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Delhi's pollution turns 'severe' as temperatures, wind speeds drop
A toxic haze enveloped India's national capital on Wednesday morning as temperatures dropped and pollution surged, reducing visibility in some parts and prompting a warning from airport authorities that flights may be affected.
Delhi chokes as air pollution turns 'severe'
Delhi and its neighbouring cities are experiencing pollution levels that are at least 30-35 times the safe limit recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Every year, De
Delhi’s air pollution is so bad nearly half of city’s residents sought medical help, survey says
Delhi typically sees a spike in air pollution during the festive season starting in October. After Dussehra celebrations in the second week of October, Delhi’s Air Quality Index
Visibility falls in Delhi as wind speed drops, pollution surges
The toxic smog that has enveloped India's capital worsened on Wednesday morning as temperatures and wind speeds dropped, reducing visibility and affecting flights. Delhi overtook Pakistan's Lahore as the world's most polluted city in Swiss group IQAir's live rankings,
Delhi's air quality worst in country, hits 'severe' for first time this season
Delhi recorded the worst air quality in the country on Wednesday, with the AQI recorded in the "severe" category for the first time this season, even as the central pollution watchdog attributed the deterioration to an "unprecedentedly dense" fog and described it as an "episodic event".
Delhi becomes world’s most polluted city as AQI levels reach 1,000
Delhi overtook Pakistan ’s Lahore as the world’s most polluted city in Swiss group IQAir’s live rankings, with an air quality index (AQI) score of more than 1,000, which is considered “hazardous”, but India ’s pollution authority said the AQI was around 350.
BJP demands closure of schools in Delhi amid alarming air pollution level
The air quality index (AQI) had surged to 366 according to real-time data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at 9 am.

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