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TopicAir quality index

Topic: Air quality index

Stubble burning in Punjab increased 44% this year compared to 2019 — Centre’s report in SC

New Delhi: Stubble burning cases in Punjab have increased by over 44 per cent this year compared to 2019, according to a report submitted...

Steps by Centre, Delhi govt not enough to curb pollution in capital, Parliamentary panel says

Parliamentary panel on urban development called for economic aid to farmers to help them buy machines that can help curb pollution because of stubble burning & hefty fines on polluters.

Toxic air from farm fires could make North India’s Covid fight deadlier

Air pollution damages lungs and other body tissues, reducing body’s ability to resist coronavirus, which may result in more severe forms of Covid.

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’, likely to improve over next 2 days

According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitoring agency, SAFAR, the share of stubble-burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution was 19 per cent on Friday.

Delhi’s air quality deteriorates, several areas record ‘severe’ levels of pollution

Significant increase in stubble fire count was observed around Haryana, Punjab, and neighbouring regions which stood at 1,213 on Thursday.

Dense fog delays trains and flights in Delhi, air quality dips too

The minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 6.4 degrees Celsius with zero visibility at Palam at 5:30 am.

Air quality in Delhi dips to ‘severe’ category, AQI crosses 400 mark

Greater Noida is the most polluted with an air quality index of 441, followed by Ghaziabad at 436 and Noida at 425.

Parliament panel on pollution sees near-full house, suggests artificial rain to help Delhi

After drawing flak for missing a meeting last week, MPs like Gautam Gambhir discussed a range of measures to curb pollution in Delhi and its neighbourhood.

SC says odd-even scheme half-baked, not a long-term solution to Delhi-NCR’s air crisis

A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta said only the middle and lower classes are affected by odd-even scheme as affluent people have a lot of cars.

Delhi’s air quality dips to ‘emergency’ category second time this year

The hazardous fog that has settled over Delhi this week has thickened, making Ghaziabad the most-polluted city in India.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.