• And it hopes that the Supreme Court, which is hearing petitions related to Delhi's toxic air, will give it the go-ahead for cloud seeding. (yahoo.com)
  • New Delhi's toxic smog is literally off the charts - and according to its Air Quality Index rating, it's the most. (inhabitat.com)
  • The practice is one of the key drivers of Delhi's annual smog problem and persists despite efforts to persuade farmers to use different clearing methods. (com.pk)
  • NEW DELHI (AP) - A toxic blanket of grey smog hangs over New Delhi's monuments and high-rises. (fox2now.com)
  • The toxic smog in Delhi's air on Friday was a hazardous amalgamation of smoke from farm fires in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana, and Delhi's local pollution sources such as vehicle emissions, open garbage burning and dust from construction, according to environmental experts. (hindustantimes.com)
  • The DSS analysis showed that on Friday, paddy stubble fires contributed to 15% of Delhi's PM 2.5 (ultrafine particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 micrometres), local vehicular emissions had a share of 25%, emissions from households contributed to 7% of the particulate levels and industries in Delhi and its peripheries made up 9-10% of the city's pollution profile. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Experts also explained that apart from primary pollutants, which are released directly from sources, Delhi's air also saw a toxic mix of hazardous chemicals such as sulphur dioxides and nitrogen oxides. (hindustantimes.com)
  • India's top court has accused state governments of 'passing the buck' on air pollution and failing to take action to tackle Delhi's toxic smog. (berkeley.edu)
  • NEW DELHI, Nov 12: New Delhi's air quality plummeted again on Friday, and a thick haze of toxic smog hung over India's capital due to a drop in temperature and wind speed, and a spike in the burning of crop waste in surrounding farmlands. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • With the New Delhi's air choking smog, government is at its best to ensure the best measures for the public. (edexlive.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)
  • Meanwhile, an increasing number of residents are reported to be seeking medical help for respiratory illnesses triggered by Delhi's toxic pollution. (time.com)
  • We examine what Help Delhi Breathe is learning as it builds networked campaigns that turn Delhi's frustrated communities into successful clean air advocates. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • Now, Help Delhi Breathe is building a movement that puts the people of Delhi's frustrated communities out front and leading the way towards clean air. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • The jet exhaust will work as a "virtual chimney," drawing in and transporting the smog, which makes Delhi's air some of the most toxic in the world. (diyatvusa.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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • But in reality, these giant towers loom over the skyline of Delhi, in India, and land with benevolent intentions. (floridadiary.com)
  • NASHIK, India - India's Supreme Court is calling for a lockdown in the capital, New Delhi. (npr.org)
  • This is all because of toxic smog across much of northern India. (npr.org)
  • As winter slowly sets in in North India, so is the toxic smog. (org.in)
  • The pollution also threatens to disrupt the ongoing Cricket World Cup, hosted by India, after the Sri Lankan team had to cancel their training session in New Delhi over the weekend, before they faced Bangladesh on Monday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. (fox2now.com)
  • Air pollution has also been a growing concern as cities like Hong Kong, China, and New Delhi, India experienced toxic smog build-up. (medium.com)
  • This picture taken on October 19, 2017 shows Indian people using firecrackers celebrating Diwali Festival despite the ban imposed by the Supreme Court of India to control the air pollution in New Delhi. (cnn.com)
  • KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhu Ram Sharma left for New Delhi, India, on Sunday to participate in the 13th Indo-Pacific Armies Chief Conference (IPACC). (nagariknetwork.com)
  • KATHMANDU, Aug 28: The national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), is set to operate regular flights to Hong Kong and New Delhi, India from the Bhairahawa-based Gautam Buddha International Airport from August 29 onward. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • KATHMANDU, April 19: President Ram Chandra Paudel is being taken to New Delhi, the capital of India, today for further treatment. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • KATHMANDU, April 15: Nepal Airlines Corporation (Nepal Airlines) will operate direct flights from Bhairahawa to New Delhi in India and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • NEW DELHI, April 2: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is currently in New Delhi in an official visit to India, visited Rajghat and laid a wreath on the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi today morning. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • NEW DELHI, Dec 5: India recorded a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 deaths during the past day, as 2,796 more people died, showed the federal health ministry's official figures released on Sunday. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • New Delhi, Nov. 20: India reported 10,302 new COVID-19 cases and 267 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • KATHMANDU, Oct 7: A team of Nepali Congress leaders has left for New Delhi today for a five-day visit to India. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • Just ask the people of India who have been inhaling increasingly toxic air for decades. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • In Delhi and across India, news coverage of President Obama's visit highlighted the city's toxic air. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • 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)
