New Delhi air pollution: Why can’t India’s capital clean up its …
WEBNov 16, 2023 · To deal with New Delhi’s persisting pollution, officials have tried sprinkling water on the roads, restricting traffic by requiring vehicles with odd or even license plates to travel on ...
Delhi world's 'most polluted' capital: report - BBC News
WEBDelhi's air quality was worse than India's overall air quality with the city having a PM2.5 reading of 92.7 micrograms per cubic metre. Delhi struggles with bad air around the year, but the air...
Air pollution in Delhi - Wikipedia
WEBIn November 2023 New Delhi was suffering from particularly high levels of air pollution with the city chocked in smog. 38% of this years pollution has been caused by stubble burning a practice where stubble left after harvesting rice is burnt to clear fields.
New Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) : Real-Time Air Pollution
WEB1 day ago · Major Air Pollutants in New Delhi. The current PM2.5 concentration in New Delhi is 3.5 times above the recommended limit given by the WHO 24 hrs air quality guidelines value. PM2.5 air pollution in New Delhi is causing an estimated deaths of 25,000 lives lives since January 1, 2021.
Doctors say breathing toxic air in Delhi is like smoking 10 cigarettes ...
WEBJan 2, 2022 · Key points: Air pollution is a health concern for children and adults in Delhi. Experts say breathing toxic air is equivalent to smoking multiple cigarettes a day. Clean air activists say urgent solutions are needed. But this time, they aren't just shielding themselves from a dangerous virus.
Air pollution: Delhi's smog problem is rooted in India's water crisis - BBC
WEBEvery winter, Indian capital Delhi's toxic air is fuelled by farmers burning crop stubble. But the fires don't stop. Why? The answer lies in water, writes climate expert Mridula Ramesh.
Air pollution: Delhi air turns very poor but 'worst is yet to come' - BBC
WEBThe air quality in India's capital Delhi has fallen to poor levels and is expected to deteriorate further in the coming days, officials have said.
Why is Delhi’s air pollution so bad right now? - Nature
WEBNov 10, 2023 · Since 3 November, the air quality index (AQI) — a measure of eight pollutants, including fine particulate matter, ozone and sulfur dioxide — in Delhi has remained consistently above 99....
New Delhi’s Air Turns Toxic, and the Finger-Pointing Begins
WEBNov 18, 2021 · NEW DELHI — A thick blanket of noxious haze has settled over the Indian capital of New Delhi, burning eyes and lungs, forcing schools to close and prompting ardent calls from residents for...
Delhi smog: Schools and colleges shut as pollution worsens - BBC
WEBSome schools had already shut last week because of pollution and the Delhi government said it was mulling over a lockdown to improve air quality as dense clouds of smog engulfed the city.
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