#Delhi Air Quality Index

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Delhi’s air quality improves due to favourable winds

A view of India Gate covered in a layer of smog in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI The air quality in the national capital improved on Saturday (October 26, 2024) morning due to favourable winds even though the Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the ‘poor’ category. Also read: Air pollution 8 times WHO’s limit in Delhi At 9 am, Delhi’s AQI was recorded at 227, down from 281 on Friday…

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Seriously critical pollution crisis for Delhi: AQI reaches deadly levels

Seriously critical pollution crisis for Delhi: AQI reaches deadly levels Delhi is witnessing the worst ever pollution crisis. The national capital has been witnessing its Air Quality Index touching alarming levels. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said on Monday that it has breached 487. Adding to this, many areas, including Dwarka and Najafgarh, reported an AQI of 500 and overturned the…

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Delhi govt. to start drive against burning of waste in open today

Vehicles in Delhi passing through a thick layer of smog on Tuesday afternoon. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the Delhi government will launch a campaign on Wednesday to discourage open burning of waste. The Minister made the announcement after chairing a meeting on air pollution on Tuesday when the city’s overall air quality index (AQI) showed slight…

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Amidst Rising Pollution Levels, Delhi Takes Swift Measures: Schools Closed, Construction Ban Implemented

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The New Delhi metropolitan area, home to roughly 55 million people, experienced air pollution more than 50 times the safe limit on Monday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) scale in India’s capital city reached 1,600, which is quite literally off the charts — any measure above 301 is considered hazardous, and the scale used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not go higher than 500. The deadly haze lingers above the city today, and forecasts predict it will continue into the week.

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According to IQAir, a Swiss-based Air Quality Index (AQI) monitoring group, pollution levels in several parts of Delhi touched the 500 mark. AQI measures the levels of particulate matter, also called PM 2.5, in the air. These tiny particles can enter the lungs and cause a host of diseases. According to WHO guidelines, air with AQI values at or below 100 is considered to be satisfactory for breathing, while readings in the 400-500 range denote that pollution levels are "severe" in an area. Delhi was the most polluted capital city in the world in 2023, according to IQAir. India was also ranked as the world's third-most polluted country after neighbours Bangladesh and Pakistan, IQAir said.

Cherylann Mollan, ‘Delhi chokes as air pollution turns 'severe'’, BBC

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I was checking out the AQI (Air Quality Index) for places around the world and one had me do a double take.

A monitoring station at Burari Crossing, New Delhi currently has a reading of 1739.

For comparison: Istanbul's AQI is 61, Kyiv's is 57, Nairobi's is 55, Lima's is also 55, Seoul's is 50, London's is 44, NYC's is 40, and Vancouver's is 15.

An AQI of 1739 for 24 hours is the equivalent of smoking 83.61 cigarettes.

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me rn

A Remus kinnie, living in Delhi (Air Quality Index is >1000), feeling exactly what he feels when the fic says 'smoked till his lungs were on fire' (without ever touching a single cigarette in my life)

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Canadian wildfire smoke moving through the Great Lakes region has greatly impacted air quality for Metro Detroit residents.

According to IQAir’s air quality index, which ranks the worst and best air quality around the world, Detroit has the second worst air quality as of Wednesday morning, with New York in third place.

Delhi, India was the only city ranked higher than Detroit and New York. An Air Quality Alert was issued for all of SE Michigan.

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has been moving into the United States since last month. The most recent fires near Quebec have been burning for at least several days.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said hazy skies, reduced visibility and the odor of burning wood are likely, and that the smoke will linger for a few days in northern states.

Exposure to elevated fine particle pollution levels can affect the lungs and heart.

It’s a good time to put off that yard work and outdoor exercise. If you go out, consider wearing an N95 mask to reduce your exposure to pollutants.

Stay inside, keeping your doors, windows and fireplaces shut. It’s recommended that you run the air conditioning on a recirculation setting.

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After season's coldest night, Delhi wakes up to another day with toxic air

New Delhi: Delhi witnessed yet another dawn with a blanket of toxic air on Wednesday, as the capital recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 426 in the “severe” category, which followed the coldest night of the season in the city so far.The city’s minimum temperature dropped to 11.1 degrees Celsius Tuesday night, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The drop in temperature…

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i feel bad for people in new york because of the air quality but it reminded that the air quality index in delhi (capital of india) is casually a 242 and this is not unusual and people just deal w it ??

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Air quality alert extended in Michigan because of Canadian wildfire haze. When conditions may improve

...  Michigan's unhealthy air on Wednesday came after Detroit's air quality on Tuesday was ranked the world's worst, according to one measure. IQAir’s Air Quality Index initially ranked Chicago first with an air quality index in the 170s, securing a spot in the unhealthy category of 151-200.

But late Tuesday, Detroit surpassed it at 203. Chengdu, China and Delhi, India placed third and fourth, according to the website late Tuesday. Toronto, Canada was fifth. IQAir works to fight air pollution, operates "the world's largest free real-time air quality information platform," according to its website.  ...

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NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - India's capital New Delhi was wrapped in a thick layer of toxic haze on Friday and some schools were ordered closed as the air quality index (AQI) plummeted to the "severe" category.New Delhi again topped a real-time list of the world's most polluted cities compiled by Swiss group IQAir, which put the Indian capital's AQI at 640 in the "hazardous" category on Friday, followed by 335 in the Pakistani city of Lahore.Regional officials said a seasonal combination of lower temperatures, a lack of wind and crop stubble burning in neighbouring farm states had caused a spike in air pollutants.Many of New Delhi's 20 million residents complained of irritation in the eyes and itchy throats with the air turning a dense grey as the AQI hovered around 480 in some monitoring stations.An AQI of 0-50 is considered good while anything between 400-500 affects healthy people and is a danger to those with existing diseases."In my last 24 hours duty, I saw babies coughing, children coming with distress and rapid breathing," Aheed Khan, a Delhi-based doctor, said on social media platform X.There were fewer people in the city's parks such as Lodhi Garden and India Gate, popular with joggers.Residents snapped up air purifiers. One service centre for the appliances said there was a shortage of new filters and fresh stocks were expected on Monday.

Officials said they saw no immediate improvement in the air quality.

"This pollution level is here to stay for the next two to three weeks, aggravated by incidents of stubble burning, slow wind speed and cooling temperatures," said Ashwani Kumar, chairman of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee.

Farmers in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh typically burn crop waste after harvesting in October to clear their fields before sowing winter crops a few weeks later.

This year, attention on the worsening air quality has cast a shadow over the cricket World Cup hosted by India, with financial capital Mumbai also suffering from a spike in pollution levels.

Delhi hosts a World Cup match on Monday between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

A concentration of toxic PM2.5 particles, which are less than 2.5 microns in diameter and can cause deadly illness, was 53.4 times the World Health Organization's annual air quality guideline value in New Delhi on Friday, according to IQAir.

While junior schools in the capital were ordered shut for Friday and Saturday, they were open in the suburbs and children boarding school buses were forced to wear masks that had been put away since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Poor air quality also caused respiratory problems, irritation in the eyes and restlessness in pet animals.

"Breathing trouble can develop into pneumonia or other ailments in younger animals. If possible, avoid taking pets out on morning walks for a few days till the air improves," said Prabhat Gangwar, a veterinarian at animal welfare NGO Friendicoes.