India: CPCB addresses stark Delhi pollution data gap on Diwali night
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from India.
India's main pollution monitor has issued a clarification on a wide air quality data gap between official and private reporting in New Delhi that saw the city choked amid Diwali fireworks. DW has the latest.
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- Nov 11, 7:00 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisIndia: CPCB addresses stark Delhi pollution data gap on Diwali nightdw.com ↗
- Nov 11, 12:30 PM UTC+6 hDelhi pollution: CPCB says extreme PM 2.5 readings not part of AQI methodology amid Diwali data gapsscroll.in ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 12:30 PM UTC · +6 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same CPCB clarification on the Delhi Diwali-night air quality data gap; it adds no conflicting facts, only a different framing.
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5h agoIndia: CPCB addresses stark Delhi pollution data gap on Diwali night India's main pollution monitor has issued a clarification on a wide air quality data gap between official and private reporting in New Delhi that saw the city choked amid Diwali fireworks. DW has the latest.
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