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Hail and thunderstorms are also likely over northern Punjab, northern Haryana and northwest Uttar Pradesh on January 13, according to IMD. read more

Central Pollution Control Board officials said in total Rs 172 crores were disbursed in September last year to 102 non-attainment cities that did not meet the annual PM 10 (coarse, pollution particles) national standard between 2011 and 2015. read more

An analysis of AQI data for November 2018 shows that the city recorded an average 30-day AQI reading of 283, which is just marginally more than what it recorded this year, i.e. 278. read more

On Monday, Delhi experienced the coldest day ever recorded since 1901. read more

Chief ministers of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, union ministers Prakash Javdekar, Hardeep Singh Puri and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, seven other central ministers and 21 officials of Central Pollution Control Board and Namami Gange mission would... read more

According to the central government-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the air quality may improve to ‘poor’ to ‘moderate’ on Saturday. read more

Light to moderate rain and faster winds have been predicted on Thursday, which are expected to improve the air quality. Friday too is predicted to have ‘moderate’ air quality, with wind speed averaging around 20kmph. read more

The builder, Perfect Probuild Private Ltd, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Antriksh Group had on August 25, 2010, obtained sanction from the Noida Authority for construction of a residential complex comprising of 560 flats by name of Antrikish Kanball... read more

The weatherman has forecast strong surface winds during the day time. Private weather forecast agency Skymet vice president Mahesh Palawat had on Saturday tweeted that “Cold winds from #snow clad mountains will be instrumental for drop in #Minimums in... read more

Notably, residents of villages in the vicinity of the refinery, led by Singhpura Sithna village sarpanch Satpal Singh, had taken up the issue with the NGT last year, alleging that the refinery is polluting the air and water in the area read more

A parliamentary panel met on Wednesday to take a stock of the measures taken and possible options for reducing air pollution. read more

On Saturday morning, the cloudy skies gave way to sunshine and the day temperature rose to 28.5 degrees Celsius, from 27.3 degrees Celsius, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The minimum temperature also rose, to 16 degrees Celsius, from... read more

According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi’s annual average PM 2.5 (particulate matter of 2.5 micron size) last year was 115 microgram per cubic metre while the WHO recommends this be kept under 10 micrograms per cubic metre. read more

The air quality index (AQI), as calculated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at 7 am was 463. This was against the overall AQI reading of 456 on Wednesday. read more

The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s 4pm bulletin, was 456 on Wednesday and officials said it was likely to deteriorate even further on Thursday with some relief possible only by the day after. On Tuesday,... read more