According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), most air quality monitoring stations in Delhi recorded the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) in the ‘severe’ or upper end of the ‘very poor’ category at 10am on Saturday.(PTI)
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A layer of pungent haze lingered over Delhi on Saturday morning as average AQI hits ‘severe’ at most monitoring stations in Delhi.(PTI)
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The AQI was 354 on October 27, 271 on October 26, 302 on October 25 and 312 on October 24. (PTI)
The most polluted place in the capital was Anand Vihar with an AQI of 454. (PTI)
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Wazirpur (439), Narela (423), Ashok Vihar (428), Vivek Vihar (427) and Jahangirpuri (438) were among the monitoring stations that recorded "severe" air quality.(PTI)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
