Delhi air quality dips to 'poor' category, likely to deteriorate further
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The AQI at Dhirpur entered into "severe" category with PM 2.5 at 342, under "very poor" category. Experts said that the air quality may also remain in a very poor category on Monday. AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
Tripura to go to polls on Feb 16, Nagaland and Meghalaya on Feb 27
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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that polling will be held in Tripura on February 16 and in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27 and the counting of votes is scheduled for March 2. All the three states have 60-member Assemblies.
Delhi gets relief from cold; fog affects visibility
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At Safdarjung observatory, the minimum temperature of 6.4 degrees Celsius was recorded in the morning while the weather stations at Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and Ridge recorded a minimum temperature of 6.4 degrees, 4.2 degrees and 4.3 degrees, respectively. Due to the very dense fog, around 39 trains were delayed by two to five hours, as per the officials.
Air quality dips to 'severe' at many places in Delhi-NCR, bar on commercial BS-III, BS-IV vehicles
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With the air quality worsening, the Delhi government on Monday decided to impose a temporary ban on using BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers in the national capital from Tuesday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi deteriorated to 395 under the "very poor" category, with some parts of the national capital recording AQIs over 400 or "severe".
Air quality in Delhi-NCR at severe level, govt reimposes ban on construction
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The air quality index (AQI) at various hotspots in Delhi-NCR reached severe category, including in Mathura Road (440), Patparganj (448), Nehru Nagar (462), Sahibabad (452) and Noida Sector-62 (426). The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has ordered to reinforce strict ban on construction and demolition activities in the entire NCR and a nine-point action plan as per Stage-III of GRAP became applicable with immediate effect from Friday.
Toxic levels rise in Delhi air, experts warn of respiratory issues
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On Tuesday morning, the national capital's Air Quality Index was recorded at 339 under the "very poor" category, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). Speaking to IANS, Professor Gufran Beig, Founder Project Director of SAFAR, said that the current ratio of PM2.5 to PM10 is above 60 per cent which indicates that fine particles are high in abundance and hence a relatively high level of toxicity is prevailing.
Delhi records dip in temperature, fog disrupts visibility
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The IMD has predicted cold wave conditions over the northern states for the next few days, while dense to very dense fog is also expected over the plains in northwest India in the same period. Due to the cold wave and foggy conditions, visibility in many areas in the national capital remained poor on Tuesday. Around 21 Delhi-bound trains were reported to be running late owing to the poor visibility.
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