Delhi air pollution
Feb 22, 2026
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Dec 17, 2025
The Delhi government on Wednesday directed all government and private offices across the national capital to ensure that at least 50 percent of their workforce operates under a work-from-home (WFH)...
Nov 21, 2025
With Delhi’s air quality slipping into the ‘severe’ category yet again, the city government has directed all schools to immediately suspend outdoor activities, including sports and physical education...
Nov 11, 2025
With Delhi’s air quality deteriorating to the ‘severe’ category, the government has announced that all schools in the national capital will switch to a hybrid learning mode for students up to Class 5...
Nov 02, 2025
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a sharp deterioration in air quality on Sunday morning, with pollution levels slipping deep into the ‘very poor’ category and touching ‘severe’...
Jul 04, 2025
The Delhi government has deferred its much-anticipated first cloud seeding project to late August, citing unfavorable monsoon conditions for the experiment, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa...
Jan 18, 2025
A thick layer of fog shrouded parts of outer Delhi on Saturday morning, leading to significantly reduced visibility and disruptions in transportation.
Dec 27, 2024
Rain disrupted several parts of Delhi and surrounding regions on December 27, 2024, leading to traffic jams and a noticeable drop in temperatures.
Dec 09, 2024
Delhi NCR: Several regions in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) experienced rainfall on Sunday, December 8, offering some respite from the persistent pollution and poor air quality that has...
Dec 03, 2024
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The national capital continued to suffer from toxic air, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi recorded as 'poor' on Tuesday.
Dec 01, 2024
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The national capital’s air quality remained in the “very poor” category for the seventh consecutive day on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 346, as per...
Nov 30, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR continues to deteriorate, posing severe health risks for the people living in the region. On Saturday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the...
Nov 29, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The air pollution in Delhi persists as the air quality index (AQI) remained in the “very poor” category for the sixth consecutive day on Friday. At 7 a.m., the average AQI of...
Nov 26, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi worsened on Tuesday as the index fell in the "very poor" category. However, 18 monitoring stations recorded above 400 air quality index (AQI),...
Nov 23, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) After getting relief for two days, Delhi's air quality deteriorated again to the ‘severe’ category on Saturday, with AQI crossing 400.
Nov 22, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR on Friday morning was reported to be in the ‘very poor’ category with a thin layer of smog engulfing the region.
Nov 21, 2024
New Delhi: The ever-increasing air pollution in the national capital, Delhi, has eased slightly.
Nov 18, 2024
The Delhi government has decided to shift all schools in the capital to online classes by giving holidays for offline classes except for Class 10 and 12 students with severe air pollution.
Nov 18, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) As the national Capital chokes under ‘severe plus’ air quality amid dense fog, the Supreme Court is set to hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) relating to...
Nov 20, 2019
Delhi’s air quality remained in the poor category on Wednesday morning with an AQI of 282.
Nov 15, 2019
East Delhi parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir among 24 MPs were absent in a meeting to discuss air pollution in Delhi-NCR on Friday.
Nov 01, 2019
A public health emergency has been declared in the Delhi-NCR region and all construction activities have been banned till November 5, Supreme Court mandated panel of Environment Pollution (Prevention...
Jun 15, 2018
The air quality is expected to improve and clear the stagnated dusty air that has primarily led to the rise in the pollution level
Dec 05, 2017
On a day the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) marked world’s first “Smog Day”, to remember those who died due to air pollution, Delhi-NCR’s air quality dipped to “severe” on Tuesday...
Dec 05, 2017
The air quality in Delhi remained “very poor” on Tuesday leading to visiting Sri Lankan seamer Suranga Lakmal going off the ground after vomiting on the fourth day of the third and final test match...
Nov 15, 2017
Delhi is a wakeup call for the world on air pollution. It clearly tells us that unless decisive actions are taken to reduce air pollution
Nov 14, 2017
The national capital on Tuesday saw improvement in the air quality with six out of 15 regions recording “very poor” levels rather than “severe” for the first time in the past week.
Nov 14, 2017
The Delhi government has declared a medical emergency with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) sending out alarming messages on its website
Nov 13, 2017
In view of prevailing hazardous level of air pollution, the Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ritu Maheshwari on Saturday ordered closure of 65 industrial units,
Nov 13, 2017
To keep air pollution at bay, the players of Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos practised at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi wearing masks,
Nov 09, 2017
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has issued a health warning for children, senior citizens and people with respiratory issues
Nov 08, 2017
The National Capital Region on Tuesday saw its worst air quality and smog situation of the year -- even worse than a day after Diwali
Nov 07, 2017
Authorities on Tuesday hiked vehicle parking fees by four times in Delhi in a bid to curb worsening air quality in the capital as the high-pollution winter months kicked in.
Nov 07, 2017
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he has asked Education Minister Manish Sisodia to consider closing down of city schools due to pollution.
Nov 05, 2017
Reeling under ‘very poor’ air quality with toxins since past month, the Delhi on Sunday saw pollution levels 12 to 19 times the permissible limit during morning hours.
Nov 06, 2016
CISF medical teams were directed to keep a check on the health of the personnel and look out for symptoms related to respiratory problems.
Nov 05, 2016
About 10 lakh students are enrolled in these schools administered by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (...
