delhi pollution
At 9 am, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 187, slightly higher than Thursday morning’s reading of 161, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
[…]A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih suggested the CAQM to include some additional measures of GRAP-3 in stage-2 curbs.
[…]The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city was recorded at 268 at 4 pm, registering a slight improvement from 280 on Monday.
[…]The beginning of December has been relatively easier for Delhiites to breathe compared to November, which saw toxic air persisting on most days of the month.
[…]Delhi has 1.2 lakh e-rickshaws but only 543 public charging stations, which forces battery-rickshaw drivers to pay more at private facilities, leaving the with little savings
[…]According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI on Sunday stood at 285, an improvement to the ‘poor’ category and a welcome relief following 32 consecutive days of ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ air quality (AQI over 400).
[…]An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
[…]This issue will be taken up in the upcoming meeting of the panel scheduled for December 4 where the members will hear the views of the secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, on pollution.
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