• Rampant stubble burning across Haryana and Punjab, despite a court-ordered ban, is adding to Delhi's smog, turning India's capital to a health-wrecking gas chamber. (iamrenew.com)
  • In fact, it was so bad the past few days that the share of stubble burning in Delhi's smog rose to 44 percent on Friday according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences air quality monitor SAFAR. (iamrenew.com)
  • Yet, no action has been taken on stubble burning, a nearly equal contributor to Delhi's smog woes. (iamrenew.com)
  • Pollution has increased to an extent that [the] outdoors in Delhi are resembling a gas chamber," Delhi's top elected official, Arvind Kejriwal, said on Saturday. (time.com)
  • Medical experts last year urged the cancelling of the 2017 race as the capital and a large part of northern India were blanketed by smog, partly caused by the smoke from burning crop waste and thousands of firecrackers. (abc.net.au)
  • Last year the World Health Organization reported that Delhi, the capital city of India, has the worst air pollution of any major city in the world. (therealnews.com)
  • A woman works on the fields next to a construction site of a bridge on the field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 9. (slideserve.com)
  • A man works outside his house on the fields on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 9. (slideserve.com)
  • Pushpa, 18, daughter of TotaramMaurya, washes clothes using handpump water near their house on the field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 9. (slideserve.com)
  • Cows graze in a park amidst the morning smog in New Delhi, India, November 7. (slideserve.com)
  • Pramod Kumar, 23, a construction worker, sits on a bed in his house near a field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 9. (slideserve.com)
  • Pramod Kumar, 23, a construction worker, plays cricket with his friends on a ground next to his house near a field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 9. (slideserve.com)
  • A ragpicker segregates garbage at the Ghazipur landfill site amidst the morning smog in New Delhi, India, November 8. (slideserve.com)
  • People and vehicles are seen on a road amidst the morning smog in New Delhi, India, November 8. (slideserve.com)
  • A man walks across a field amidst the morning smog in New Delhi, India, November 9. (slideserve.com)
  • Air quality in India`s haze-hit north, including the capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply on Monday because of unfavourable weather and an increase in smoke from stubble burning in fields across the region. (zeebiz.com)
  • The move comes as cities across India are experiencing heavy smog, as crop clearances and falling temperatures bring an annual plunge in air quality. (cnn.com)
  • Delhi and other cities across northern India have been blanketed by the poisonous haze that hits each winter because of buildups of vehicle fumes. (pdnews.cn)
  • Delhi and other cities across northern India are blanketed by a poisonous haze each winter due to build-up of traffic fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural fires. (pdnews.cn)
  • While many have had the 'nothing out of the norm' attitude, the Costa Rican Ambassador to India, Mariela Cruz Alvarez, also a victim to respiratory illness, has ceased the opportunity to emphasize awareness of global warming in light of the Delhi struggle. (indians4sc.org)
  • But in reality, these giant towers loom over the skyline of Delhi, in India, and land with benevolent intentions. (floridadiary.com)
  • The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi, as per SAFAR-India (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research), was recorded at 276 on Thursday morning. (indiatimes.com)
  • Now, Delhi officials are seeking permission from federal agencies in India to try cloud seeding. (techly360.in)
  • The national capital of India Delhi is facing an emergency situation. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • On November 25, 2016 the Supreme Court of India banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi to alleviate pollution. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Environment Minister Imran Hussain reviewed the trial of fog cannon to control dust particulate matter at the Delhi Secretariat. (ndtv.com)
  • Delhi has already tried traffic restriction measures, multimillion-dollar air filtration towers, and the use of fleets of water-spraying trucks to dissolve the particulate matter in the air-but to no avail. (techly360.in)
  • The smog, a dangerous cocktail of particulate matter and noxious gasses, results from a series of unfortunate events that happen at the start of winter. (techly360.in)
  • For instance, in Civil Lines area in north Delhi, the PM 2.5 (particulate matter or air pollutants containing particles with 2.5 micrometre diameter or less) levels in the first week of October exceeded the permissible limit by 1.3 times. (org.in)
