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Topic: AQI

Govt agencies can’t agree if Delhi’s air quality after Diwali was ‘severe’ or ‘very poor’

CPCB said Delhi's Air Quality Index the morning after Diwali was a 'very poor' 368, while SAFAR reported a 'severe' reading of 506.

Delhi govt’s ‘laziness’ not helping city’s pollution problem, report

A Delhi-based environment body claimed that the govt machinery has been reactive rather than pro-active, and also noted that Varanasi's situation was deteriorating.

Delhi’s air pollution is probably making you sad

There is now good evidence of a direct link between air quality and overall mental health and happiness.

Delhi’s ‘very poor’ air quality might get worse over the weekend

According to SAFAR, a government-run agency, the air quality of the national capital is expected to "significantly deteriorate" Sunday due to a decline in temperature.

Satellite pics show crackers are only tip of the iceberg when it comes to Delhi pollution

A host of factors, from stubble burning to industrial emissions, come together to fuel Delhi and north India's notorious smog cover.

As our cities get more crowded & polluted, taking trains to work might be the only answer

How the world deals with the pressure, as urbanization pushes our metro areas still closer to breaking point, will define the shape of transport over the coming decades.

Delhi’s air quality today is as bad as it was a day after Diwali in 2017

The air quality index, or AQI, hit 980 at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, according to website AirVisual.

Plugged-In: 14 of 15 most polluted cities in India & the Taj Mahal is changing colours

The Supreme Court is shocked that so many child sexual assault cases are pending in India.

प्रदूषित दिल्ली में, एक सुपर-लक्जरी होटल धनी और प्रसिद्ध को देगा ‘स्वच्छतम हवा’

ओबेरॉय होटल पूरी तरह रेनोवेशन के बाद एक जनवरी को खुलेगा. दूसरी चीजों के अलावा इसने अपने परिसर में 40 स्थानों पर एयर-प्यूरिफायर लगवाए हैं.

In polluted Delhi, a super-luxury hotel will offer the ‘cleanest’ air to the rich & famous

The Oberoi hotel will open on January 1 after a complete renovation. Among other things, it has installed large capacity air purifiers in over 40 locations within the premises.

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.