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BJP accuses Kejriwal of stealing 'right to breathe'; AAP says can't control pollution as sources outside city
Chandanprakash •Delhi's air quality plummeted to the "severe plus" category on Friday morning, a stage at which all emergency measures, including a ban on polluting trucks, commercial four-wheelers, and all types of construction, are mandated to be initiated and enforced in the National Capital Region.
L-G calls meeting with CM today as Delhi's air quality turns hazardous
Fp Staff •The Centre's pollution control panel invoked the GRAP III on Thursday, directing a halt on non-essential construction work, stone crushing and mining in Delhi-NCR.
Delhi air pollution surpasses WHO health limit by 100 times
Fp Staff •The city's air quality had deteriorated over the past week due to a significant increase in farmers in the neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab burning their fields during the crop planting season.
Delhi, Mumbai see bad air days again: Are authorities doing enough to curb pollution?
Fp Explainers •Air quality has deteriorated in Delhi and Mumbai again as authorities scramble to check pollution. While the National Capital is under Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), Mumbai has tightened regulations for construction sites
Air quality likely to turn ‘very poor’ in NCR; Centre invokes measures under GRAP ‘Stage II’
Fp Staff •GRAP categorises actions into four stages: Stage I – ‘Poor’ (AQI 201-300); Stage II – ‘Very Poor’ (AQI 301-400); Stage III – ‘Severe’ (AQI 401-450); and Stage IV – ‘Severe Plus’ (AQI >450).
What’s making Mumbai’s air worse than Delhi’s?
Fp Explainers •Mumbai’s air quality has worsened than the National Capital's in the last two days. A thick blanket of smog covered Maharashtra's capital’s skies, reducing visibility on Wednesday. But, why is this happening?
It's all yellow and hazy in Delhi
Fp Staff •Delhi and other neighbouring regions are experiencing a sudden weather change with strong dust winds reducing visibility and worsening the air quality index (AQI). The haze is caused by dust from a cyclonic circulation in Rajasthan
Weather Update: Air quality, visibility drop as winds raising dust sweep Delhi
Fp Staff •Large parts of northwest India was covered in a thick layer of dust, as per the satellite images released by the meteorological office
Bangladesh's capital Dhaka becomes world's most polluted city, air quality worsens within hours
Abhishek Awasthi •One of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide continues to be air pollution. Numerous studies have shown that breathing contaminated air increases a person's risk of heart disease, chronic respiratory conditions, lung infections, and cancer
No 'Severe+' AQI days: Latest data shows Delhi records surprisingly improved air quality in 2022
Srishti Chaudhary •Delhi in 2022 also saw the cleanest air the morning after the festival despite all firecrackers. Similar conditions continued till mid-December with clear skies and sunny days, which explains why December recorded the lowest-ever AQI of 306 (average) in the last six years