  • During 2013-14, peak level of fine particulate matter (PM) in Delhi increased by about 44% primarily due to high vehicular and industrial emission, construction work and crop burning in adjoining states. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • What is an anti-smog cannon? (hindustantimes.com)
  • News / Cities / Delhi News / What is an anti-smog cannon? (hindustantimes.com)
  • The anti-smog cannon will be used throughout the day with the monitoring station at Anand Vihar observing any changes in Delhi pollution levels. (hindustantimes.com)
  • The fog cannon, also dubbed as the 'anti-smog cannon', comprises a cylindrical drum with a tank to store water and a high-velocity exhaust fan. (hindustantimes.com)
  • To deal with haze during winters, the Delhi government is mulling using anti-smog guns to bring down pollution level in the national capital, officials said. (ndtv.com)
  • On December 18, Environment Secretary Anil Kumar Singh apprised Lt Governor Anil Baijal of the trial run of anti-smog gun in a meeting to review the detailed action plan of agencies and stakeholders on measures to combat air pollution . (ndtv.com)
  • The trial of "fog cannon" began at Anand Vihar ISBT - one of the pollution hotspots in Delhi - on Wednesday in an exercise that will be used by the Delhi government to observe the difference in pollution levels, if any. (hindustantimes.com)
  • The 80-feet-high smog tower at Anand Vihar in Delhi is based on a downdraft air-flow model. (uniindia.net)
  • wo smog towers-one at Connaught Place under the DPCC and another at Anand Vihar under the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) - were installed in 2021 following the Supreme Court's directions. (oziindian.com)
  • According to the CPCB's data, the smog tower at Anand Vihar reduced PM2.5 concentration by up to 17 per cent and PM10 pollution levels by up to 27 per cent in a 100-metre radius during the 2021-22 winter season. (oziindian.com)
  • The technique was among several measures event organisers took to reduce the threat of toxic smog to the race's 35,000 participants on Sunday (local time). (abc.net.au)
  • Sri Lanka cancelled Saturday's training session in India's capital with a pall of toxic smog engulfing the megacity just days before it hosts their World Cup clash against Bangladesh. (yahoo.com)
  • With Delhi witnessing 60-70 percent rise in pollution-related ailments because of remaining blanketed for days in thick layer of toxic air due to the worst smog in 17 years, doctors suggest children and elderly people to stay indoors especially during early morning and at dusk as they are the most vulnerable to infections and allergies due to smog and pollution. (indiatimes.com)
  • But he's been stuck at home with no pay for more than 10 days because of a ban on building work aimed at easing a toxic smog over the city. (slideserve.com)
  • Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels on November 8 after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts to curb partying that fuels the Indian capital's toxic smog problem. (ecns.cn)
  • The start of a leading Asian Tour golf tournament was held up Thursday by toxic smog that has engulfed the Indian capital with hazardous levels of pollution. (pdnews.cn)
  • The toxic smog has engulfed much of the Delhi-NCR region as it is known to extend beyond Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad. (iamrenew.com)
  • Until then, at least, Delhi will remain shrouded in a thick gray haze, which has become a toxic winter ritual. (techly360.in)
  • I f you couldn't smell and taste the toxic filth hanging in the air, you might think that winter had come early to the Indian capital, New Delhi. (time.com)
  • We need to take immediate steps to deal with the situation," Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave told the meduia after meeting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence on Saturday. (indiatimes.com)
  • The road rationing is meant to end on Friday, but Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said it could be extended. (pdnews.cn)
  • As per Arvind Kejriwal Delhi has turned into a gas chamber and every year this situation arises. (yoursnews.in)
  • This was informed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a social media post. (globalgreenews.com)
  • Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had inaugurated the more-than-24-metre-high smog tower at Connaught Place on August 23, 2021. (metrovaartha.com)
