Varanasi: Dablu Rai, 36, was hospitalized on Saturday after he complained of breathlessness and then fell unconscious in his shop. His family presumed that he had suffered a heart attack but after day-long tests, the doctors said that high pollution levels were the reason behind his problem. Rai’s silk shop is in Ardhali Bazaar which has […]
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Despite highest stubble burning, Delhi AQI recovers
New Delhi: In spite of the highest stubble burning incidents recorded this season, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) recovered significantly on Tuesday to the “very poor” category due to high wind speeds. The AQI was recorded at 356 with the PM 10 falling to the poor category at 278 and PM 2.5 at 193 in […]
Air Quality Index touches dangerous levels in Delhi
New Delhi: It seems like Armageddon in Delhi on Sunday as the air quality index (AQI) touched dangerous levels of 625 pushing the city back into the severe plus category after a brief respite on Saturday evening. While the Met Department had indicated some relief on Sunday, it has not materialised with the envelope of haze […]