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Center Owned by The Tribune TrustDelhi’s air pollution readings raise questions as CPCB, private platforms show huge gap
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In Leh, Lieutenant Governor Saxena said the air‑quality index was 1, whereas the Central Pollution Control Board recorded it at 124, and the official noted that readings can fluctuate during the day. After Diwali, Dehradun reported PM2.5 levels of 830, Haridwar an AQI of 310, and Kashipur and Rishikesh also showed elevated PM2.5 concentrations.
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Delhi’s air quality slipped to the ‘very poor’ category on the day after Diwali, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 370, while some private air-quality monitoring platforms reported readings as high as 1,500. The discrepancy came even as…
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The official, however, acknowledged that air-quality readings could fluctuate during the day
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Delhi’s air quality slipped to the ‘very poor’ category on the day after Diwali, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 370, while some private air-quality monitoring platforms reported readings as high as 1,500. The discrepancy came even as…
