Persistant Smog

There was a slight improvement in the air quality in the national capital on Thursday, with the overall air quality index (AQI) in the 'very poor' category at 312.

Delhi and neighbouring areas today continued to remain under a thick blanket of haze as air quality in the region continued to deteriorate further, largely due to farm fires in neighbouring Haryana and Punjab.The Delhi government has already banned use of firecrackers in view of the persistently high pollution and smog levels that experts believe p...

Firecrackers will be banned in Delhi in view of the persistently high pollution and smog levels that experts believe put more people at risk from the coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today on Twitter.

Thick blanket of smog and fog have shrouded the national capital after the country celebrated the festival of light- Diwali. According to the autonomous meteorological body set up under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, SAFAR, the overall Air Quality Index of Delhi at 8:15 am was recorded at 428, which falls under the 'hazardous' category.

The Mumbai skyline is wrapped in a haze. The city woke up to a smoggy day with citizens on their way to work complaining of burning eyes and difficulty in breathing. People tweeted pictures showing a dull sky behind thick smog.

Pollution levels in Delhi today hit a 10-day high, dragging air quality down, with authorities forecasting that the situation will persist for at least a day.

Schools in the capital city reopened today after it was closed for four days last week and many schools recorded low attendance owing to the still persisting severe air pollution levels.

The Gurgaon district administration today directed that government and private schools would be closed tomorrow in view of the persistent smog and pollution situation in the NCR, an official said.

A Supreme Court-mandated pollution monitoring body declared an air pollution emergency in the national capital after the deadly grey smog that had enveloped the city persisted, pushing the Delhi government to ban entry of trucks and halt all construction activity into the city.

Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent problems with smog.

Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent problems with smog.

Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its "red alert" measures to deal with smog, the government said Monday, as the city remained shrouded under toxic haze for the third consecutive day.

IBM Corp has signed an agreement with the city of Beijing to use advanced weather forecasting and cloud computing technologies to help tackle the Chinese capital's persistent smog.

Pollution-weary residents of smog-hit Beijing turned to black humour to help cope with gruelling conditions Tuesday as a large swathe of China was covered by a thick blanket of haze for a sixth consecutive day.

China's notoriously smog-bound capital Beijing asked residents on Friday to set off fewer fireworks over this month's Chinese New Year period as it battles a persistent air quality crisis.

There was a slight improvement in the air quality in the national capital on Thursday, with the overall air quality index (AQI) in the 'very poor' category at 312.

Delhi and neighbouring areas today continued to remain under a thick blanket of haze as air quality in the region continued to deteriorate further, largely due to farm fires in neighbouring Haryana and Punjab.The Delhi government has already banned use of firecrackers in view of the persistently high pollution and smog levels that experts believe p...

Firecrackers will be banned in Delhi in view of the persistently high pollution and smog levels that experts believe put more people at risk from the coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today on Twitter.

Thick blanket of smog and fog have shrouded the national capital after the country celebrated the festival of light- Diwali. According to the autonomous meteorological body set up under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, SAFAR, the overall Air Quality Index of Delhi at 8:15 am was recorded at 428, which falls under the 'hazardous' category.

The Mumbai skyline is wrapped in a haze. The city woke up to a smoggy day with citizens on their way to work complaining of burning eyes and difficulty in breathing. People tweeted pictures showing a dull sky behind thick smog.

Pollution levels in Delhi today hit a 10-day high, dragging air quality down, with authorities forecasting that the situation will persist for at least a day.

Schools in the capital city reopened today after it was closed for four days last week and many schools recorded low attendance owing to the still persisting severe air pollution levels.

The Gurgaon district administration today directed that government and private schools would be closed tomorrow in view of the persistent smog and pollution situation in the NCR, an official said.

A Supreme Court-mandated pollution monitoring body declared an air pollution emergency in the national capital after the deadly grey smog that had enveloped the city persisted, pushing the Delhi government to ban entry of trucks and halt all construction activity into the city.

Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent problems with smog.

Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent problems with smog.

Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its "red alert" measures to deal with smog, the government said Monday, as the city remained shrouded under toxic haze for the third consecutive day.

IBM Corp has signed an agreement with the city of Beijing to use advanced weather forecasting and cloud computing technologies to help tackle the Chinese capital's persistent smog.

Pollution-weary residents of smog-hit Beijing turned to black humour to help cope with gruelling conditions Tuesday as a large swathe of China was covered by a thick blanket of haze for a sixth consecutive day.

China's notoriously smog-bound capital Beijing asked residents on Friday to set off fewer fireworks over this month's Chinese New Year period as it battles a persistent air quality crisis.