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08 Feb

Delhi Breathes Slightly Easier, But Pollution Levels Remain a Concern

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Air quality in the capital showed a mild improvement on Sunday morning, offering residents a brief respite from the choking conditions of recent days. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 196 at 7 am, placing it in the ‘moderate’ range. This marked a noticeable dip from Saturday evening, when the AQI had climbed to 227 and was categorised as ‘poor’. Despite the marginal improvement in overall figures, a visible haze continued to linger across several localities, underscoring that pollution remains a persistent challenge. Mixed picture across…

04 Jan

Pollution Levels Rise Again in Capital as Winter Conditions Snarl Air and Air Travel

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): The national capital woke up on Sunday to another slide in air quality, as pollution levels edged closer to the “very poor” category after a short-lived improvement earlier in the week. Monitoring stations recorded the Air Quality Index close to 300 during the morning hours, reflecting a steady build-up of pollutants across the city. According to official data, the AQI was significantly higher than Saturday’s average, indicating that favourable winds which had earlier cleared the air had weakened. Environmental experts attribute the decline to stagnant atmospheric conditions, common during winter, which prevent pollutants from dispersing. The…

31 Dec

Heavy Fog and Toxic Air Bring Delhi-NCR to a Standstill

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): A thick blanket of fog coupled with dangerously polluted air disrupted normal life across Delhi and the National Capital Region on Wednesday morning, slowing traffic, delaying transport services, and causing inconvenience to thousands of commuters. Visibility dropped sharply in several parts of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh, making early travel hazardous. In areas such as Indirapuram in Ghaziabad, central Noida near the Botanical Garden Metro station, and the Akshardham belt in east Delhi, roads and buildings were barely visible through the haze. Vehicles moved cautiously with headlights on, while commuters reported longer-than-usual travel times across the…

30 Dec

IMD issues red alert in Delhi over dense fog, air quality turns severe; IGI Airport issues advisory

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National Times Bureau :- Dense fog engulfed national capital on Monday causing visibility to drop significantly, resulting in disruption in flight operations and train cancellations, plunging air quality into severe category. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' alert for dense fog on Tuesday morning. The visibility at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and Safdarjung was 50 metres at 8 am. It improved to 100 metres around 9 am, the weather office said. Currently the airport is functioning under Category-III conditions, which allows flights to land in low visibility. Delhi airport advisory “Due to dense fog, flight…

28 Dec

Winter Haze Tightens Grip on Delhi, Pollution Levels Remain Alarmingly High

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Residents of the national capital woke up on Sunday to heavy haze as pollution intensified across the city, dragging air quality deeper into unhealthy territory. Official measurements indicated that Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index hovered close to the upper end of the scale, placing it firmly in the “very poor” range. Data compiled by the Central Pollution Control Board revealed that several locations across the city recorded critically high pollution levels. Nearly twenty monitoring stations registered readings severe enough to raise health concerns, with eastern parts of Delhi among the worst affected. In some pockets, pollution…

23 Dec

Air India Boeing 777 Safely Returns to Delhi After Engine Shutdown, Passengers Reboarded on Alternate Aircraft

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New Delhi, ( Rajeev Sharma): An Air India Boeing 777, flight AI 887, safely returned to Delhi on Monday morning after experiencing an engine shutdown shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, which had departed at 6:10 AM for Mumbai, encountered an issue with its right engine, prompting a return to Delhi. The plane was back on the ground by 6:52 AM, according to flight tracking sites.Although the aircraft experienced a mechanical issue, twin-engine aircraft like the Boeing 777 are designed to land safely even with one engine in operation. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated an investigation into…

20 Dec

Smog Engulfs Capital as Delhi’s Air Deteriorates Sharply; Flyers Asked to Check Flight Status

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): A thick blanket of smog covered large parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, pushing air pollution to hazardous levels and disrupting normal life across the city. Visibility dropped significantly in several areas as residents woke up to one of the season’s worst air quality episodes so far. According to readings from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 384 at around 8 am, indicating “very poor” air. However, multiple monitoring stations reported even higher pollution, with levels entering the “severe” category. Localities such as ITO, Anand Vihar…

18 Dec

Older Vehicles Stopped at Delhi Borders as Pollution Curbs Intensify

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Delhi’s entry points saw heightened enforcement on Thursday morning as dense smog blanketed the region and air quality slipped to dangerous levels. At the DND Flyway near the Chilla border, visibility dropped sharply, with pollution readings touching the upper end of the “hazardous” scale. In response, authorities activated strict checks under the highest stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Teams from the Delhi Transport Department and Traffic Police were deployed along border crossings to screen vehicles entering the capital. Officials said privately owned and commercial vehicles registered outside Delhi that do not meet BS-VI…

16 Dec

Pollution Levels Dip Marginally in Capital, Smog Persists Across Delhi

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Delhi recorded a slight easing in air pollution on Tuesday, though overall conditions remained unhealthy, with the city’s average Air Quality Index settling at 377 during the morning hours. Despite the decline from the previous day, the air quality continued to fall under the ‘very poor’ bracket. The improvement followed two days of extremely high pollution, when several parts of the capital reported AQI readings above 400, classified as ‘severe’. On Tuesday, official monitoring showed that 11 out of 40 air quality stations were still registering severe pollution levels. Jahangirpuri, Mundka and Wazirpur remained among the…

16 Dec

Four killed after buses and cars collide, catch fire due to dense fog on Delhi-Agra Expressway

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National Times Bureau :- A fatal multi-vehicle accident caused by dense fog on the Delhi–Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh claimed four lives and injured about 25 others early Tuesday. The crash involved eight buses and three cars that collided in quick succession and caught fire. According to Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar, the incident took place on the Agra–Noida stretch of the Yamuna Expressway. Thick fog severely reduced visibility, leaving drivers little time to react as vehicles slammed into one another. The collisions triggered a major fire that rapidly spread, engulfing the buses and cars. The force of the impact…