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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 […]
Delhi’s air quality has been oscillating between ‘severe’ to ‘severe-plus’ categories for the past few days. The crisis has led to an increasing number of people seeking medical attention. The deteriorating air quality is not only affecting people with pre-existing health conditions but also healthy individuals. There has also been a rise in cases of […]
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 […]
A man exercises in a park amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 7, 2024. — AFP Punjab capital Lahore witnessed a slight improvement in the smog levels after its air quality index (AQI) moved out of the “hazardous” range on Sunday, pushing the megapolis to the second spot on the list of most […]
People walk around a park amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 7, 2024. — AFP The smog crisis in Punjab has worsened as toxic air continues to spread to other cities, following Lahore’s consistent ranking at the top of world’s most polluted cities. Today (Friday), the air quality index (AQI) in Lahore soared […]
People align on a pedestrian bridge across a street engulfed in smog, in Lahore on November 5, 2024. — AFP LAHORE: Residents of Punjab’s smoggy capital city and other districts continue to breathe the toxic air that has paralysed life and caused closure of educational institutions in the province. The quality of air in Lahore has […]
Lahore residents continue to grapple with hazardous air quality as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) surpassed 1000 again on Sunday, ranking it as the most polluted city globally. According to IQAir, a Swiss air quality monitoring platform, levels of PM2.5—dangerous fine particulate matter that poses serious health risks—peaked at 613, marking pollution levels over […]
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 […]