Delhi World's Most Polluted Major City on Eve of Diwali, Swiss Group Says
- Delhi was ranked the world’s most polluted major city on Saturday morning by Swiss group IQAir, one day before Diwali.
- IQAir recorded Delhi’s air quality index at 581, compared with 285 in Lahore, Pakistan.
- India ordered schools in and around Delhi to offer online classes and encouraged people to work from home before Diwali.
- India’s Central Pollution Control Board measured Delhi’s air quality at 363, placing it in the “very poor” category.
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PressNewsAgencyAir in India’s capital ranked world’s most polluted on eve of Diwali
New Delhi ranked as the world’s most polluted major city on Saturday morning, according to Swiss group IQAir, as the Indian capital faced severe pollution forecasts a day before Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. India has ordered schools in and around Delhi to offer online classes and encouraged people to work from home ahead of Diwali on Sunday, which is usually marked by the widespread use of firecrackers that further worsen the air qu…
Delhi World's Most Polluted Major City Ahead of Diwali
NEW DELHI, INDIA, 7 November – Brussels Morning Newspaper – Delhi topped Swiss air-quality monitoring group IQAir’s ranking of the world’s most polluted major cities on Saturday morning, as thick smog covered India’s capital ahead of Diwali celebrations. At …
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