  • Delhi AQI: Can artificial rain fix toxic air in India's capital? (yahoo.com)
  • New Delhi-based Ant Studio made a zero-electricity air conditioner to combat the brutally hot summers in India's. (inhabitat.com)
  • But Kejriwal called for an end to "blame games and finger-pointing" over responsibility for tackling the smog, after India's environment minister lambasted the AAP for presiding over an increase in farm fires. (com.pk)
  • Just this month, five million masks were handed out at schools in New Delhi, India's capital, owing to toxic smog. (khaleejtimes.com)
  • In few places is pollution more pertinent than India's most populous city, Delhi, where residents are bracing themselves for peak crop-burning season and the annual Hindu festival of Diwali, both of which add to a thick, toxic smog cast over the city. (cnn.com)
  • NEW DELHI, Dec 6: India's tally of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 rose from five on Sunday morning to 21 in the evening. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • Delhi in India's smog shown in these photos. (photographyinformer.com)
  • New Delhi saw a sharp 32% rise in tiny particles in the air between 2019 and 2020, a dip of 43.7 % in 2021, and a steady increase in 2022 and 2023, according to Respirer Living Sciences, an organization that monitors air quality and other environmental factors. (fox2now.com)
  • The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has reported a concerning rise in the concentration of fine particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10 during Diwali, with an increase of 45 percent and 33 percent respectively compared to the previous year. (indiatimes.com)
  • In a letter to Delhi Police, Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale demanded information on Diwali night firecracker cases, accusing BJP MPs and ministers of defying the Supreme Court ban. (indiatimes.com)
  • Toxic smog generated during the burning of the firecrackers during Diwali festival can worsen this pollution. (wikipedia.org)
  • Residents like Renu Aggarwal, 55, are worried the smog will worsen as Diwali, the Hindu festival of light that features the lighting of firecrackers, approaches this weekend. (fox2now.com)
  • 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 woke up to a thick haze on Monday with AQI in severe category which came down during the day but persisted in very poor category of well over 370 at most locations. (indiatimes.com)
  • Authorities have deployed water sprinklers and anti-smog guns to control the haze and announced a fine of 20,000 rupees ($240) for drivers found using gasoline and diesel cars, buses and trucks that create smog. (fox2now.com)
  • IMD scientists said that the haze in the city can be called 'smog', which is a toxic mix of water vapour, smoke and other pollutants. (hindustantimes.com)
  • The Taj Mahal disappears into toxic haze for months. (wunc.org)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Delhi, a city of 20 million people, is the world's most polluted capital. (slideserve.com)
  • Delhi is frequently ranked as one of the world's most polluted cities. (com.pk)
  • They hope this will be enough to tackle smog gripping the world's most polluted capital, the project's head said on Thursday. (timeslive.co.za)
  • Winter in Delhi means the arrival of what some call the world's worst air pollution. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • The road rationing is meant to end on Friday, but Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said it could be extended. (pdnews.cn)
  • 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)
  • Last week, as the Indian capital battled days of toxic air, the city's environment minister said that his government was considering cloud seeding - a rain-making technique - to bring down pollution levels. (yahoo.com)
  • But the city's air turns especially toxic in winter as farmers in neighbouring states burn crop remnants and low wind speeds lead to higher concentration of pollutants. (yahoo.com)
  • This was because Delhi shares an air shed with the entire Indo-Gangetic Plains and while measures can be taken to control the city's local pollutants, there is still around 20-30% pollution share that comes into the Capital from other states," said a IITM scientist, who asked not to be named. (hindustantimes.com)
  • In September 2022, Manoj Tiwari, a BJP politician moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi government. (wikipedia.org)
  • Justin Bieber, a Canadian singer and songwriter, is set to perform in New Delhi at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 18, 2022 as a part of his 'Justice' tour. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • Delhi authorities are beginning an "emergency plan of action" to tackle the growing air pollution, reports NDTV. (whataboutusmusic.com)
  • Commuters drive along a road amid heavy smog conditions in New Delhi last week. (npr.org)
  • Amid deteriorating pollution levels in the Delhi-NCR regions, the Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has now written a letter to PM Modi demanding an emergency meeting with the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to discuss the decline of business despite the festive season. (livemint.com)
