“The weather condition over the next few days is favourable for the onset of monsoon. There is a possibility that monsoon might arrive in the national capital region (NCR) in the next two to three days,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, senior scientist at the... read more

Apart from Ghaziabad and Noida topping the list of most polluted cities on May 13, other areas of Loni Dehat in Ghaziabad recorded an AQI of 371, while Greater Noida recorded an AQI of 289. read more

Experts attributed this to the irregular weather phenomena such as rain and cyclonic disturbances, which have prevailed this past pollution cycle. read more

The day temperature on Saturday rose minimally to 25.5 degrees Celsius from 25.1 degrees Celsius on Friday. According to the IMD, the maximum temperature will reach 26 degrees Celsius over the next three or four days. read more

The respondents-- minimum 50 people each from the 10 localities-- did not know the meaning of AQI and when the air in the national capital is categorised as good, moderate, poor or severe. read more

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped from 306 on Saturday to 294 on Sunday, bringing the capital under the “poor” category. At these levels, there may be discomfort in breathing on prolonged exposure, while people with heart disease could face discomfort... read more

All the builders have been fined of Rs 5 lakh each and served with notices to reply within a week to avoid any further action. read more

On Sunday, PM2.5 in Gurugram was 96ug\/m3, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. However, the daily average measure remained alarming, at 328ug\/m3. read more

Pollution forecasting agency Safar had already warned that Delhi’s pollution level could peak between 11pm on Wednesday and 3am on Thursday, even if 50% of the total load of toxic firecrackers as compared to Diwali 2017 were brunt this time. The warning... read more

Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Monday to fall in the severe category for the second time within a week. The overall air quality index on Monday was registered in the severe category at 418, a drastic decline from a day before when the AQI... read more

Experts said that controlling the number of vehicles in Delhi to combat emergency levels of pollution becomes important because a study by the ministry of earth sciences has recently revealed that there has been a 40% increase in vehicular pollution... read more

Road dust is one of the major contributors to air pollution during this time of the year pushing up PM 10 (coarse dust particle) levels – one of the prominent pollutants in the National Capital Region (NCR). read more

As the burning of crop stubble, considered one of the reasons behind the spike in pollution at this time of the year, continues in Punjab and Haryana, conditions could deteriorate further on Tuesday, according to an early warning system. read more

Researchers say if the wind speed is lower and the temperature dips, the polluted air coming out of the landfill fires will get trapped, which would severely affect the air quality. read more

According to data collected from the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality index (AQI) value in Delhi touched 256 on Friday. The AQI values in Ghaziabad and Gurugram were recorded at 302 and 336 respectively read more