Very Poor' air quality in Delhi-NCR; SC bans old petrol, diesel vehicles

‘Very Poor’ air quality in DelhiNCR; SC bans old petrol, diesel vehicles According to a WHO report, over one 100,000 children under five years of age died in India in 2016 due to exposure to toxic air

Current Affairs : Delhi and NCR’s air quality continued to remain in the “Very Poor” category on Tuesday as the overall AQI was recorded at 375 and 330 respectively at 6 AM, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

In Delhi, the overall PM2.5 (particles in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres) was recorded at 217. The PM2.5, also called “fine particulates,” can be a matter of more serious health concern than PM10.

Read our full coverage on Delhi air quality The PM10 level (particles in the air with a diameter of less than 10 micrometres) in Delhi stood at 347, as per SAFAR. An AQI of 0-100 is considered ‘Good+Satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘severe’, as per SAFAR. Twenty-nine monitoring stations located in…Read more

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