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Delhi AQI remains ‘very poor’; ‘drone-based mist spraying’ starts at Anand Vihar, other hotspots | Details | Latest News India

Delhi AQI remains ‘very poor’; ‘drone-based mist spraying’ starts at Anand Vihar, other hotspots | Details | Latest News India

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The air quality in Delhi remained in the “very poor” category on Saturday, marking the ninth consecutive day of smog following Diwali. New Delhi, India – Nov. 8, 2024: A view of evening haze as the pollution levels gets increased at kartavya path India Gate in New Delhi, India, on Friday, November 8, 2024. (Photo by RAJ K RAJ / Hindustan Times)(RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO) According to the SAFAR data, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 358 at 9am, falling under the “very poor” level. Visuals showed a thick layer of smog surrounding Kartavya Path. Data from the CPCB’s Sameer App, which provides hourly AQI updates, showed that the air quality at Bawana and New Moti Bagh stations was in a severe category, with readings of 409 at both. In a video shared by news agency ANI, a truck-mounted water sprinkler was seen releasing fine water droplets to help alleviate the impact of the hazardous air quality in the capital. AQI in other areas Other major areas of Delhi also recorded high …

Over 350 cases of farm fires reported in Punjab, highest in Sangrur | Latest News India

Over 350 cases of farm fires reported in Punjab, highest in Sangrur | Latest News India

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At least 379 incidents of farm fires were reported in Punjab, with Sangrur district witnessing the highest number of such incidents, PTI reported on Saturday. A man sets fire to the stubble at a farm, in Patiala on October 27.(ANI) With 66 cases, Sangrur continued to be the biggest contributor to the tally, followed by Ferozepur with 50 cases and Tarn Taran with 42 cases, as per the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). About 27 incidents of farm fires were reported from Amritsar, Bathinda 28, Moga 26, Patiala 21 and Kapurthala and Ludhiana 15 each, according to PTI. The districts with farm-fire cases in single digits included Fazilka (one), Rupnagar (two), Hoshiarpur (two), Faridkot (six), Jalandhar (eight), Malerkotla (five), Barnala (six) and SBS Nagar (three). The state registered the current season’s biggest spike in farm fires on Friday with 587 cases. Sangrur had reported the highest number of 79 cases, followed by Ferozepur with 70 cases and Tarn Taran with 59 cases. From September 15 to November 2, the state has seen 3,916 farm-fire cases, …

Delhi’s air quality plummets to ‘very poor’ category on Diwali | Latest News India

Delhi’s air quality plummets to ‘very poor’ category on Diwali | Latest News India

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Delhi’s air quality on Thursday evening dipped to “very poor” category, with levels expected to worsen to the “severe” category on Diwali night. View of the Red Fort amid smog on Diwali festival, in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.(PTI) The city’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 328 at 4 pm, up from 307 on Wednesday, reported PTI. Earlier today, Delhiites woke up to a sky shrouded in a thick layer of smog. The air in Anand Vihar, a major terminus was extremely polluted with the AQI in the “severe” category. At 8 am, Anand Vihar’s average AQI (PM10) was recorded at 419, while maximum was 500. Every year, Delhi’s skies rumble with the sounds of firecrackers that explode across the city with no intervention from enforcement authorities despite far-ranging curbs on their manufacture, sale and use. This results in a deadly cocktail — emissions from these firecrackers, laden with toxic chemicals like barium, sulphur and lead, dovetail with the already steep levels of local pollutants and smoke from farm fires. …

Delhi’s Air Quality Remains ‘Very Poor’ Amid Rising Pollution, Jahangirpuri Worst Affected

Delhi’s Air Quality Remains ‘Very Poor’ Amid Rising Pollution, Jahangirpuri Worst Affected

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Curated By: Vani Mehrotra Last Updated: October 23, 2024, 08:07 IST People and vehicles are seen on a road amidst the morning smog in New Delhi (Photo: Reuters) Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to ‘very poor’ with an AQI of 349. The Centre has implemented stage two of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). The air quality in Delhi remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 349, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). Jahangirpuri area in the national capital was the worst affected as the AQI there was at 417, SAFAR data showed. The AQI at Anand Vihar was recorded at 402. Jahangirpuri in Delhi most polluted (SAFAR) A thick layer of smog covered Delhi during the early hours, as seen in visuals from ITO shared by news agency ANI. In response to the worsening air quality, the Centre has implemented stage two of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), introducing several restrictions. Meanwhile, various market association traders reported a …