Piercing cold and toxic air continue to batter Delhiites
The Weather Department has forecast dense fog in Delhi on Wednesday, with minimum and maximum temperatures to hover around 7 and 24 degrees Celsius.
The Weather Department has forecast dense fog in Delhi on Wednesday, with minimum and maximum temperatures to hover around 7 and 24 degrees Celsius.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday measured 279 which fall under 'poor' category.
The average Air Quality Index (AQI) has been recorded at 421 with no significant improvement in the situation.
During a high-level emergency meeting convened by CM Kejriwal at the Delhi Secretariat, a decision was taken to bring back the odd-even car rationing scheme and extend the suspension of physical classes in schools to November 10.
Difficulty in breathing and irritation in eyes among other health-related issues continued to be a common refrain among the people in and around the national capital.
Speaking on her private member resolution, Yajnik said reports showed that India has the world's worst air pollution, and toxic air killed more than one million people every year
With climate activists and scientists urging world leaders to reduce carbon emissions to prevent irreversible destruction to the planet's climate, India and China remain major contributors to toxic air.
Each winter, Delhi's air pollution rises to critical levels. Experts say the impact of such polluted air on public health can be compared to smoking 15-20 cigarettes a day.
A Greenpeace report said three of the world's largest nitrogen oxide air pollution emission hotspots that contribute to the formation of PM2.5 and ozone are in India with one in the Delhi-NCR.
Over the long weekend, I had planned to escape the toxic air of Delhi and flee to the tranquil hills…
