Air pollution level in Delhi has slightly improved from 'severe' and 'very poor' to 'moderate' air quality category on Sunday.
Air Pollution - Pollutants - Health Effect - Efforts to Reduce
Nearly 2.4 million deaths every year are attributable to air pollution. Air pollutants may be solid particles, liquid droplets or gases. Proper planning methods should be adopted to reduce air pollution.
Nearly 2.4 million deaths every year are attributable to air pollution. Air pollutants may be solid particles, liquid droplets or gases. Proper planning methods should be adopted to reduce air pollution.
‘The air quality index in the national capital has slightly improved according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Delhi authorities have stepped up efforts to fight pollution which involves measures like stopping construction work and regulating traffic.’
The PM2.5 and PM10, or particles with a diameter less than 2.5 and 10mm, in Delhi was 76 and 158. Following the season's first snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, the city also saw a drop in the maximum temperature which settled at 29.7 degree Celsius, a notch below the season's average while the minimum settled at 18 degree Celsius, three notches above the season's average.
Saturday's maximum temperature settled at 30.6 degrees Celsius, the season's average, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 18 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average.
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