Journalism of Courage
Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category Saturday and stood at 480 at 8 am, according to data by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). (Reuters)
A public health emergency was declared by the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), which ordered a complete ban on construction till 6 am Tuesday. (Reuters)
On the account of poor air quality, the Delhi government ordered that all schools in the city remain shut till November 5 and distributed 50 lakh masks to students. (Reuters)
Farm fires in Punjab peaked a day after Diwali, October 28, with 3,105 instances of paddy crop residue burning being reported from across the state in a single day. (PTI Photo)
An AQI between 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’ and 401-500 ‘severe’. Above 500 falls in the ‘severe-plus emergency’ category. (Reuters)