  • The Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, called the city to be "Gas Chamber", and had asked residents to avoid leaving their homes as smog enveloped streets and landmarks of Delhi. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • Looking at the situation of Delhi then, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, came out with the following proposed action items to attempt to reduce the air pollution. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • NEW DELHI, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TATA Projects Limited, one of India's fastest growing and most admired infrastructure companies, today announced that another smog tower built by the company has been inaugurated by Union Environment Minister - Mr Bhupendra Yadav and Minister of State for Environment - Mr. Ashwini Choubey. (uniindia.net)
  • India's capital, New Delhi, is preparing a new weapon in the fight against deadly air pollution: cloud seeding. (techly360.in)
  • Smoke from farmers burning crop stubble, vehicle exhaust and factory emissions combine every winter to blanket Delhi in a choking haze, a public health crisis that has persisted for decades. (yahoo.com)
  • Delhi wakes up to 'severe' air quality under a blanket of thick haze, as pollution levels breach the permissible standards by multiple times. (livemint.com)
  • Air quality now-a-days in Delhi is hazardous as the city is covered with a smoke blanket mixed with fog, generally called as smog, with the quality of air touching the hazardous levels. (metrohospitals.com)
  • Delhi is under the blanket of thick miasma which leads to the rapid downfall in air quality and visibility. (yoursnews.in)
  • Owing to the thick blanket of smog covering Mumbai, people are also finding it hard to commute. (knocksense.com)
  • Delhi has been reeling under the dire effects of a blanket of smog covering it since more than a week. (thequint.com)
  • In the report, DPCC's senior scientist Nandita Moitra said the Rs 25-crore smog tower at Connaught Place, operational for two years, can only mitigate air pollution by up to 17 per cent within a 100-metre radius. (oziindian.com)
  • The Connaught Place smog tower was temporarily shut down due to "unilateral" directions issued by DPCC's Ashwani Kumar, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai had claimed earlier. (oziindian.com)
  • The Connaught Place smog tower was again made operational last week following directions from the apex court. (oziindian.com)
  • The Delhi Government said last year that the Connaught Place smog tower could reduce air pollution by 70 to 80 per cent within a radius of 50 metres and by 15 to 20 per cent up to 300 metres. (oziindian.com)
  • Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Friday that the large smog tower installed at Connaught Place two years ago to reduce air pollution in the vicinity has been shut down arbitrarily on the orders of Delhi Pollution Control Committee Chairman (DPCC) Ashwani Kumar. (metrovaartha.com)
  • Smog towers are the devices that can work as large-scale air purifiers, fitted with multiple layers of air filters. (legacyias.com)
  • China, also battling air pollution over the past few years, has two smog towers now. (legacyias.com)
  • Smog towers or smog free towers (see below for other names) are structures designed as large-scale air purifiers to reduce air pollution particles (smog). (wikipedia.org)
  • Two experimental smog towers in the city have not been effective in reducing air pollution and the operation of these costly giant air purifiers lacks merit, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT). (oziindian.com)
  • Sources in the central government said last week that smog towers are not a solution to the air pollution problem in Delhi-NCR and the Centre is not in favour of installing more giant air purifiers. (oziindian.com)
  • Titled "The Smog Project", these towers would collect air pollutants at the street level, filter that air, and then circulate clean air out of the top of the tower. (cop20lima.org)
  • Although considerably smaller, at seven metres tall, Roosegaarde Studios' has installed Smog Free Towers in Rotterdam and Krakow. (cop20lima.org)
  • Delhi, a city of 20 million people, is the world's most polluted capital. (slideserve.com)
  • Indian scientists plan to seed clouds for the first time to trigger heavy rain in some areas of New Delhi, hoping this will be enough to tackle the smog gripping the world's most polluted capital for a week, the project's head said on Thursday. (everydaytechhub.com)
  • Since the morning post-Diwali, the Delhi-NCR, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have been reeling under severe air pollution. (thequint.com)
  • According to experts, the smog is the result of farmers burning crop stubble and residue in and around Delhi-NCR, unsettled dust due to heavy construction activities and vehicular emissions, further intensified by cracker-burning during Diwali. (thequint.com)
  • Severe smog levels are expected to persist beyond Monday's match for several more weeks, with authorities ordering school closures on Friday. (yahoo.com)
  • Delhi wakes up to 'severe' air quality under a bla. (livemint.com)
