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Why Mumbai’s air quality is almost as bad as Delhi’s — ‘more cars, construction & wind speed’

Purva Chitnis - January 8, 2023

Mumbai doctors say they’re getting more cases of chronic cough this winter. If weather forecast and other conditions hold, Mumbaikars can expect poor AQI throughout January.

Delhi’s air quality ‘very poor’, 19% of city’s pollution attributed to stubble burning

PTI - October 26, 2020

The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, said wind direction & wind speed is favourable for transport of pollutants from farm fires in Haryana, Punjab.

At 35%, share of stubble burning in Delhi’s air pollution season’s highest, finds SAFAR

PTI - October 30, 2019

Delhi has been engulfed in a hazardous haze since Monday primarily due to Diwali celebrations, stubble burning and unfavourable weather.

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

Mohana Basu - October 28, 2019

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

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What connects Raja Raja Chola, Ramana Maharshi, and Hindu temples of North America

Swaminathan Venkataraman - August 2, 2025

For someone who once wanted nothing to do with his hoary lineage, architect V Ganapati Sthapati brought about a veritable renaissance in temple architecture before his death in 2011.