Tag: air
Delhi's Air Quality Improves To Moderate Category, AQI Drops To 198
The air quality index of the national capital improved a notch and stood at 199, the higher-end of the moderate category, on Friday morning, according to the Central pollution Board's data at 12 p.m. The capital city and surrounding areas witnessed poor quality of air for two days.....
Delhi's Air Quality Dips Further
The air quality index of the national capital plummeted to 221 and stood in the poor category on Saturday, a day after improving a notch, with West Delhi recording the most polluted air, according to Central pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.....
Doctors Flag Rise In Respiratory Ailments As Delhi Air Turns Foul
With the sharp increase in air pollution in the national capital, several public health experts have flagged a rise in the number of patients reporting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. ....
ICC Chairperson's Election: No News On Associate Directors
While the International Cricket Council (ICC) has initiated the process of the election of its next Chairperson, it is yet to announce a process for the election of three directors, representing associate nations, whose two-year terms ended in June-end.....
65% Delhi-NCR Households Have One Or More Individuals With Pollution-related Ailments
About 65 per cent households of Delhi have one or more individuals who have already started experiencing pollution-related ailments, a survey has revealed. ....
Javadekar Flags Off 50 CPCB Teams To Curb Pollution In Delhi-NCR
To check the rising pollution levels across Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), Union Minister of Environment Prakash Javadekar on Thursday flagged off 50 teams of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for conducting field visits to the various hot spots to ensure checks on pollution. The field visits starting on October 15 will continue till February 28 next year. ....
Virgin Atlantic To Launch Services From Delhi, Mumbai To Manchester
UK-based Virgin Atlantic on Thursday said it will launch services from Delhi and Mumbai to Manchester. ....
HBO, WB Movie Channels To Go Off Air In India From Dec 15
The popular English film channels HBO and WB will be discontinued in India, along with four other South Asian countries with effect from December 15. ....
Air India To Operate Flights To Germany From October 26
National carrier Air India on Friday said it will operate flights to Germany from October 26. ....
BJP, AAP In War Of Words Over Who Is To Blame For Delhi Pollution
The politics over stubble burning and subsequent air pollution in Delhi has heated up with the BJP hitting back at the Aam Aadmi party on Saturday, a day after the AAP blamed the Centre for it. The BJP claimed that it has been 'proven' that there is more pollution due to local factors inside Delhi. ....
