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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]
Air crisis and pollution level in Delhi are here to stay for the next two to three weeks, officials warn Delhi’s air quality ‘severe’ as breathing air akin to smoking ‘25-30 cigarettes a ...
The air pollution generated in November 2024 in India and Pakistan was regarded by climate researchers as an unprecedented intensification of the region's annual pollution cycle. [2] NASA satellite imaging showed a continuous cloud of smog that extended across the majority of eastern and northern Pakistan, as well as northwestern India. [3] [4]
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 ...
A study published in June found that air pollution killed 135 million people over the last four decades around the world, with India and China accounting for the bulk of the fatalities. In 2023 ...
Air pollution monitoring stations in RK Puram and Jahangirpuri areas reported dangerous PM2.5 concentrations, reaching 900 micrograms per cubic metre, far above the safe limit of 60 micrograms.
The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 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). [1 ...
A blanket of air pollution seen over Delhi in northern India on 14 November (Screenshot: Nasa Worldview map) The Congress party, once a dominant force in Delhi politics but now polling a distant ...