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Delhi's air quality 'very poor', smog blankets city

Delhi experienced very poor air quality on Sunday, with an AQI of 369 and some areas recording seve…

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Delhi air quality remains 'very poor' in several areas

Delhi's air quality remains very poor, with an AQI over 300 in several areas. BJP leaders protested…

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Delhi AQI inches towards ‘severe’ mark days ahead of Diwali; SAFAR issues health alerts

Delhi's air quality has plunged to 'very poor' levels with AQI readings exceeding 350 in several ar…

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Delhi gasps for clean air as AQI reaches 'very poor' levels; air quality to turn ‘severe’ from Sunday!

Delhi's air quality worsens as smog engulfs the city, with AQI reaching a concerning 354. Residents…

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

According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board, out of the 36 monitoring stations that …

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Pakistan shuts down schools as AQI becomes 3x worse than Delhi on Diwali

Pakistan's Lahore is facing an unprecedented air pollution crisis, with its AQI exceeding 1,000, pr…

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Post-Diwali smog pushes Delhi air quality to 'very poor'; other cities also affected

Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 395, Aya Nagar stood at 352, Jahangirpuri at 390, and Dwarka at 376.…

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Delhi's AQI remains in the 'very poor' category, smog engulfs the national capital

The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Tuesday, wi…

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Air pollution killed 16 lakh Indians in 2021, concerning Lancet study shows

The Lancet report links air pollution to respiratory, cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer and more.

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Smog engulfs parts of Delhi as air quality continues to deteriorate

Delhi was engulfed in a thin layer of smog on Thursday as the air quality continued to deteriorate …

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GRAP Stage II enforced in Delhi as air quality drops to 'very poor', smog engulfs the national capital

A thick layer of smog enveloped Delhi on Tuesday morning as the national capital’s air quality dete…

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Air Quality Alert: Nearly 30% of asthma cases tied to fine particulate matter exposure from bad air

Long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution is responsible for almost 30% of asthma cases globally, a stu…

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Delhi AQI remains firmly lodged in the ‘very poor’ category; PM2.5 levels nearly 60 times WHO’s prescribed danger limits

Stubble burning in the neighbouring states has reduced and vehicular emissions, construction dust a…

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Delhi's air pollution worsens, people say "feels suffocating"

The air quality deteriorated in the national capital on Saturday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) …

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Diwali celebrations overshadowed by eye injuries, fatal incidents and record number of fire hazards across India

From fires and injuries to life-threatening confrontations, the festival celebrations were marred b…

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Delhi’s ‘lit’ skyline on Diwali goes viral; netizens bring attention to the smog-covered skies

Delhi's skyline on Diwali night was breathtaking — quite literally.

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Delhi records over 300 fire-related incidents on Diwali; AQI slips to 362

The Delhi Fire Service received over 300 calls of fire-related incidents on Diwali in which there w…

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Delhi air 'very poor' all across on Diwali morning; firecracker ban yet to kick into tangible effect

Thirty-eight monitoring stations showed that air was in a "very poor" category across the city. The…

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Lahore and Delhi amongst world's most polluted cities; health warnings issued

As of 1:15 pm today, data from SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research) n…

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First air, now water: Delhi in for water shortage until November 1 due to high ammonia levels in Yamuna river

Maintenance on the Upper Ganga Canal has forced two major water plants to rely on the polluted rive…