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The Great Smog of Delhi was a severe air-pollution event in New Delhi and adjoining areas in the National Capital Territory of India. [57] Air pollution in 2016 peaked on both PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels. [58] It was reported as one of the worst levels of air quality in Delhi since 1980. [59]
Scale reading for fine particulate matter crosses the 1,000 mark in Delhi for the first time this year Delhi becomes world’s most polluted city as AQI levels reach 1,000 Skip to main content
Dense fog and severe air quality levels have caused travel chaos in India's capital Delhi. Visibility in several areas was reported to be zero in the early hours of Friday, disrupting flights ...
Pollution levels in Delhi are expected to remain in the ‘severe’ category on Friday (November 15), before possibly improving to ‘very poor’ (300–400), according to the Earth Sciences ...
Environmental problems in Delhi, India, are a threat to the well-being of the city's and area's inhabitants as well as the flora and fauna. Delhi, the ninth-most populated metropolis in the world (second largest if the entire NCR includes especially Faridabad and Gurugram– Haryana, is one of the most heavily polluted cities in India, [1] having for instance one of the country's highest ...
Pollution in Delhi reached drastic levels following Diwali celebrations, when illegal firecracker use temporarily pushed the city's pollution levels above Lahore's during the morning of 8 November. A local community health clinic reported that approximately 60% of patients presented with pollution-related illnesses, with children and elderly ...
Delhi announces more curbs as residents continue to inhale toxic smog ‘50 times the safe limit’
Air Quality Index (AQI) is a number used to communicate the level of pollution in the air and it essentially tells you the level of pollution in the air in a given city on a given day. The AQI of Delhi was placed under the "severe-plus category" when it touched 574, by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research. [49]