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Thick haze of pollutants, shallow fog shroud Delhi, minimum temp below normal

India, Nov. 7 -- A thick haze of pollutants and shallow fog shrouded Delhi in the early hours of Friday, even as the minimum temperature of 12.7degC was two degrees below normal. Persistent cold north... Read More


Stubble fires, firecrackers push AQI to 'very poor' in Capital

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Air pollution levels in Delhi surged by more than 100 points on the air quality index (AQI) on Thursday as smoke from farm fires in Punjab and firecrackers burst overnight in the ... Read More


10 water samples to be tested in Delhi's Janakpuri

India, Nov. 7 -- New Delhi The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and the Janakpuri's A-1 Block residents' welfare assoc... Read More


Delhi logs 12.7degC minimum temperature in first foray below 15degC

India, Nov. 7 -- New Delhi Delhi recorded its first winter chill of the season on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, as the minimum temperature dipped below the 15-degree-Celsius (degC)... Read More


Mercury dips to 12.7degC in Delhi, season's lowest; AQI 'poor' at 278

India, Nov. 6 -- Mercury dipped below 15degC for the first time this winter in Delhi, with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.7degC on Thursday - three degrees below normal for this time of the se... Read More


Planted 1,000 trees, not because of violation: MCD on compensatory afforestation in Paschim Vihar

India, Nov. 5 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has carried out compensatory afforestation and planted over 1,000 saplings in west Delhi's Paschim Vihar as ordered by the state forest depart... Read More


Delhi civic body set December deadline to comply with slaughterhouse necessities

India, Nov. 5 -- New Delhi The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) a December deadline to set up an ingesta plant at the Ghazipur slaughterhouse, requiring ... Read More


Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' for 4th day; situation likely to worsen

India, Nov. 4 -- Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category for a fourth straight day on Tuesday, even as wind speed was expected to drop due to a western disturbance, and worsen the sit... Read More


Delhi AQI stays 'very poor', app shows hrs of missing data at few gauges

India, Nov. 4 -- The capital's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category for a third straight day on Monday, with favourable meteorological conditions facilitating some dispersion. The 24-hour ... Read More


No 'good air' days in Delhi in two years

India, Nov. 4 -- As Delhi remained shrouded under the usual November haze, an analysis of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed that the city has not recorded a 'good' air day, defined as... Read More