Morning visuals from India Gate & Kartavya Path showed landmarks obscured by grey haze, while pollution spiked in Akshardham, where AQI hit 319, falling into the ‘very poor’ category.
Despite the slight shift in pollution levels, a thick layer of smog engulfed the national capital, with several areas recording a 'very poor ' air pollution rating.
The ash clouds from Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano reaching India, environmentalist Vimlendu Jha said that the ash clouds will not 'immediately impact' Delhi's AQI.
Visuals from AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital showed reduced visibility due to the smog despite the GRAP-III in effect across Delhi, according to the pollution board.
According to the CPCB’s Sameer app, 13 monitoring stations in Delhi reported air quality in the 'severe' category, while 25 stations recorded 'very poor' air quality with readings above 300.
Thick smog covered large parts of the city Thursday, cutting visibility and raising health concerns. At India Gate, the AQI reached 400, falling firmly in the “very poor” range.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Sultanate of Oman this month offers a good opportunity to look at India-Oman relations in a long historical perspective.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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