Delhi and Mumbai AQI have further slumped to ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ respectively. On November 6th, a layer of haze enveloped Mumbai as air quality deteriorated. The overall AQI of the city stood at 301. Global warming and natural seasonal transitions have been credited for Mumbai’s smog. People have been advised to avoid prolonged outdoor visits. On the other hand, in Delhi, The air quality in Delhi is in the 'Severe' category as per the Central Pollution Control Board. While stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana are credited for creating smog in Delhi, in Punjab’s Firozpur, the stubble burning continued.
06 November,2023 01:38 PM IST
A thick layer of smog shrouded Delhi on November 03 as air quality was recorded in the ‘severe’ category. The latest capture of Signature Bridge in Delhi from ANI’s drone camera at 10 a.m. showed the severity of the pollution. The Air Quality Index is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms that are easy to understand. There are six AQI categories, namely Good, Satisfactory, Moderately polluted, Poor, Very Poor, and Severe. As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the overall Air Quality Index stood at 346.
03 November,2023 01:25 PM IST | Mumbai
The air quality of the national capital witnessed a gradual deterioration on Diwali due to the customary bursting of firecrackers, as few areas recorded 'critical' level of pollution, while the rest fell in 'very poor'category on the air monitoring scale.
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The metro work in Mumbai has taken the city by storm with dug-up roads causing traffic jams in the city. And now this has a taken a toll on Mumbai’s Mithi River. Watch this video to know why
29 December,2017 12:00 PM IST
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel put all jokes aside during the opening monologue of his US talk show overnight and instead delivered an emotional speech following the Las Vegas mass shooting. Kimmel, a Las Vegas native, visibly choked back tears as he spoke about the tragedy that unfolded yesterday when a gunman opened fire on a concert taking down at least 59 people and injuring more than 500
04 October,2017 10:39 AM IST
In a major turn of events, missing Indian girl, Sherin's father Weasly Mathews changed his entire story after his adopted daughter's body was found in Texas. Watch this video to know more
26 October,2017 10:50 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
