Timeless clues

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Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai recorded more pollution this Diwali than 2020: SAFAR

Pune was the only city among four metros which had lower pollution levels this Diwali than last year due to rainfall, according to SAFAR

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Pollution in news on April 13

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution

Delhi Pollution Crisis: CM Kejriwal announces school shutdown in Delhi for a week

Emergency measures are not a magic bullet; systemic and sustained change in Delhi’s air quality is needed, Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE says

Expect ‘severe’ Delhi air today

EPCA flags uncertainty over wind direction; Friday AQI was season-worst  

Delhi on the verge of another air emergency

Stubble burnings have seen a decreasing trend, but the air quality of Delhi was 'severe' and poised to turn worse

Rising moisture, low wind speed trap pollutants in Delhi's air

The National Capital Region may see a smog episode in the first week of November, predict scientists

Delhi’s poor air days start, will only deteriorate

Dip in temperature, calm surface winds and steady increase in farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reason for poor air quality 

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models

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Stubble fire counts up, Delhi air quality slips to ‘severe’

Stubble burning share of PM2.5 estimated around 42% on November 4 from 5% a day earlier

‘Very poor’ Delhi air to slip further over 2 days

Blame factors: Calm surface wind, low ventilation, local pollution sources