From Deccan Herald
Center-Left Owned by The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.AQI differences with private apps due to different methodology, not data under-reporting: CPCB
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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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New Delhi: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday said that the difference in AQI values shown by private apps and its own platform is due to differences in the measurement of pollutant concentration and methodology, and not under-reporting. The statement, posted on X, came as a…
