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This decision was taken after Delhi’s daily average AQI rose sharply to 441 on Sunday and further escalated to 457 by 7 pm which prompted an emergency meeting of the GRAP Sub-Committee. In wake of the deteriorating Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi-NCR, which has reached alarmingly high levels, physical classes in all schools have […]
Getty Images Pollution has disrupted transport services in Delhi Winter has come to Delhi and with it, a familiar sense of gloom. The sky here is grey and there is a thick, visible blanket of smog. If you stay outdoors for more than a few minutes, you can almost taste ash. You will feel breathless […]
Pollution levels in India’s capital, Delhi, have soared to their highest levels this year, forcing schools and offices to close and cloaking the city in thick brown smog. In some parts of the city, a live air quality ranking by IQAir put pollution levels at more than 30 times the maximum level deemed healthy. India’s […]
Air pollution in India’s capital Delhi has soared to extremely severe levels, choking residents and engulfing the city in thick smog. Monitors recorded pollution levels of 1,500 on the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 15:00 IST (09:30 BST), according to tech company IQAir – 15 times the level the Word Health Organization (WHO) considers satisfactory […]
As Delhi’s air quality plummeted further in the ‘Severe’ category to reach 484 on the air quality index (AQI) on Monday (18 November) morning, the Supreme Court took up the air pollution matter. The bench of Justices AS Oka and AG Masih questioned, “Why was the GRAP mechanism not invoked?” GRAP is a graded response […]
Patients with heart disease, specifically those with heart failure, are especially vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution and poor air quality and can take steps to protect themselves, a new study has said. Results from the Intermountain Health study, presented at the American Heart Association’s 2024 Scientific Sessions international conference in Chicago, found that […]
Six-judge bench rejects plea against legislation during previous regime. Dismisses review petition against Justice Isa’s appointment as CJ BHC. Disposes of several cases due to being ineffective. ISLAMABAD – The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking ban on government servants for marrying with foreign nationals. The court […]
वृत्तसंस्था, नवी दिल्ली : राजधानी दिल्लीतील हवेची गुणवत्ता बुधवारी ‘गंभीर’ श्रेणीत नोंदवली गेली. त्यातच गेल्या सलग १५ दिवसांपासून प्रदूषणाने विळखा घातलेल्या दिल्लीत बुधवारी यंदाच्या हंगामातील पहिले दाट धुके पसरले. त्यामुळे दिल्ली विमानतळावरील दृश्यमानता शून्यापर्यंत गेल्याने विमानसेवेला फटका बसला. दिल्लीत पहाटे साडेपाचच्या सुमारास अत्यंत दाट धुके पसरण्यास सुरुवात झाली. दिल्लीतील विविध भागांत या धुक्याचा थर पसरला […]
An Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) is pictured on an elevated track amid smoggy conditions in Lahore on on November 3, 2024. — AFP Punjab capital Lahore ranked second on the global pollution charts as dense smog blanketed the city with an air quality index (AQI) of 382 on Monday morning despite the provincial government’s ongoing […]
Pakistan’s second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said on Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous. For days, the city of 14 million people has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and pollutants caused by […]