Last Updated: 12th March, 2022 14:40 IST New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) The water quality of two stretches of the Ganga passing through Bihar and Uttarakhand, which were polluted earlier, has now improved and is of bathing standard with the biological oxygen demand (BOD), which ascertains the health of a river, found to be in…Continue Reading
New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital on Sunday morning slipped to the ‘severe’ category, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi stands at 430. However, Delhi’s air quality slightly improved from the ‘severe’ to ‘very poor category on…Continue Reading
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Air Quality Commission orders immediate closure of NCR industries not running on gas/ Cleaner fuels in industrial areas despite availability of gas infrastructure and supply Violating industries/ industrial units will not be permitted to operate till 12th December, 2021Flying Squads of CAQM will launch special drives and inspect…Continue Reading
Speed of local surface winds likely to pick up on Monday and Tuesday: SAFAR Traffic moving on NH-9 on a smoggy Saturday morning in Delhi. | Photo Credit: R. V. MOORTHY Speed of local surface winds likely to pick up on Monday and Tuesday: SAFAR The air quality of the city continued to be…Continue Reading
Delhi’s air quality remained in the “very poor” category on Saturday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Authorities said the AQI is likely to improve significantly from Sunday owing to relatively strong winds. The AQI in the national capital was recorded at 377 on Saturday morning. It was slightly better on Friday at…Continue Reading
Delhi’s air quality remained in the “very poor” category on Saturday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the city was recorded at 374, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Authorities said the AQI is likely to improve significantly from Sunday owing to relatively strong winds. The AQI in the national capital was…Continue Reading
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) holdscrucial emergency meet in wake of deteriorating air quality of the Delhi-NCR region Asks States and concerned agencies to be in complete readiness for implementing ‘Emergency Measures’ as listed under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)Identifies 5 different areas contributing to the prevailing…Continue Reading
As the vaccination rate increases in the country, India has reported the lowest active Covid cases on Sunday morning. The Ministry of Health reported that the active cases are currently at 0.39 per cent of the total cases, which is the lowest since March 2020 when the Covid pandemic had started taking over the world.…Continue Reading
New Delhi: The air quality of Delhi has improved to ‘very poor’ from the ‘severe’ category on Sunday, with the AQI being recorded at 338. The air quality index of neighbouring areas of Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida was recorded at 312, 368, 301 and 357, respectively. The overall air quality index of Delhi was…Continue Reading
The air quality in the city deteriorated to the higher end of the “poor” category on Friday, official data showed. The effect of stubble burning has increased and the air quality is expected to be in the “very poor” to “poor” levels on Saturday. “AQI is likely to deteriorate further during the day until early…Continue Reading