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UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Air quality in Delhi slips into ‘severe’ category

3:15 pm December 11, 2019

New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital on Wednesday entered the “severe” category after remaining in the “very poor” level for the past seven days. The air quality index (AQI) in the city bordered “severe” levels at 399 at 8.41 am. By 10.40 am, it had entered the severe category and was recorded […]

Air quality very poor in Delhi

1:45 pm December 7, 2019

New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital was in the “very poor” category Saturday morning. The overall air quality in the city was 370 at 9.45 am; it was ‘severe’ with an AQI of 404 at 4 pm Friday. An AQI between 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 […]

Delhi’s air quality turns severe

8:07 pm December 6, 2019

New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital turned ‘severe’ on Friday, the first time in 20 days, with cold weather and calm winds allowing accumulation of pollutants. The city recorded its overall air quality index at 404 at 4 pm, as a cloud of toxic smog continued to linger over it for the […]

Severe cold cold conditions in parts of west UP

Punjab, Haryana record below normal minimum temperatures

8:02 pm December 6, 2019

Chandigarh: Parts of Haryana and Punjab recorded below normal minimum temperatures on Friday with Hisar registering the coldest at 4 degrees Celsius. Hisar’s minimum temperature was five degrees below normal. Narnaul reeled at a low of 5.5 degrees Celsius while Ambala’s minimum temperature settled at 8.6 degrees Celsius. Karnal recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 […]

Air quality in Delhi-NCR deteriorates

1:35 pm December 6, 2019

New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi-NCR deteriorated further, slipping to ‘severe’ category on Friday. The Air Quality Index in the national capital was 411. The satellite cities of Ghaziabad (426), Greater Noida (426) and Noida (423) also recorded air quality in the severe category. An AQI between 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 […]