Delhi air quality

Delhi-NCR receives light rainfall, Air Quality Index remains in 'Poor' category

Despite the downpour, the pollution level of the national capital remained in the lower end of the 'Poor' category for the third consecutive day with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 242, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

Jan 08, 2020, 10:11 AM IST

Air quality slightly improves in Delhi-NCR, AQI settles in 'Poor' category

The AQI was recorded the highest in Chandni Chowk at 271, followed by Mathura Road at 240, Dhirpur at 239, Pusa at 225, Lodhi Road at 222, Airport (T3) at 215, Delhi University at 212, Ayanagar at 204, and IIT Delhi at 181. The AQI in Noida stood at 302 and Gurugram at 231.

Jan 08, 2020, 07:48 AM IST

Dip in Delhi air quality, AQI settles in 'Very Poor' category; light hail storm predicted

The air pollution level in the national capital and areas around it deteriorated on Tuesday morning with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching the lower end of the 'Very Poor' category. In the morning, the AQI in Delhi docked at 314, according to the Center-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

Jan 07, 2020, 06:54 AM IST

Respite from intense cold in Delhi but air pollution remains 'severe'; 19 trains running late

At least 19 trains were reported to be running late due to low visibility in the Northern Railway region on Friday morning

Jan 03, 2020, 07:15 AM IST

Delhi records 'very poor' air quality, 29 trains running late due to low visibility

Due to low visibility caused by the foggy weather conditions, at least 29 trains were reported to be running late in the Northern Railway region.

Jan 01, 2020, 08:11 AM IST

Delhi air quality falls to 'very poor' category, AQI dips to 363

The AQI at Chandni Chowk dipped to 'very severe' category as it dipped to 466. At Mathura Road, the AQI was 403, while in Lodhi Road the AQI docked at 335.

Dec 24, 2019, 07:30 AM IST

Delhi air quality dips to 'severe' category, AQI falls to 340

The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi dipped to the 'very poor' quality with a reading of 340 on Thursday (December 19) due to decrease in wind speed, said Safar India.

Dec 19, 2019, 20:36 PM IST

Heavy rains, strong wind in Delhi impact flight operations, air quality likely to improve

The Air India flights from Mumbai-Delhi (AI-687) and Kolkata-Delhi (AI-701) have been diverted to Jaipur. The flights from Delhi-Ahmedabad (AI-013), Delhi-Bhubaneswar (AI-473) and Delhi-Bahrain AI 939 have been held up at the Delhi airport.

Dec 12, 2019, 23:12 PM IST

Delhi air quality worsens to 'severe' category, AQI falls to 407

According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the overall AQI in Delhi docked at 407 at 7 AM.

Dec 12, 2019, 06:56 AM IST

Delhi air quality remains in 'very poor' category, Noida still in 'severe' category

According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the overall AQI in Delhi docked at 360 at 7 AM.

Dec 11, 2019, 07:50 AM IST

Delhi air quality remains in 'very poor' category, city witnesses moderate fog

Delhiites on Monday morning woke up with air quality under 'very poor' category, while overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 355 with PM2.5 being the dominant pollutant, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

Dec 09, 2019, 10:06 AM IST

Delhi air quality remains in 'very poor' category, AQI crosses 370 mark

At the city's major junction such as IIT Delhi, Pusa Road and Mathura Road, the AQI was recorded at 341, 366 and 396, respectively.

Dec 08, 2019, 11:20 AM IST

Delhi air in very poor category for third consecutive day, AQI crosses 380 mark

According to SAFAR, the rise in air pollution is because of the prevalence of calm surface winds and a decrease in ventilation coefficient which creates a conducive environment for pollutant accumulation.

Dec 07, 2019, 10:32 AM IST

Delhi air quality dips again, slips to 'poor' from 'moderate' category

The national capital will witness strong surface winds during the day time today and the temperature would be oscillating between 9 degrees Celsius to 24 degrees Celsius, predicted IMD.

Dec 01, 2019, 11:50 AM IST

Delhi air quality shows slight improvement with overall AQI at 239

The overall AQI was also 'poor', docking at 239, according to weather forecaster SAFAR.

Nov 24, 2019, 09:46 AM IST

No respite for Delhiites as air quality reaches 'very poor' category, AQI at 312

Air quality index (AQI) data showed major pollutant PM 2.5 at 297 ('Poor' category) at the Lodhi Road and at 346 ('Very Poor' category) in the area around Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Nov 21, 2019, 08:55 AM IST

Delhi air quality improves slightly, AQI remains in 'poor' category

The AQI was recorded the highest in Chandni Chowk at 307, Airport at 298, IIT Delhi at 283, Lodhi Road at 228, Mathura Road at 219, Delhi University at 199, Dhirpur at 198, Pusa at 167, and Ayanagar at 131. The AQI in Noida stood at 187 and Gurugram at 268.

Nov 18, 2019, 07:11 AM IST