The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

The match is currently scheduled to take place on Monday 6 November

The World Cup clash between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the national capital is under a cloud of uncertainty becaue of severe air pollution. The well-being of the players may take precedence over the contest, as a thick layer of toxic haze has once again blanketed the city.

NEW DELHI: After Bangladesh cricket team, Sri Lanka too had to call off their initial training session in the national capital Delhi on Saturday due to "severe" air pollution.

Pollution levels in Delhi and its surrounding areas dipped marginally overnight due to a relatively better wind speed, though the concentration of poisonous PM2.5 was still more than 80 times the healthy limit

Mr. Adityanath said that as soon as he landed in Ghaziabad from Lucknow, there was darkness everywhere.

NEW DELHI: Already out of the semis race, the Bangladesh cricket team on Friday cancelled their training session in the national capital ahead of the World Cup clash against Sri Lanka due to deteriorating air quality and rising levels of air pollution.

Bengaluru saw a fall in PM 2.5 levels in Oct 2023 vs same period last yr, according to Respirer Reports. Lucknow, Patna, Bengaluru & Chennai managed to reduce PM 2.5 levels, demonstrating potential for successful air quality improvement efforts. Chennai least polluted, Delhi most polluted.

NEW DELHI: The central government on Friday deffered the enforcement of more stringent measures in the final stage of the air pollution control plan, citing that restrictions under Stage III were only put into effect a day ago.

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