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Air toxicity rises due to low wind speed

Edit The Hindu 16 Apr 2016
According to the National Air Quality Index and the Union Ministry of Earth Science’s SAFAR index, levels of PM2.5 and PM10 were higher on Friday as compared to the last few days. In fact, SAFAR had put the level of PM2.5 in the ‘good’ category on Thursday – a rare sight. On Friday, the same SAFAR index had PM2.5 at 125.9 ......

Pollution remains high on first day of road curbs

Edit Deccan Herald 16 Apr 2016
On the website of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), PM 10 (particles below 10 microns in diameter) and PM 2.5 (below 2.5 microns, and capable of entering human lung and blood tissues due to smaller size) were recorded at 273.6 and 125.9 micrograms per cubic metre at 6.30 PM. SAFAR, under the Union Ministry of Earth ......

Air quality dips despite cars stay off roads

Edit Indian Express 16 Apr 2016
Volunteers remind commuters the reason for restriction placed on vehicle movement in New Delhi, Friday, April 15, 2016. (Source. AP) ... Share This Article. Related Article. Odd-even round 2, day 1 ... The real-time readings of SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) stations had PM 10 (coarser than PM 2.5) as the prominent pollutant ... ....

Ozone levels to be monitored

Edit The Hindu 15 Apr 2016
The Centre’s SAFAR will be monitoring ultra-fine particles ... Gufran Beig, Project Director at Pune-based SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting ......

Festivities in air, city breathes easy

Edit The Times of India 15 Apr 2016
Initial data on the website of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting Research (SAFAR) showed that the 8-hour ozone average, mainly linked with vehicular emissions, had declined on Friday to 43.33 parts per billion (ppb) from 61 ppb on April 14 ... The stations monitored by DPCC and SAFAR are separate, the latter mostly located on the city's outskirts ... Ozone levels were in the "moderate" range in SAFAR's records....

'Better air quality to start with this time'

Edit Deccan Herald 15 Apr 2016
On Thursday, the levels of PM2.5 and PM10 were 60.1 (good) and 150.4 (moderate) micrograms per cubic metre respectively as per the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences’ System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) Index ... “The temperatures rise and winds are moderate at this time of the season, bringing down pollution levels,” said scientist and SAFAR Project Director Gufran Beig....

Ahead of odd-even 2.0, Capital off to a ‘good’ start

Edit The Hindu 15 Apr 2016
he odd-even scheme — the government’s initiative to cut congestion and pollution from private cars by half — will make a comeback on Friday morning, but air quality in the Capital is already off to a ‘good’ start ... According to the Union Ministry of Earth Science’s SAFAR index, the level of PM2.5 was 60.1 micrograms per cubic metre at 4 p.m ... The standard for PM10 is 100 micrograms per cubic metre ... Ms ... ....

Journalist with RSS link to head Indira arts centre

Edit The Times of India 15 Apr 2016
New Delhi ... Rai, who wrote a biography of former PM Chandrasekhar - 'Rahbari Ke Sawal' - and of V P Singh titled 'Manjil Se Jyada Safar', worked as news editor in 'Jansatta' and now edits the monthly 'Yatarth', where in December 2014 he made some revelations on the demolition of Babri masjid. Appointed by the UPA, many members of the previous board had three years left of their five year-term. Terms can also be renewed ... ....

Ultra-dangerous PM1 to be monitored during the second phase of the odd-even

Edit Deccan Herald 13 Apr 2016
Pollution monitoring agency SAFAR will study ultrafine and ultra-dangerous PM1 particles during the second phase of the odd-even formula ... Delhiites will also be able to view the impact of the odd-even scheme on the city’s pollution levels on the SAFAR website from Friday ... People can also view the pollution data on SAFAR app, which shows air quality index of areas in and around the vicinity of 10 monitoring stations of the agency....

Ozone, other gaseous pollutants on radar during odd-even 2.0

Edit Zeenews 13 Apr 2016
With second phase of the odd-even scheme set to roll out from April 15, experts will be keeping a close eye on gaseous pollutants such as ozone which spikes during the summer season, while Centre's SAFAR will be monitoring ultra-fine particles ... ....

Latest Deonar fire not totally doused

Edit The Times of India 12 Apr 2016
According to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), Mumbai recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 128 and Delhi 122....

Dubai Open Chess takes off

Edit Khaleej Times 10 Apr 2016
Bulgarian GM Ivan Cheparinov is the top seed with a Fide rating of 2695 ... Sethuraman, Santosh Gujrathi Vicit and Chanda Sandipan; Igor Kovalenko of Latvia; Eltaj Safarli of Azerbaijan; Bassem Amin (Egypt); Ivan Sokolov (Netherlands); Sandro Mareco (Argentina); Alexander Fier (Brazil); David Anton Gujarro (Spain); Boris Savchenko (Russia) and local hero Salem A ... ....

Activists for display of noise level at city junctions

Edit DNA India 09 Apr 2016
-->. Founder of NGO Awaaz Foundation, Sumaira Abdulali, said that Mumbai needed noise mapping and there was an urgent need to use this to create an impact about how it was affecting the health of people ... She pointed out that since last year, after the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) was launched to provide location-specific air quality, a lot of awareness was created about air pollution ... Virat A Singh....
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