If you stand on top of one of Delhi’s monuments you can barely make out ... Yet by January 15, as winds calmed and temperatures dropped, pollution levels soared dramatically, forcing the city ...

Delhi's air pollution is more severe than estimated due to the undercounting of PM1 pollutants by up to 20%, exacerbated by hygroscopic growth. This underestimation is most severe during winter ...

New Delhi's air pollution is more severe than previously estimated, with particles absorbing atmospheric water vapor, leading ...

Fine particulate matter could be absorbing moisture from Delhi’s humid air during winters, which could result in an underestimation of the city’s PM1 pollution by up to 20 per cent ...

Additionally, she has directed authorities to increase enforcement teams at Delhi’s border areas to strengthen vehicle pollution checks. Road-owning agencies have also been instructed to submit ...

In 2019, 1.67 million deaths in India were attributable to air pollution, which is linked to numerous diseases including lung cancer, pneumonia and heart disease. In New Delhi, the crisis is clear to ...

During winter seasons, Delhi-NCR pollution frequently aggravates due to adverse meteorological conditions, vehicle exhaust, paddy straw burning, firecrackers, and other local pollution sources.

Delhi’s humid could result in an underestimation of the city's PM1 pollution by up to 20 per cent, according to a new study. Fine particulate matter could be absorbing moisture from Delhi’s ...

Cars more than 15 years old will soon be barred from refuelling in New Delhi, the city's government said Saturday, as part of measures to reduce the Indian capital's hazardous pollution levels.

Yet, 13 of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in India. Air pollution in Delhi worsened, with the annual average PM2.5 concentration rising from 102.4 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023 to ...

Air pollution in New Delhi is more severe than observed due to hygroscopicity-induced bias in aerosol sampling. npj Clean Air , 2025; 1 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s44407-024-00001-6 Cite This Page : ...