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Smog in Delhi is an ongoing severe air-pollution event in New Delhi and adjoining areas in the National Capital Territory of India. [50] Air pollution in 2016 peaked on both PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels. [51] It has been reported as one of the worst levels of air quality in Delhi since 1980. [52]
In November 2016, the Great smog of Delhi was an environmental event which saw New Delhi and adjoining areas in a dense blanket of smog, which was the worst in 17 years. 2018 Air Pollution in New Delhi (PM2.5 AQI). A surge on June 14 was caused by dust storms brought on by a combination of extreme heat and powerful downdraft winds. [49]
During the autumn and winter months, some 500 million tons of crop residue are burnt, and winds blow from India's north and northwest towards east. [14] [15] [16] This aerial view shows India's annual crop burning, resulting in smoke and air pollution over Delhi and adjoining areas. Air pollution in Delhi is caused mainly by industry and ...
Delhi’s government is exploring a new strategy to tackle the annual problem of toxic air pollution – inducing artificial rain over the national capital.. The Indian capital’s administration ...
New Delhi struggles with pollution year-round, but the problem becomes acute during fall and winter months. On Wednesday, the concentration of tiny pollution particles was nearly 30 times above ...
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) is an autonomous regulatory body in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, responsible for monitoring, controlling, and mitigating environmental pollution in the NCR region. [3] It was established under the provisions of the Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974, [4] and Air ...
In India, air pollution doesn't figure as a core issue that people would vote on, said Bhargav Krishna, a fellow at the New Delhi-based Sustainable Futures Collaborative think-tank.
The 2018 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 2700 towns and cities in 91 countries. Air quality in the database is represented by the annual mean concentration of particulate matter ( PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 micrometers, respectively).