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UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Delhi’s air quality in ‘severe’ category

4:04 pm December 12, 2019

New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital was in the “severe” category for the second consecutive day on Thursday. The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) 428 at 9.46 am, against 408 on Wednesday morning. Delhi’s suburbs — Ghaziabad (470), Noida (426), Greater Noida (422), Faridabad (398) and Gurgaon (390) — also […]

Film on IAS officer Durga in works

12:29 pm December 9, 2019

Mumbai: Producers Sunir Kheterpal and Robbie Grewal are collaborating to bring the life story of IAS officer Durga, who faced ire of the Uttar Pradesh Government after she took on sand mafia and illegal construction, on the big screen. Azure Entertainnment’s Kheterpal, who has produced films such as “Badla” and “Kesari, is working on the […]

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 […]

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 […]