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The study conducted in Delhi and Chennai found that inhaling air with high amounts of fine pollution particles (PM2.5), 30 times thinner than a strand of hair led to high blood sugar levels and increased type-2 diabetes incidence
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the NCR has been deteriorating. In Delhi it stands at 322, while it stands at 324 in Noida, as per SAFAR-India's latest report on Monday suggesting its position in the 'very poor category'. Despite a 15-point winter action plan to curb rising pollution, the battle against deteriorating air quality continues.
Further, according to the data, Noida recorded an AQI of 208 (Poor) and Gurugram 252 (Poor). India Meteorological Department in a statement on Delhi's AQI forecasted predominant surface wind likely from Northwest/Northeast directions in Delhi with wind speed 04-16 kmph, resulting in mainly clear sky and mist in the morning on October 27, Friday. Delhi Air Pollution: Air Quality Continues To Remain in ‘Poor’ Category in National Capital, AQI at 249 (Watch Video).
The overall air quality in Delhi continues to remain in the 'Poor' category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 249 on Friday morning, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India.
The air quality in the national capital was expected to deteriorate further over the weekend and to return to the very poor category | Latest News Delhi