Since smoke engulfed Ludhiana on November 6, there have been zero sunshine hours; PAU experts define ‘sunshine hours’ as the period that sees direct sunshine ...

As the air quality in the Capital remained in the “severe” category for the second consecutive day, the Commission for Air ...

Deputy commissioner Vishesh Sarangal instructs cluster and nodal officers besides station house officers among others to ...

Chandigarh: After witnessing the longest ever spell of ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ air quality, Chandigarh reported its worst AQI ...

Local MP Manish Tewari calls for the closure of schools in Chandigarh as air quality reaches alarming levels, urging protection for children's health amidst serious pollution concerns.

Congress MP Manish Tewari also urged the Chandigarh Administrator to consider closing the schools amid the pollution.

A sharp spike in Delhi's air pollution was witnessed in the past 24 hours with 30 out of 36 monitoring stations reporting a ...

Air pollution in the Indian capital is more than 50 times what is considered safe by the World Health Organization.

As the smog in Delhi gets thicker, all the primary schools will close due to worsening air quality, officials have announced.

Chandigarh, 250 km away, had an AQI of 415, also in the severe range. Nearby cities like Ghaziabad (AQI 378), Noida (AQI 372), and Gurugram (AQI 323) also faced very poor air quality. Long-term ...

The issue of urban infrastructure must be treated as a national priority, with work undertaken at a war footing to improve ...