Due to moisture brought in by winter pre-shower condition: SAFAR

Patna: The New Year has brought even more toxic air for the residents of the state capital as the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Patna was recorded the highest in the country on the second consecutive

Gurgaon: After a slight improvement in the air quality on Tuesday, pollution level in the city touched the ‘severe’ category again on Wednesday.

KOLKATA: The city's air quality index became 'severe' on the New Year's Day on morning, 10 hours after the state pollution control board's computerised monitors showed it to be 'very poor' at midni

NEW DELHI: Despite recording a minimum temperature that was 1.6 degrees below normal for the month, December 2018 has still been cleaner in terms of air quality than the last two years, CPCB data s

Noida/Ghaziabad: The air quality on the last day of 2018 is at least 40-50 points better than the corresponding day last year.

Diwali was toxic, Christmas was too and so was New Year's Eve with the air quality 'severe' on the last day of 2018, in sync perhaps with a year in which there was no getting away from the pollutio

PATNA: The residents of the state capital will user in 2019 while breathing toxic air as the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Patna was measured over 400 mark for the second consecutive day on Monday, pu

Gurgaon: The city remained the most polluted in the country on Sunday, with the air quality index (AQI) soaring to 475 (severe).

MUMBAI: After a chilly December, January is expected to begin on a warmer note as the weather bureau has forecast a ‘pleasant’ Monday with minimum temperature to be around 16°C and maximum around 3