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The total number of cases has climbed to 4,89,202, while the recovery rate stood at over 90 per cent.

Abdul Latif Mir (22) and Mohd. Ashraf Khatana (20) of Jammu and Kashmir, were nabbed on Monday night.

Delhi has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases since October 28 when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time and it crossed the 8,000-mark on Wednesday.

An AQI between 0-50 is marked good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101- 200 is moderate, 201- 300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is considered severe.

The areas around ITO were seen covered in heavy smog and the Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 461 here, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data.

Visakhapatnam: Former Union Minister and BJP Rajya Sabha member Y Sujana Chowdhary was stopped from boarding a flight to US at the Delhi airport on Friday. According to information reaching here, the MP was detained by immigration officials consequent on lookout notices issued against him in a bank fraud case. Chowdhary had defaulted payment of […]

According to the police, Bhim Singh, a resident of Prahladpur in Rohini, who works as an invertor mechanic, got livid when his phone developed a snag immediately after purchase.

Kejriwal also said that pollution is the "biggest" reason behind the spike in coronavirus cases in the city.

Delhi witnessed six “severe” air days on the trot from November 4 to November 9, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had launched the campaign on October 21, saying that even if 10 lakh vehicles in the city join the campaign, the PM10 levels would fall by 1.5 tonnes.

The visibility in the national capital has reduced due to the presence of a high level of smog in the air.

The total recoveries have surged to 79,59,406 pushing the national recovery rate to 92.64 per cent.

The smog reduced the visibility to merely 300 meters in the morning affecting traffic, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The city has reported the highest daily new cases, also its highest tally so far with 7,745 new cases.

With Diwali around the corner, the Delhi Government had already banned the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the city to prevent further deterioration of air quality.

On Friday, Delhi recorded over 7,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time.

It is first of its kind facility in the State, the largest plant in South India and second largest plant in the country

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".

The Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, said the farm fire count in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and neighbouring areas increased significantly.

The chief minister said that at present, Delhi has been facing two issues - the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising air pollution - adding that the AAP government is making all efforts to deal with the situation.