From The National Herald
Center-Left Owned by The Associated Journals Ltd.Delhi's air pollution data gap: What do missing readings, conflicting AQIs reveal?
What's behind this
RSS chief extols traditional Diwali practices and chemical‑free crackers while severe pollution chokes Delhi; Lahore records lower pollution than Delhi, and Pakistan blames India’s Diwali celebrations for the city’s poor air quality; in Tamil Nadu, loud crackers and smog now leave behind toxic air and health hazards, prompting concerns that the festival of lights is increasingly disconnected from its roots.
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left · 3 outlets
New Delhi: Most of the missing air quality data from Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) monitoring stations on Diwali night was updated, revealing alarmingly high concentrations of particulate matter during the early hours of Monday, with readings at some locations soaring several times above…
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center · 6 outlets
A wide gap in air quality readings reported by government and private monitoring agencies has emerged in Delhi after Diwali, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an overall air quality index (AQI) of 376 on November 9, while some private platforms and mobile applications showed…
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Despite the AQI improvement, pollution remained high, with 23 of Delhi's 57 monitoring stations recording 'very poor' air quality.
— NDTV
RSS excerpt
Discrepancies between CPCB and DPCC records have raised questions over how the capital's pollution is measured, recorded, reported
