The National Capital woke up to mild-cold weather on Saturday, accompanied by a gentle breeze, with a minimum temperature of 10°C and an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 191, which falls under the ‘moderate’ category.
Delhi woke up to pleasant weather on Friday with the flow of gentle wind and a minimum temperature of 10.7 degrees Celsius and an AQI of 131, which falls under the category of 'Moderate'.
After three days of ‘poor’ air quality, as Delhi woke up to a pleasant morning on Thursday residents could breathe easy as the air quality reportedly improved. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is recorded at 134, under the ‘moderate’ category.
Residents of the national capital woke up to a mild foggy morning on Monday, leading to reduced visibility in several areas of Delhi-NCR.
Residents of Delhi woke up to a dense layer of fog on Saturday, reducing visibility to zero for the first time in 15 days, while the air quality index (AQI) remained in the 'very poor' category.
The areas that were worst affected due to the rise in pollution include Wazirpur, Nehru Nagar, Anand Vihar, Rohini, Anand Vihar, Jahangirpuri and ITO, where the AQI levels pegged at above 450.
The issue of air pollution is rising in Kolkata. While the city's air quality has not reached the extreme levels like Delhi, it's still on an alarming rise. Considering this situation, can a city like Kolkata (where the AQI is already between 150-200, 'very unhealthy') be safe, or may it face a similar fate to that of Delhi in the near future?
Delhi-NCR woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Wednesday as air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category for the third consecutive day as the cold gripped the region.
Delhi witnessed a slight improvement in its air quality on Saturday, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) entering the 'moderate' category.
According to the daily AQI bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board, the 24-hour average AQI stood at 186 under ‘moderate’ category in contrast to the 302 that was recorded on Sunday.
