Delhi Pollution
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January 27, 2023, Friday
Delhi's air quality dips to 'poor' category, likely to deteriorate further
The PM 2.5 pollutants in the National Capital's air stood at 276 on Friday morning
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January 23, 2023, Monday
Delhi LG Saxena flags off 13 multipurpose vehicles to fight smog, pollution
Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday inaugurated 13 multipurpose vehicles equipped with anti-fog sprinklers and anti-clogging ...
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January 16, 2023, Monday
Clean-up act: Why Delhi has consistently failed to make its air breathable
Experts say a China-like approach is needed with neighbouring states working alongside it
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January 12, 2023, Thursday
Explainer: What does an AQI of 450 mean? Is it just a winter thing?
At 450, the concentration of pollutants in the air "affects healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases"
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January 09, 2023, Monday
Delhi AQI 'severe', CAQM asks NCR to implement anti-pollution curbs
As Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the "severe" category on Monday due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, the ...
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January 04, 2023, Wednesday
CAQM rolls back Stage-III of GRAP as pollution levels in Delhi improve
Decision was taken after observing declining trend in the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi and also considering the ...
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December 23, 2022, Friday
Delhi sees season's coldest morning at 5.3 deg C; visibility drops to 500 m
A shallow layer of fog engulfed parts of Delhi on Friday morning, reducing visibility to 500 metres, as the city recorded the ...
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December 14, 2022, Wednesday
To fight deadly smog, farmers are being encouraged to sell crop waste
Smoke from the burning of crop stubble lingers over most of north India for weeks during the cold months of November and ...
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December 13, 2022, Tuesday
Delhi pollution: Smoke intrusion from farm fires in Oct-Nov lowest in 4 yrs
Not only have the number of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana this season been the lowest since 2016, the national capital also ...
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December 13, 2022, Tuesday
Gusting winds help bring down Delhi's AQI to 177, best quality since Oct 15
Winds gusting up to 16 kilometres per hour gave Delhi its best air quality since October 15 on Tuesday. The 24-hour average air ...