Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 10th in the list of cities with the worst air quality with an ...

The red-level air quality index (AQI) category—covering values from 151 to 200—means the air is unhealthy for everyone, not just vulnerable populations. According to the EPA, "some members of the ...

Amid a political controversy over air monitoring stations, Newslaundry visited the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium ...

A thick layer of smog blankets the national capital as the AQI levels shot up to 507, as per the IQAir website data. PM2.5 levels in Delhi-NCR were recorded over 65 times more than the WHO-prescri ...

However, the capital experienced an unhealthy air quality for the past few days, indicating an urgent action to curb the pollution ...

The U.S. EPA’s Air Quality Index (AQI) tracks five major air pollutants, including PM2.5, converting concentration measurements for each onto a common scale that communicates the level of hazard.

Dhaka — the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh — ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality, with an ...

New Delhi hasn't topped the list but holds the second position as the world's most polluted city with AQI of 185 which falls under “Unhealthy” category.

The authority met zero percent of its plantation drive target in the last financial year. The Delhi Development Authority had ...

Kolkata: The city ranked fifth among 23 Indian state capitals in terms of PM2.5 concentration in March 2025 despite meeting the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), according to a ...