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Center Owned by The Tribune TrustPollution Control Board defends AQI methodology amid discrepancies with private platforms
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Delhi’s extreme pollution readings were reported to fall outside the Central Pollution Control Board’s 2015 data‑validation framework, with data gaps noted at several air‑quality monitoring stations during the post‑Diwali spike. The gaps have prompted renewed scrutiny of India’s decade‑old monitoring methodology, and Environment Ministry sources told ANI that the framework… CPCB later issued a clarification amid concerns over the data gaps and higher AQI figures shown on private platforms. Earlier coverage had indicated a slight improvement in Delhi’s air quality but highlighted a political dispute over missing pollution data.
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Amid questions over discrepancies between air quality readings reported by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and private air quality monitoring platforms during the post-Diwali period, the pollution watchdog has defended its methodology, maintaining that differences in AQI figures are due…
