pollution. Last month, she and 12-year old activist Aarav Seth were briefly detained by the police for protesting against the rising air pollution outside Parliament House. "I am fighting to save our planet and future. Please celebrate Diwali by not using firecrackers. If we are all together, we will fight this air pollution. We can make a change if we are together," Kangujam further said. Speaking to IANS, Aarav Seth said: "Enough has been said and done for saving the environment. Now is the time to take action and to ensure clean air for us and generations to come." On a brighter note, the National Green Tribunal on Monday imposed a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the National Capital Region from November 9 to November 30. The direction also apply to all cities and towns where the air quality during November fell under the 'poor' and above categories. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel emphasised that citizens are entitled to breathe fresh air which right cannot be defeated on the ground that enforcement of such right will lead to closing of such business activity. Meanwhile, Delhi's neighbouring regions - Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida and Greater Noida -- are also logging severe quality of air. Gurugram and Greater Noida's air quality remained the worst amongst all, with air quality of 484 and 483 micrograms per cubic meter, respectively. According to Ministry of Earth Science's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, "Low dispersion condition continues in Delhi region along with high fire-related intrusion, this has led to the accumulation of pollutants near the surface. No quick recovery is expected unless a drastic reduction in fire counts takes place." (Aakanksha Khajuria can be contacted at aakanksha.k@ians.in) -- IANS aka/ash

'Declare health emergency in Delhi,' 9-year-old climate activist requests govt as pollution spikes

A layer of smoky haze lingered over Delhi-NCR on Wednesday, as the air quality of the region hit 'very poor' levels due to a cocktail of stubble burning from the adjoining states and slow wind speed, government officials said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, <keyword id="66" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi">Delhi</keyword>'s neighbouring regions -- Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida and Greater Noida -- are logging 'very poor' quality of air, while Gurugram is in 'poor' category. Ghaziabad and Greater Noida's air quality remained the worst amongst all. The Capital's air quality index stood at 326 at noon, in very poor category. Nineteen out of 36 pollution monitoring stations in Delhi showed a 'very poor' air quality index reading. The Wazirpur area has the most noxious air at 399, followed by Bawana at 392, Rohini at 391 and Jahangirpuri at 383. "Visibility in the region has dropped to 800 metres as against 2,000 metres in the morning. There is a layer of pollutants in the atmosphere from the smoke emanating from stubble burning and local sources. There will be no respite for the next 2-3 days," said Kuldeep Srivastava, Head of India Meteorological Department's Regional Forecasting Centre. Vijay Soni, a scientist at the <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword> division of India Meteorological Department, told IANS that Punjab recorded 2,500 farm fires on Tuesday, whose smoke, combined with the low wind speed, have resulted in deterioration of air quality in the national capital and surrounding regions. On the contrary, the Ministry of Earth Science's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research stated the boundary layer wind direction is "not favourable for direct fire-related transport". The share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution air is estimated to be only 5 per cent for today. The share of stubble burning accounted for 10 per cent of Delhi's pollution on Tuesday, 16 per cent on Monday and 40 per cent on Sunday, the maximum so far this season. Last year, the farm fire contribution to Delhi's pollution had peaked to 44 per cent on November 1. The air quality forecasting agency added, "A significant improvement from the peak AQI value, four days back, to current AQI is mainly attributed to increased local surface wind speed combined with not so favourable boundary layer winds for the fire-related intrusion. However, boundary layer winds are likely to shift to North-westerly, some increased intrusion, and marginal deterioration is expected for the next three days." Nationwide, Haryana's Ambala is recoding the worst air quality at 444, followed by Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat which are recording AQI readings of 420, 415 and 407, respectively. Shillong has the cleanest air in the country. "Transport of smoke caused by stubble burning in Punjab and air pollution are affecting India from north to south, even reaching the Arabian Sea," European Union's Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space said in a statement.

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