‘Vayu – The vital life force’ to be organized in Bhubaneswar

30 Nov 2022

A part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav a conference titled 'Vayu - The vital life force' is being organized at Siksha O Anusandhan University in Bhubaneswar from 2 December to 4 December. Meanwhile, this Conference is organized to focus on varied air quality issues ranging including a discussion on climate...

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’ with outset of winters

30 Nov 2022

The outset of winters also brings along deteriorated air quality as the national capital was seen covered in a layer of smog this morning. The Lodhi Road and Akshardham area were reported to have visible smoke and fog. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at...

Slightly improvement in Delhi’s air quality, still in ‘very poor’ category

09 Nov 2022

Due to a favourable wind speed overnight, Delhi's air quality slightly improved on Wednesday morning, but it was still recorded in a very poor category. At 8 am, the overall air quality index was 323. However, the daytime's gentler breezes could promote the accumulation of pollutants. A Met official reported...

Delhi Environment Minister flags off 150 mobile smog guns to curb air pollution

25 Oct 2022

Gopal Rai, Delhi's Environment Minister, on Tuesday, flagged off 150 mobile smog guns from Delhi Secretariat, in view of the pollution in the national capital. "The day after Diwali has recorded the lowest pollution in the last five years. "There has been a reduction of 30 percent in pollution compared...

Most polluted Kolkata, Howrah experience cleanest post-Diwali air in years

25 Oct 2022

The two most polluted cities in West Bengal, Kolkata and Howrah, experienced the cleanest post-Diwali air quality in years. Due to the rain and strong winds brought on by cyclone Sitrang on Monday night, the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the two cities fell to 37 and 36 respectively on...

As pollution levels rise, Delhi’s air quality in moderate category

29 Sep 2022

As pollution levels continued to rise, Delhi's air quality was rated as moderate on Thursday. This is partly because of dry, northwesterly winds that are moving into the area and are predicted to raise the temperature to 36 degrees Celsius by the weekend. According to the Central Pollution Control Board,...

95 cities show improvement in air quality: NCAP

08 Sep 2022

As compared to the baseline of 2017, in 2021-22, 95 out of 131 cities covered by the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) showed an improvement in air quality, with Varanasi recording the highest 53% decrease in PM 10 concentrations compared to the baseline of 2017. Varanasi's annual PM 10 concentration...