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The pollution is so bad that it can be seen from space. New Delhi was in the news for all the wrong reasons in November 2017. The pollution control body has asked residents to perform the idol immersion ritual in a bucket or container at home. He was 90Inside Saif Ali Khan's 50th Birthday Bash; Check Out Pics!CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2020 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. According to one study, Delhi citizens would live on average an extra nine years if Delhi met WHO air quality standards. Lockdowns restricting travel and industry imposed to halt the spread of coronavirus have resulted in unprecedented reductions in deadly air pollution around the world, new analysis shows.

Air pollution in Delhi is caused mainly by industry and vehicles. India
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Authorities said the restriction will lead to a reduction of almost 1.2 million registered vehicles in New Delhi every day, according to theThe current levels of air pollution in Delhi is particularly dangerous because of the presence of tiny particulate matter referred to as PM 2.5. Government intervention. World


On Nov. 3, the level of PM 2.5 was more than 23 times higher than the corresponding WHO Smog is not uncommon in India’s capital, where pollution levels reach such high levels that visibility is reduced and it is hard to make out the color of traffic signals. Air quality deteriorated so significantly that the local government declared a public health emergency, “We’re exceeding the measurement capabilities” of some of these pollution particle sensors, Limaye says, explaining that the pollution levels were “effectively off the charts.” A The weather — slowing winds and stagnant air — also allowed for a build-up in pollution. All rights reserved. The grey skies also come less than a week after Diwali, which is celebrated by many with fireworks — even though the Supreme Court has Public health experts and politicians are concerned by the magnitude of pollution, with Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal saying on Nov. 1 that the city had turned into “into a gas chamber.”Eric Holthaus, a meteorologist, tweeted that New Delhi was facing a “climate emergency.”As many Delhi residents stayed cooped up indoors, India’s government and courts ordered short-term measures aimed at curbing pollution and keeping the public healthy. India's air quality improved drastically during a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus. Delhi was already considered one of the world’s most polluted cities, and it’s only gotten worse this month. As many Delhi residents stayed cooped up indoors, India’s government and courts ordered short-term measures aimed at curbing pollution … It’s really a win-win for climate mitigation and for public health.” Pandit Jasraj, Doyen of Indian Classical Music, Passes Away in New Jersey. Un épais brouillard de pollution s’est abattu sur New Delhi, dimanche 3 novembre, plongeant ses 20 millions d’habitants dans un vaste nuage irrespirable. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them. November 8, 2017, is a red letter day in the history of Delhi.