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Delhi gasps before Diwali as air turns toxic. Here's what the AQI forecast shows

October 19, 2025 11:19 am

Studies have previously shown that the city’s particulate matter levels spike sharply in the days leading up to and during Diwali

AQI at 131, Delhi sees its cleanest air in four months

February 14, 2025 11:56 pm

The last time Delhi saw better air was on October 7 last year, when the AQI was reported at 126 in the ‘moderate’ category

On coldest day of season, Delhi air back in ‘poor’ category

December 08, 2024 1:44 am

The 24-hour average AQI of the city was recorded at 233 at 4 pm on Saturday, marking a deterioration from Friday's reading of 197.

AQI at 331 in Capital, ‘very poor’ for 6th day: Vehicular pollution plagues Delhi despite dip in farm fires

November 30, 2024 2:19 am

Delhi's maximum daytime temperature Friday was recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees above normal, making it the second-lowest maximum of the season.

Delhi: AQI nears ‘severe’ category again

November 23, 2024 2:06 am

At 6 pm, AQI breached the 400-mark at 23 stations as several stations reported 'severe' air quality throughout the day.

PPCB officials said that Punjab historically has accounted for a large share of stubble fires in North India.

Farm fires at 19.18%, low wind & dense fog: What caused ‘severe+’ AQI in Delhi on Monday

November 20, 2024 3:28 am

Of the city’s 40 air quality monitoring stations, 15 had recorded an AQI of 500 Monday.

Cloud seeding: Pune-IITM scientists say a misguided fix for Delhi’s pollution crisis

November 20, 2024 12:37 am

Without clouds, cloud seeding becomes ineffective, raising questions about its feasibility in such conditions.

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IITM study tracks inter-seasonal rainfall variations over Mumbai

April 05, 2021 9:18 pm

Mumbai records over 2200 mm during monsoon.

Rising temperatures in Maharashtra to impact crop productivity: Study

March 21, 2021 6:57 pm

After unseasonal rains and hailstorms struck various parts of the state last month, more than 20,000 hectares of crops -- mainly wheat and bajra -- were affected.

Rainwater over Pune region alkaline in nature: IITM study

January 20, 2021 1:52 am

A team of researchers collected rainwater samples from Pashan (urban) and Sinhagad (rural) during monsoon from 2006 to 2016. They studied the chemical composition of these samples, which is also an important indicator of the ambient air quality.