Air quality

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Air quality was “very poor” category in Anand Vihar and “poor” category in Punjabi Bagh, Lodhi Road and ITO, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). read more

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The national capital remained engulfed in dense fog on Wednesday morning when visibility remained zero till 8 am. read more

According to the Greenpeace report, which takes 2018 as the base year and takes particle pollutant 10 (PM10) as the source of pollution, the concentration in Noida has been increasing since 2015. read more

Alexander Zverev and David Goffin were due on the Melbourne Park courts first, followed by world number one Rafael Nadal. read more

Scientists at IMD have forecast colder days till the weekend with both day (maximum) and night temperatures (minimum) expected to fall by 2-3 degrees C. read more

The forecast of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the weather and air quality monitoring centre of the ministry of earth sciences, also assured good air quality for the week. read more

With the opening major of 2020 due to start at January 20, Melbourne has been blanketed by haze in recent days from blazes burning to the east -- part of Australia’s bushfire crisis that has left 25 people dead. read more

The western disturbance on January 6-7 will induce rain and snow in the Western Himalayan Region, which will show its impact on Delhi as well, the weather department said. read more

The smog tower has been installed by the Traders Association Lajpat Nagar . It will aim at treating 2,50,000 to 6,00000 cubic meter air per day and release fresh air in return. read more

After a record 18-day-long cold spell in December, the city also saw a relatively warm day on Thursday with the maximum temperature settling at 23 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal. read more

Australia will take on New Zealand in the 3rd Test match at Sydney and Cricket Australia’s head of operations Peter Roach has said that there will be possible delays in the match if air quality plummets due to smoke. read more

Meteorologists said weather conditions were undergoing a transition as a western disturbance is affecting the region and at the same time easterly winds are bringing relatively warmer winds. read more

Some of the areas such as IIT Delhi, Airport Terminal 3, Chandni Chowk, Mathura Road, Dhirpur and Pusa experienced severe AQI marked between 390-530. An approaching Western Disturbance likely to bring relief, say experts. read more