https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=59341 Kolkata recorded elevated PM2.5 levels with Air Quality Index readings reaching 'poor' across multiple monitoring stations; authorities attributed the spike mainly to seasonal meteorological conditions limiting dispersion, while environmentalists linked rising firecracker activity to worsening conditions. The pollution control board and police signalled active vigilance, though data upload failures at an automated station raised monitoring reliability concerns, and public-health warnings were issued for vulnerable groups as air quality risked progressing to more hazardous categories. en-us Sun, 19 Oct 2025 21:46:02 +0530 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 21:46:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=59341 Kolkata recorded elevated PM2.5 levels with Air Quality Index readings reaching 'poor' across multiple monitoring stations; authorities attributed the spike mainly to seasonal meteorological conditions limiting dispersion, while environmentalists linked rising firecracker activity to worsening conditions. The pollution control board and police signalled active vigilance, though data upload failures at an automated station raised monitoring reliability concerns, and public-health warnings were issued for vulnerable groups as air quality risked progressing to more hazardous categories. News - Sun, 19 Oct 2025 21:46:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=59341