  • In October 2017, the Supreme Court banned firecrackers in Delhi, as a result of which the industry said it faced losses of Rs 1,000-crore and consequently layoffs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Delhi government had decided to stop the production, storage, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers to reduce the rising levels of pollution in Delhi. (wikipedia.org)
  • 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 pollution: The air quality in several areas of Delhi remained in the severe category as a thick toxic smog engulfed the city. (livemint.com)
  • Goyal further added that pollution is not just problem in Delhi but also in NCR cities like Noida, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Sonipat, adding that the AQI level has reached the severe category and only the Central Government can find a solution to it. (livemint.com)
  • The Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kedzhrival stated that the governments of several northern states had not taken any severe measures to overcome the problem yet. (whataboutusmusic.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)
  • Meanwhile, doctors have advised residents to wear masks and avoid outdoors as much as possible because the smog could trigger respiratory infections, flu and asthma attacks. (fox2now.com)
  • The deteriorating air quality prompted the Supreme Court to extend the fireworks ban beyond Delhi-NCR. (indiatimes.com)
  • British actress Jodie Comer complained she 'couldn't breathe' as she was helped off stage minutes into her Broadway show after toxic fumes from wildfires engulfed New York City. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Delhiites continuing to breathe poisonous, toxic air. (wunc.org)
  • The smog in the city and the nearby areas still continues to inundate leaving people puffing and panting for breathe. (metrohospitals.com)
  • A new coalition, Help Delhi Breathe , organised a platform - on Facebook and through on-the-ground networks - for sharing new messages to empower people and mobilise community-led solutions to the complex, decades-old crisis. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • Here's how it's happened and what Help Delhi Breathe has learned along the way. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • In 2015, Help Delhi Breathe formed to address air pollution in Delhi. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • Help Delhi Breathe began creating something new: a platform for learning and people-powered mobilisation. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • Help Delhi Breathe started with refined communications, dedicated organising and some good power mapping. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • Delhi has consistently remained the most polluted state, with an average PM 2.5 level of almost 104 micrograms/cubic metre, 20 times the safe limit guideline by the World Health Organization (WHO), for the last six years. (healthpolicy-watch.news)
  • Delhi authorities closed all schools until Friday, banned construction and are only allowing cars on the road depending on whether the registration is an odd or even number. (pdnews.cn)
  • It should be noted that the Delhi authorities now intend to ban burning of garbage, restrict the operation of diesel generators, raise fees for the use of parking spaces, and increase the efficiency of public transport. (whataboutusmusic.com)
  • The analysis said that on Friday, Delhi also received pollutants from other cities such as Jhajjar, Gurugram, Baghpat, Ghaziabad and Sonepat. (hindustantimes.com)
  • By the time pollutants from sources such as industries and biomass burning in the neighbouring states reach Delhi, they react with other pollutants or water molecules in the air to change and become more toxic. (hindustantimes.com)
  • The problem is also a political flashpoint -- with Delhi and the northern state of Punjab governed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a rival to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party. (com.pk)
  • Chamber of Trade and Industry has written a letter to PM Modi demanding an emergency meeting with the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to discuss the decline of business due to pollution. (livemint.com)
  • Unless the governments of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi work together, Delhi NCR will not be able to get rid of pollution, it added. (livemint.com)
  • The CTI in its letter, has therefore requested the Prime Minister for an emergency meeting to be called in which the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh will participate. (livemint.com)
  • NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Toxic levels of air pollution are disrupting the lives of millions of people in South Asia forcing closure of schools, impacting sporting events and leaving governments urging people to stay in doors to avoid health problems. (wn.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)
  • The Commission for AIR Quality Management (CAQM), meanwhile, kept Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Phase IV activated in Delhi. (indiatimes.com)
  • The air quality in Delhi has fallen so badly already that the government's graded response action plan came into effect this week. (org.in)
  • New Delhi tops the list almost every year of many Indian cities with poor air quality, particularly in the winter, when the burning of crop residues in neighboring states coincides with cooler temperatures that trap hazardous smoke. (fox2now.com)
  • Delhi is now the second most polluted major city in the world, according to air quality tracker AirVisual, second only to Lahore in Pakistan. (cnn.com)
  • A task force led by the country's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has recommended a ban on all construction activities in the Delhi-NCR region for 10 days beginning November 1 to reduce dust as air quality is expected to deteriorate. (cnn.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)
  • KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Prabhu Ram Sharma has left for New Delhi for a four-day official visit at the invitation of Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane. (nagariknetwork.com)
  • 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)
  • Most urban districts of the Chinese capital and other parts of northern China have been hit by smog which sent the air pollution index to "hazardous" levels in cities like Baoding and Shijiazhuang on Monday (Oct 15). (cnn.com)
  • Kejriwal said the Delhi government had very few options at its disposal and urged the Centre to intervene. (indiatimes.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)
  • Delhi experienced this first-hand last week after brief spells of rain on Friday and Saturday brought down pollution levels. (yahoo.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)
  • Delhi Sees 70% Rise in Pollution-Related Ailments As Smog Blankets The City. (indiatimes.com)
  • Other opponents of the program have questioned whether any jet engine has enough power to create a sufficient enough virtual chimney, and whether expensive jet engines can be used on a large scale to control air pollution in a large city like Delhi. (diyatvusa.com)
  • Anand Mahindra suggests alternative to stubble burning to curb Delhi-NCR pollution: 'Let's do it! (wn.com)
  • The reason for this toxic environment includes the pollution from vehicles, industries and stubble burning in neighboring states. (metrohospitals.com)
  • New Delhi is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted cities on the planet, with its annual smog problem blamed for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year. (yahoo.com)
  • Pollution is a year-round problem in Delhi due to factors including high vehicular and industrial emissions and dust. (yahoo.com)
  • Traffic and pollution from cars is a major problem in New Delhi and while CNG buses for public transportation are. (inhabitat.com)
  • The Delhi government has announced school winter breaks early and banned construction activity. (yahoo.com)
  • 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)
  • By the early 2010s, winter in Delhi meant a toxic, highly visible smog. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • For the first time, Indian scientists plan to seed clouds to trigger heavy rain in some areas of New Delhi. (timeslive.co.za)
  • A pedestrian walks on a footbridge in heavy smog in Beijing, China, 15 October 2018. (cnn.com)
  • In the past two years, the heavy smog in the northern region has come earlier than in previous years! (olansi.net)
  • As the smog doesn't spare the living rooms and underground Metro Stations, people are complaining for heavy breathing, burning eyes sensations with watery eyes. (metrohospitals.com)
  • An official at the local cricket association in Delhi confirmed to AFP that Sri Lanka had not staged their scheduled practice session. (yahoo.com)
  • New Delhi architectural practice Vir.Mueller Architects recently completed the Singh Residence, an experimental. (inhabitat.com)
  • New Delhi-based architecture practice Design Forum International has completed the New Courts Complex, a modern. (inhabitat.com)
  • The smoke combines with industrial and vehicular emissions, and it all gets trapped in a layer of smog held down by cold temperatures. (wunc.org)
  • 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)
  • A dense toxic smog in New Delhi blocks out the sun. (8 November, 2017). (healthpolicy-watch.news)
  • 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)
  • What does the Delhi government want to do? (yahoo.com)
  • The Delhi government is trying its best but it is not in the hands of the Delhi government alone to get rid of pollution in Delhi-NCR, said CTI. (livemint.com)
  • Concluding the letter, CTI wrote, The 20 lakh traders in Delhi are completely with the government and if the government makes different timings for opening the markets, then all the market associations in Delhi will cooperate with the government. (livemint.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)
  • But smoke from crop burning still accounts for 25% of the pollution in New Delhi, according to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune. (fox2now.com)
  • One of the report's authors, Professor Sagnik Dey of the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, told Health Policy Watch that the October to January situation "has not changed much. (healthpolicy-watch.news)
  • Therefore, the whole region, including Delhi, will once again turn into a gas chamber," said the Chief Minister. (whataboutusmusic.com)
  • If I fall sick, everything will fall apart,' said Pramod Kumar, 23, a limestone worker at construction sites in Delhi, who also complained of not having worked for days. (slideserve.com)
  • New Delhi-based architecture and interior design firm VYOM has completed the Dental Care Centre, a recently opened. (inhabitat.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)
  • The number of people from NCR reaching Delhi , which reportedly used to be between 3 and 4 lakh, has now come down to one lakh. (livemint.com)
  • Smog in Delhi has left people worried about their health. (governancenow.com)
  • The people of Delhi are no strangers to air pollution. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • By early-2015 people across Delhi were demanding action from their leaders and each other. (mobilisationlab.org)
  • But the cancellation comes a day after Bangladesh also called off their own training in Delhi, citing health risks from the smog. (yahoo.com)