AQI, Delhi

AQI: 5 things you can do at home to combat rising Air Quality Index levels
While India’s AQI (Air Quality Index) levels reach the ‘unhealthy’ category, home remedies like air purifiers and beeswax candles can prove to be resourceful.
Delhi air pollution reaches 'severe plus' levels
Air pollution in India's capital Delhi has soared to extremely severe levels, choking residents and engulfing the city in thick smog. Monitors recorded pollution levels of 1,500 on the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 15:00 IST (09:30 BST),
Delhi pollution crosses the danger mark: Can air purifiers help combat high AQI levels?
Can an air purifier make your home a safe haven amidst such alarming pollution levels in Delhi-NCR? Let’s dive into how air purifiers function, their effectiveness during pollution spikes, and whether they are the solution to safeguarding your family’s health in these challenging times.
AQI levels high in Delhi: 10 ways air pollution affects your health
As toxic air blanketed Delhi on Monday morning, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in several areas of the city crossed the 1500 mark. This alarming spike in pollution levels has made Delhi the most polluted city in the world,
Sales of air purifiers, masks surge in Delhi amid ‘severe’ air pollution
Data from CPCB showed air pollution levels nearing 500 on the air quality index across several monitoring stations in Delhi.
Air purifier, mask sales up as Delhi-NCR grapples with severe air pollution
With air pollution levels escalating to alarming levels in Delhi and the National Capital Region, the sale of air purifiers and masks have surged significantly, according to traders in the city
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Delhi's AQI hits 500: What is smog and how it affects us. Explained
An explainer on smog as thick haze from stubble burning, weather, and pollutants choke the city, prompting emergency measures ...
Explained: Why Delhi's AQI Was 494 Today But International Monitor Said 1600
Delhi's air quality remained severely toxic on Tuesday, with the overall air quality index (AQI), which measures pollutants, ...
Delhi AQI alert: Can pollution affect skin? Doctor warns of psoriasis, acne, atopic dermatitis
As Delhi’s AQI hits a new high, it is essential to know the effect it can have on our skin. Know the preventive measures from ...
India Today on MSN29m
Driving through Delhi's near-500 AQI, as I took off my face mask...
Around 7 am on a day when Delhi reported an average AQI (air quality index) level of 494 ('severe-plus' range), I decided ...
Delhi Pollution: This is the BIGGEST reason behind alarmingly high AQI in Delhi, it's not stubble-burning, vehicles
Efforts to control the escalating crisis have included the enforcement of Phase 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), ...
Air pollution: 7 cities in India with the lowest AQI
Kanchipuram, often called the "City of a Thousand Temples," has one of the lowest air quality index in the country. Explore ...
Delhi pollution: As AQI breaches 500-mark, India’s top court allows virtual hearings
On Monday, the top court took note of the fact that the Air Quality Index (AQI) entered into the ‘severe plus’ category and ...
As Delhi’s AQI Equals Breathing 40 Cigarettes, Shashi Tharoor Asks If It Should Remain Capital: ‘Uninhabitable’
Taking a swipe at the state of affairs, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor asked, “Should Delhi remain the capital under these ...
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AQI over 1000? Delhi gasps for breath in toxic smog as AAP seeks permission for artificial rain
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday also accused the Centre of not acting on the state's requests to allow ...
Is Delhi's AQI 500 or 1500? Here is why you find conflicting readings
Confused by Delhi's AQI readings of 500 and 1,500? Different scales and methods explain the gap. Here's why both figures ...
"Time to learn Kannada and permanently settle in..." says X user amid growing concerns over high AQI levels in Delhi
As air quality becomes an increasingly pressing issue in urban areas, cities like Bengaluru and Delhi are starkly contrasting ...