A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal

Culling is basically the mass slaughter of domestic poultry birds, such as chickens and ducks, to contain the spread of bird flu

Delhi weather update: The fog reduced visibility to zero meters, thus, impacting the traffic and flight movement; air quality of the national capital deteriorated to 492 as of Saturday morning

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Mumbai on Friday once again recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 317 which was worse than that of Delhi, an official of the India Meteorological Department said. On Thursday too, the city''s AQI was worse than that of the national capital

From May 18 to June 5, the AQI remained in the 'moderate' category. From July to September, monsoon rains kept pollution levels in check.  By October end, the air turned 'severe' again

The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the National Capital, noted a minimum temperature of 4.6 degree Celsius. This is three degrees below the normal minimum temperature for the National Capital

A cold wave occurs in plains when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 degrees less than normal for two consecutive days

The wind speed remained slow allowing the accumulation of pollutants generated locally, VK Soni, head of the IMD's environment research centre said

Delhi pollution update: A major factor was large-scale stubble burning due to early harvesting this year by farmers in the neighbouring states

The city's air quality index (AQI) was 209 at 9 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 137 on Friday, 302 on Thursday and 413 on Wednesday

K J Ramesh, member of the newly formed commission for air quality management, exuded confidence of coming up with an \"acceptable and suitable solution\" to combat air pollution by next year

According to government agencies, stubble fire counts reached 189 and the share of stubble burning in Delhi's air pollution was five per cent on Wednesday

The AQI is likely to deteriorate to the upper end of the 'very poor' category between Tuesday and Friday as \"unfavourable meteorological conditions\" are predicted during that period

According to CBCB's Sameer App data at 7 am on Tuesday, November 17, Delhi's AQI stood at 161, Faridabad's 175, Gurugram 204, Noida 182, and Ghaziabad 148

The average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm on Sunday was 448 in Ghaziabad, 441 in Noida, 417 in Greater Noida, 425 in Gurugram and 414 in Faridabad, according to the CPCB's Sameer app

Delhi is experiencing poor air quality despite the state government's order on ban on sale and bursting of firecrackers. As per the forecast, the pollution level in Delhi will deteriorate further by Sunday evening

Delhi air quality: If no crackers are burnt on Diwali day then the PM2.5 concentration in Delhi might be the lowest in the last four years, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said

Arvind Kejriwal asked that now that this solution has been found, will the other state governments and central agencies adopt it to act on and resolve the Delhi-NCR air pollution menace

Delhi air quality: A survey has found that a staggering 85 per cent of households in Delhi have one or more individuals suffering from pollution ailments, while the percentage is lesser in other NCR cities, albeit extremely worrying