  • As recorded by the government's 'System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)' on Thursday evening, the average PM 2.5 level in Delhi, Gurugram (Haryana) and Noida (UP) was afar "severe" at more than 500 units. (metrohospitals.com)
  • The most polluting areas in the Delhi-NCR where the PM 2.5 went beyond the severe level includes Lodhi Road, Mathura Road, Aya Nagar, Punjabi Bagh, Pusa, Delhi University (North Campus) and Noida, which recorded at 500 or "Danger Plus" level. (metrohospitals.com)
  • Till the time the smog problem gets resolved it will cause severe illness to the people. (metrohospitals.com)
  • At north campus Delhi University station, the PM 2.5 reached 457 and PM 10 at 405, in the 'severe' category while the CO was at 89, in a 'satisfactory' level. (truescoopnews.com)
  • Delhi is in the grip of a severe air pollution crisis with the city covered in a thick layer of haze and smelling of smoke. (iamrenew.com)
  • Apart from the "very poor" and "severe" AQI levels, the smog in the city is also hampering visibility. (knocksense.com)
  • Delhi continues to reel under severe pollution with air quality dipping into severe category. (globalgreenews.com)
  • Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again on Wednesday morning, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for one-third of. (rediff.com)
  • 1/6 Indian commuters amid heavy smog in New Delhi on Tuesday. (livemint.com)
  • 6/6 Indian labourers work on a construction site amid heavy smog conditions. (livemint.com)
  • A man cycles near the Indian President's house amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 8, 2018. (ecns.cn)
  • Commuters are seen amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 8, 2018. (ecns.cn)
  • Air quality dips in Delhi ahead of winter every year, when cold air traps pollutants from a variety of sources including vehicles, industries, construction dust, and agricultural waste burning. (everydaytechhub.com)
  • Delhi needs heavy and widespread rain to wash away the pollutants, and light rain could worsen the situation, said Gufran Beig, the founder director of the federal government's air-quality monitoring agency SAFAR. (everydaytechhub.com)
  • That's because the haze isn't winter fog - it's smog, a dangerous mixture of pollutants that has returned to the city with record force. (time.com)
  • Moreover, regardless of the ban on firecrackers, there were numerous areas in Delhi-NCR where several individuals have burnt crackers that have taken the smog level to higher level. (yoursnews.in)
  • According to the report of the Central Pollution Board, the pollution level in IIT Delhi has been recorded at 416, in Gurugram 369 and in Dhirpur 400. (newstimeexpress.com)
  • Znera's Smog Project has been shortlisted for the Experimental Future Project of the Year award 2018 at the World Architecture Festival this November. (cop20lima.org)
  • And the levels when we arrived in Delhi were quite, quite noticeable. (therealnews.com)
  • World Cup organisers this week banned fireworks at matches in Mumbai and Delhi to avoid worsening air pollution levels in both cities. (yahoo.com)
  • The smog that hung low over the city kept pollution levels extremely high, breaching the safe limit by over 17 times at several places. (indiatimes.com)
  • Throat or chest annoyance as well as coughing - elevated levels of ozone can aggravate your lungs and other respiratory organs, commonly lasting for some hours after you have been contacted to smog. (yoursnews.in)
  • Which has a vast coastline and is considered to have better air quality, overtook Delhi pollution levels several times this week. (sustainify.in)
  • Many Indian cities, including Delhi, Kolkata, Kanpur and Patna, often report PM 2.5 levels well above the safe limit. (sustainify.in)
  • However, to deal with this pollution which has reached dangerous levels, Grape 4 has been implemented in Delhi. (newstimeexpress.com)
  • It has been reported as one of the worst levels of air quality in Delhi since 1999. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • Senior BJP leader, Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday in a veiled reference to the AAP government in Delhi said that the rising pollution levels are a result of the political slugfest in the capital city. (thequint.com)
  • Mr Pralhad Pawar, Chief Technology & Engineering Officer, TATA Projects Ltd, said, "We are proud to have built and delivered this smog tower so that citizens of Delhi can breathe better quality air. (uniindia.net)
  • Mumbai has trumped Delhi for all the wrong reasons this time, as the city's air quality remained "very poor", with an AQI of 328 recorded on Wednesday. (knocksense.com)
  • This is not the first time in the recent past when Mumbai's air quality has gotten worse than that of Delhi. (knocksense.com)
