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Commuters make their way amid smog in Lahore on November 2, 2024. — AFP The Punjab authorities struggle to bring the smog levels down in Lahore as the city topped the global pollution charts on Sunday, with an even higher air quality index (AQI), indicating alarming situation in the provincial capital. Residents continue to suffer […]
In most areas of Delhi, the AQI has once again reached the category of very poor to hazardous. Delhi’s air quality has worsened over recent weeks due to stubble burning and low wind circulation. However, the national capital witnessed a warning as it woke to a blanket of toxic smoke the morning after Diwali. People […]
An aerial view shows dense smog in Lahore on November 1, 2024. — AFP Punjab’s capital Lahore led the global pollution charts once again on Saturday with high levels of toxins in the air as thick smog kept the densely-populated city shrouded. The air quality index (AQI) surged to dangerously high levels this morning and […]
The air quality deteriorated further on Diwali night, with PM2.5 levels rising sharply, creating hazardous conditions for respiratory health. The morning after Diwali, residents of Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and other areas in the National Capital Region awoke to a thick layer of toxic smog. Many locations in Haryana reported air quality indices (AQI) categorized as […]
Delhi registered 283 air quality on Friday at 7:00 am which falls in “poor” category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This marks an improvement and a significant dip in pollution level across the national capital, a day after it recorded 340 air quality index (AQI) in “very poor” category on […]