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Mumbai man's AQI experiment shows why N95 masks are important tool to fight air pollution: 'Don't confuse protection with a solution'

December 22, 2025 2:28 pm

Children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with asthma, COPD, heart disease, or other respiratory conditions are particularly vulnerable

Delhi government official using air purifiers in cars

Top 10 Indian cities with worst and best AQI in 2025: Delhi remains stagnant at 'very poor', ‘severe’ in Hapur

December 01, 2025 12:34 pm

Top 10 India cities with the most polluted and cleanest air in 2025: Ariyalur, a town in Tamil Nadu, recorded the country's best AQI at 13 on Monday, followed by Thanjavur and Shillong (Meghalaya), both with an AQI of 17, according to the CPCB data.

From 19.4°C on November 1, the minimum has fallen almost steadily each day to 12.7°C by November 6, 11°C on November 8, and finally 10.4°C on November 10. (File)

Delhi shivers at 10.4°C — coldest morning of the season yet

November 10, 2025 1:28 pm

Air quality remained in the ‘Very Poor’ category, with an average AQI of 344 on Monday morning

Top 10 Indian Cities with Best and Worst Air Quality (AQI) November 2025

Top 10 Indian cities with the worst and best AQI in 2025: New Delhi's AQI remains 'very poor'

November 12, 2025 1:48 pm

Top 10 Cities in India with Best and Worst Air Quality Index in November 2025: The regions in North India with the worst air quality were Kaithal in Haryana and Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, falling in the "Very Poor" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Anand Vihar records most polluted air of season, Wazirpur close behind

October 19, 2025 7:24 am

Delhi-NCR AQI Level Today, October 142025: Anand Vihar residents continued to breathe the most toxic air in the national capital. The area recorded the highest AQI of this season at 390. Wazirpur followed with the AQI at 363.

Top 10 highest AQI cities in India today (October 16): Kapurthala, Ghaziabad record highest morning pollution

October 16, 2025 1:06 pm

Top 10 Highest AQI Level Cities in India Today (October 16, 2025): Check here the top 10 highest AQI cities in India with their air quality index (AQI) and pollution levels. Find out which Indian cities are most polluted today and check health advisories.

Top 10 highest AQI cities in India today: UP's Nagli Bahrampur tops chart; Check if your city is on the list

October 15, 2025 11:55 am

Top 10 Highest AQI-Level Cities in India Today: Seven cities in Uttar Pradesh were in the top 10 list of cities with most polluted air on Wednesday morning. Check out the list below.

AQI Top 10 most polluted cities in the world 2025 list: 3 Indian cities featured the list.

Top 10 most polluted cities in the world 2025: Delhi’s AQI rises ahead of Diwali, joins Kolkata among global worst

October 14, 2025 12:19 pm

Top 10 most polluted cities in the world 2025 list: Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian cities have recorded some of the poorest air quality index (AQI) levels, with Baghdad and Kolkata ranked among the most polluted cities in the world.

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Going beyond AQI: study shows why toxicity matters in measuring air pollution

May 31, 2025 12:20 am

The study, by Abhijit Chatterjee of the Bose Institute, Kolkata, and two of his former PhD students, Abhinandan Ghosh and Monami Dutta, is the first attempt at investigating how toxicity of air pollution changes with concentration levels in Indian cities.