Day: November 9, 2021

80% Delhi-NCR families have at least 1 member ailing due to air pollution, new survey says

New Delhi: Hazardous AQI levels, heavy atmosphere and smog — Delhi residents are all too familiar with the toxic air at the onset of winter.   A survey by community platform LocalCircles has shown how this pollution has affected families — out of 34,000 families surveyed in Delhi-NCR, 80 per cent say they have at …

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Air pollution: Agra worst in country, other UP cities too fare badly, says CPCB

Almost the entire state continued to reel under ‘unbreathable’ air with at least eight UP cities recording ‘severe’ air quality, as per the data released by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Monday. Agra with AQI (air quality index) of 486 recorded the worst air quality across the country. Vrindavan in adjacent Mathura district recorded …

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