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25 Oct 2025Delhi to fight smog with artificial rain: First-ever cloud seeding trial set for post-Diwali 2025! CM Rekha Gupta and IIT Kanpur launch Cessna 206H flights from Hindon Airbase to spray silver iodide, targeting 100 sq km of polluted zones. DGCA approves October 1-November 30; IMD nod pending. A desperate bid to clear Delhi’s AQI crisis! Watch the breakthrough!
17 Oct 2025The teams will focus on areas where the situation is aggravatedDistrict-wise nodal officers have been appointed to manage and coordinate better with the teams
1 min read14 Oct 2020The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 177 at 10.30 am which falls in the 'moderate' category.
1 min read6 Oct 2020The air quality index (AQI) reached as high as 858 at some areas in New Delhi at 6.30 am today after breaching 1,000 over the weekendThe level of carcinogenic pollutants, which increases risk of stroke, heart disease and lung cancer, in New Delhi’s air was almost six times the reading in Beijing
3 min read4 Nov 2019The first week of November is likely to be the worst in terms of air quality, says an assessment report by SAFARThe air quality index touched 506, the season’s worst so far
2 min read28 Oct 2019Delhi is facing its worst pollution crisis since Diwali
2 min read25 Dec 2018Delhi's air quality index (AQI) was an average of 449 on Monday, only slightly better than the 450 on Sunday
3 min read24 Dec 2018The overall air quality index (AQI) of the national capital was 336, which falls in the 'very poor' category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data
1 min read18 Dec 2018The overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 326, which comes under 'very poor' category. The PM2.5 level was recorded at 174, while the PM10 level was recorded at 320
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