The decision is prompted by the significant improvement in air quality in NCR over the last three days
The commission said it received a large number of representations, arguing the "compelling necessity" to open the schools and educational institutions
This decision also applies to factories in NCR which manufacture life saving drugs and devices.
Factories making pharmaceuticals, medical devices, life saving medical equipment can use diesel gensets to run their plants, said the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas.
There is a possibility of very light rain or drizzle towards evening or night in Delhi-NCR on Thursday, accompanied by partly cloudy sky and shallow fog in the morning, IMD said
The commission said 1,215 sites were inspected till December 7, and gross violations were reported from 228 units
In view of the deteriorating air quality of Delhi-NCR, the CAQM ordered the immediate closure of industries not running on PNG or cleaner fuels
The Commission for Air Quality Management said violating industries will not be permitted to operate till December 12, 2021
A builders' body has moved the Supreme Court seeking to vacate its order by which it had re-imposed the ban on construction activities in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
The country reported a single-day rise of 2,796 deaths on Sunday after Bihar reconciled its Covid data. This pushed the overall death toll to 473,326
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the Haryana government has suggested to the Centre that the state's area in the radius of up to 100 km around Delhi should only be termed as NCR
Delhi-NCR woke up to a foggy Saturday morning, the air quality from the 'very poor' category to the 'poor' category.
CJI Ramana was responding to UP govt's assertion that pollution in north India is happening due to industries in Pakistan
The DSS was devised by the scientists at the IITM exclusively for Delhi NCR and has been regularly dishing out forecasts
Taking note of worsening air quality, the Supreme Court has re-imposed the ban on construction activities in Delhi and national capital region (NCR)
Residents in many parts of Delhi-NCR woke up with an itchy throat and watery eyes as a thick layer of acrid smog engulfed the region on Friday
The air quality in various parts of Delhi-NCR deteriorated as it entered the 'severe' category on Friday morning after Diwali.
A board of enquiry, for hearing and considering objections and suggestions of the public on the draft Master Plan of Delhi 2041, will begin its proceedings from October 18
The geographical size of the National Capital Region (NCR) is likely to get reduced to a 100 km radius, according to the Draft Regional Plan-2041 approved by the National Capital Region Planning Board
The National Capital Region is likely to shrink to 100-km radius from Rajghat with NCR Planning Board approving 'Draft Regional Plan 2041' which is aimed at focused development of NCR's urban areas