New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has flagged significant gaps in the upkeep of several road stretches maintained by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) following an extensive inspection drive across the national capital. The inspection exercise, conducted on December 12, covered 136 road stretches under the jurisdiction…
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Delhi Chokes: GRAP-III as AQI Turns Severe
Delhi woke up to another hazardous morning on Saturday as air pollution levels worsened sharply, pushing the Air Quality Index (AQI) into the ‘severe’ category. In response, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) enforced Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region (NCR)…
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Delhi Begins Cloud-Seeding Trials to Tackle Smog
The national capital is attempting an innovative measure to battle its persistent winter smog. On Tuesday, the New Delhi government carried out the city’s first full-scale cloud-seeding trial in coordination with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). A specially equipped aircraft released salt-based and silver-iodide flares into moisture-laden…