  • For example, Alastair Lewis, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of York, Science Director at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, and chair of the Air Quality Expert Group, has argued that static air cleaners, like the prototypes in Beijing and Delhi, cannot process enough city air, quickly enough, to make a meaningful difference to urban pollution. (wikipedia.org)
  • New Delhi: The Air Quality Index of the national capital remained in the 'Very Poor' category on December 08. (indiatimes.com)
  • The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), a statutory body responsible for formulating strategies to combat pollution in the region, met on Tuesday in view of the significant improvement in the overall air quality of Delhi-NCR. (indiatimes.com)
  • In the released report, it has been said that the air quality index in Delhi NCR will remain in a very worrying condition from 7 to 10 November. (newstimeexpress.com)
  • The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had released a report, 'Study on Ambient Air Quality, Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function of Children in Delhi', in 2008 which indicate the respiratory ailments are on the rise. (org.in)
  • Delhi is yet to officially introduce a smog alert system-based air quality index which can be used to issue to health advisories. (org.in)
  • A public health emergency has been declared by doctors in Delhi as the air quality in the world's most populated capital city plunged to level linked to smoking at least 50 cigarettes in a single day. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • Reducing smog and improving air quality in Indian cities over the long term requires an approach that targets each source of pollution. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • But the cancellation comes a day after Bangladesh also called off their own training in Delhi, citing health risks from the smog. (yahoo.com)
  • Unprecedented scenes of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi, where doctors are increasingly vocal about the health risks posed by smog. (bongoexclusivetv.com)
  • Owing to the air pollution, there has been around 400 percent surge in demand of air purifiers in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), a report said on Tuesday. (thequint.com)
  • Delhi environment secretary AK Singh had earlier informed Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal about the decision to use a "fog cannon" during a review meeting on the city's air pollution. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Officials had previously said the smog tower, built at a cost of Rs 20 crore, could purify the air in a one-kilometre radius at a rate of around 1,000 cubic metres per second. (metrovaartha.com)
  • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav directs officials to tackle smog and to enforce rules strictly in the state. (thequint.com)
  • Within this alarming situation the Delhi government has taken a step ahead for the better health of children by closing the school and colleges till Sunday i.e., 5 Nov 2017 and had also issued a health advisory for the people who fall in the high risk category which includes children, elderly people, pregnant women and those who are suffering from asthma and heart ailments. (metrohospitals.com)
  • New Delhi and its satellite cities account for the bulk of air purifier sales but they are picking up in other cities such as Mumbai and Bengaluru. (zeebiz.com)
  • We don't expect that big a cloud that will cover entire Delhi, but a few hundred kilometres would be good," he told Reuters. (everydaytechhub.com)
  • China has used artificial rain to tackle air pollution in the past-but for cloud seeding to work properly, you need significant cloud cover with reasonable moisture content, which Delhi generally lacks during the winter. (techly360.in)
  • The Delhi cabinet had approved the study proposal in July 2021 and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IIT-Kanpur in October 2022. (metrovaartha.com)
  • Delhi Sees 70% Rise in Pollution-Related Ailments As Smog Blankets The City. (indiatimes.com)
  • The smog in the city and the nearby areas still continues to inundate leaving people puffing and panting for breathe. (metrohospitals.com)
  • This smog has created hazardous conditions in the city. (yoursnews.in)
  • Just last week, I'd travelled to Delhi - a city known for its bad air. (sustainify.in)
  • The Delhi HC on Wednesday imposed costs of ₹12.5 crores on SARR Freight Corporation, a private firm, for concealing facts from the Court about its blacklisting in a tender matter and directed that the said cost shall be utilized for the installation and operationalization of a smog tower before the advent of winter season in the city. (socialthikana.in)
  • Visuals from AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital, Kalindi Kunj and Akshardham showed smog engulfing the city at around 7 am. (indiatimes.com)
  • Man-made smog is a result of vehicular emissions, coal emissions, industrial emissions, forest and farming fires as well as photochemical effects of these emanations. (yoursnews.in)
  • Mr Singh said the Delhi government, which last year resorted to shutting power stations and banning some cars from roads to clear the air, should look at using the UHF technology, manufactured by a Bangalore-based company Devic Earth, to mitigate pollution. (abc.net.au)
  • Kejriwal said the Delhi government had very few options at its disposal and urged the Centre to intervene. (indiatimes.com)
  • The Delhi government has at times given some compensation to construction workers when bans are enforced but it has not done so this year. (slideserve.com)
  • All government and private primary schools in Delhi will remain closed today and tomorrow. (globalgreenews.com)
  • The observation was made after the bench was informed that the Delhi government, contrary to court direction, had only disbursed a portion of funds for the project. (indiatimes.com)
  • The Delhi government on Wednesday said the odd-even car rationing scheme will be implemented in the national capital after the Supreme Court reviews its effectiveness and issues an order. (rediff.com)
  • The Delhi government is seeking to get approval for the project from the Supreme Court, which is hearing petitions related to pollution. (everydaytechhub.com)
  • The Delhi government had released Rs 10 crore to IIT-Kanpur for the procurement of necessary equipment and setting up a centralised supersite for data collection. (metrovaartha.com)
  • The government of Delhi has declared a health advisory as the people of Delhi are facing the following health issues like breathlessness, chest constriction, irritation in eyes, asthma and allergy. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • Ban on fly ash transportation from the power plants are some of the steps taken by the government of Delhi. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • Government scientist Gufran Beig has said that crop burning caused 70% peak in Delhi pollution. (thequint.com)
  • The smog has been blamed on various factors such as illegal crop burning, construction dust, and vehicles and other emissions. (indians4sc.org)
  • Beig added that current airflow is carrying smoke from crop residue burning in the states of Punjab and Haryana to Delhi, which also has its own pollution sources and where there is currently almost no wind. (everydaytechhub.com)
  • 2/6 Belgium's King Philippe at the Indian Presidential Palace, in New Delhi. (livemint.com)
  • The Indian capital, Delhi, experienced some of its worst days in history for pollution in November. (coronaviruswales.uk)
  • IMAGE: In a ceremony in New Delhi, the IOA unveiled the official ceremonial dress and playing kit for the Indian contingent for the upcoming Asian Games. (rediff.com)
  • Dubai-based architecture firm Znera proposed a plan to address the rampant air pollution and smog in Delhi that continues to characterise the Indian capital. (cop20lima.org)
  • According to data released by the World Health Organisation, Delhi is one of fourteen Indian cities consistently on the "20 Most Polluted Cities in the World" list. (cop20lima.org)
  • This image taken by The Indian Express' Abhinav Saha goes to show how grim the situation in Delhi really is. (thequint.com)
  • Another survey, which looked at the impact of air pollution on children, found that schoolkids in Delhi had weaker lungs compared with their counterparts in other large Indian cities. (time.com)
  • Respiratory-related problems among the people are rising due to the change in weather and increasing smog in Delhi-NCR, said experts, adding that people have started coming up with breathing, bronchitis, asthma and other respiratory problems. (ndtv.com)
  • On the whole, smog can ground or worsen health problems like emphysema, asthma, chronic bronchitis as well as other respiratory problems. (yoursnews.in)
  • For those who have asthma, and COPD bronchitis, their symptoms have started increasing after smog and fog have affected the weather," said Respiratory Medicine Specialist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Dr Nikhil Modi. (ndtv.com)
  • A public health emergency has been announced for Delhi and its surrounding NCR region with schools ordered shut till Nov. 5, all construction activity stopped and bursting of crackers banned during the winter season. (iamrenew.com)
  • Also the Primary schools in Delhi were kept shut for a few days. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • 1) All Delhi School will remain shut for the certain period of 3 days. (jnicsrtimes.com)
  • Dr. Purshotam Lal , Director - Interventional Cardiology and Chairman - Metro Group of Hospitals, says "People having the history of ailments related to heart and lungs like asthma, allergy, Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD's), etc. are at the higher risk with the smog. (metrohospitals.com)