Delhi Air Pollution

Wednesday, Oct 27, 2021 | Last Update : 09:35 AM IST

Despite the off-season rain spell in Delhi, the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital stands at 325 due to stubble burning. (Representational image: ANI)

Delhi: Air quality continues to remain 'very poor' despite rain

The India Meteorological Department on Monday predicted thunderstorms and moderate to heavy intensity rain for Delhi and adjoining areas

18 Oct 2021 10:44 AM

The Delhi government has prepared a "Winter Action Plan" to tackle air pollution in the capital and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to announce it soon. (Representational image: AFP)

Air pollution: Delhi to get 'green' funds under NCAP, first time since it began

NCAP covers 132 non-attainment cities, which do not meet the prescribed national ambient air quality standards

03 Oct 2021 12:18 PM

New Delhi was the world's most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020. (AFP file)

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of Indians

Air quality has significantly worsened in the western state of Maharashtra and the central state of Madhya Pradesh

01 Sep 2021 11:40 AM

Globally, approximate 160,000 deaths have been attributed to PM2.5 air pollution in the five most populous cities of Delhi (30 million), Mexico City (22 million), Sao Paulo (22 million), Shanghai (26 million) and Tokyo (37 million), report said. (AFP)

Air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year: Study

The study also noted that the damage is equally worrying in other Indian cities

18 Feb 2021 2:40 PM

India, whose cities top global pollution lists, faces a growing economic as well as human toll from bad air quality. (PTI)

Pollution deaths in India rose to 1.67 million in 2019: Lancet study

India’s three main cities, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, were on the list of the world’s 20 worst polluted cities, IQAir reported

22 Dec 2020 11:22 PM

Leher Sethi | Is air pollution a greater pandemic than coronavirus?

As a parent, I dread Delhi winters, not just because of the cold, but because of the terrible pollution in the air

10 Dec 2020 12:01 AM

A man wearing mask walks past a mural, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov 8, 2020. (PTI)

COVID-19: Delhi overtakes Maharashtra, Kerala as highest contributor to new cases

The sudden spike in cases comes amid the festive season and rising pollution level

09 Nov 2020 11:28 AM

A farmer burns paddy stubble in a field, in Jalandhar, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. (PT)

Stubble burning: Cases lodged against 30 farmers in UP's Fatehpur district

Several states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, have banned stubble or crop residue burning to check air pollution

07 Nov 2020 6:05 PM

The weatherman has forecast mainly clear skies for the day with the possibility of moderate fog on Saturday morning. (Photo: ANI)

Clear Friday morning in Delhi, air quality very poor

The air quality in the city was recorded in the very poor category on Friday after being in a severe zone for the past two days.

03 Jan 2020 10:21 AM

The AQI in Greater Noida, Gurgaon and Noida was 387, 326 and 382 respectively. (Photo: File)

Delhi's air quality remains poor for 7th consecutive day

In the National Capital Region, Ghaziabad performed the worst as its AQI was recorded at 400.

10 Dec 2019 11:47 AM

The top court had highlighted the problem of "dreaded diseases" like cancer which a large section of people are suffering from due to bad air and water quality. (Photo: File)

SC partially lifts ban on construction in Delhi-NCR, allows It from 6 am to 6 pm

SC perused the report filed by CPCB which said that construction activities should not be allowed between 6 pm to 6 am.

09 Dec 2019 4:24 PM

Emraan Hashmi takes off to Delhi for 'Chehre' shoot, flags air pollution

The 40-year-old actor was travelling to Delhi after which he is scheduled to fly to Poland for the shoot.

22 Nov 2019 7:32 PM

IMD said wind speed was slow throughout Thursday and is expected to remain so by Friday afternoon which will push air quality into ‘severe’ zone. (Photo: File)

Air quality in Delhi continues to deteriorate, likely to become ‘severe’ today

Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD said: 'The wind speed will remain low till Friday afternoon, after which it will start picking up.'

22 Nov 2019 9:54 AM

The increase in the toxic air in and around Delhi is causing problems for the residents, making them fall into a pit of lung-related diseases and also cardiovascular diseases. (Photo: ANI)

'Very poor' air quality leaves Delhi gasping for breath, AQI likely to fall into 'severe' zone

On Thursday, the overall Air Quality Index of the national capital is 312 with PM 10 at 142 and PM 2.5 at 72.

21 Nov 2019 9:57 AM

The Delhi government told the top court that its odd-even scheme has helped in reducing pollution. (Photo: File)

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: SC summons chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, UP, Delhi

The Centre also told the bench that it is examining feasibility of putting up smog towers to reduce pollution in Delhi.

15 Nov 2019 3:37 PM

On Friday, the air quality index remained in the 'severe' category at 466 at 11.30 am as a thick layer of toxic smog enveloped Delhi for the fourth consecutive day, leaving scores of people with a sore throat, itchy eyes, breathing problems and dry cough. (Photo: ANI)

No extension of odd-even scheme, will take final call on Monday: Kejriwal

'We do not want people to undergo unnecessary inconvenience,' Kejriwal said at press conference here.

15 Nov 2019 12:38 PM

"Pollution is majorly caused by road dust, construction dust and burning of garbage. Kejriwal government did not act on these factors and imposed the odd-even rule as a populist measure," he added. (Photo: File)

Kejriwal govt has not dealt with major causes of pollution in their term: Vijay Goel

'In its last year of governance, Kejriwal enacted the odd-even rule which is just a drama,' Goel said.

14 Nov 2019 1:54 PM

Since farmers don’t have enough time or money to store the straw, they found the fastest and cheapest solution -- burning it. (Photo: PTI)

Behind Delhi’s deadly air, it is not only stubble but also what we don’t need

As of October 31, the crop burning contributed 44 per cent to Delhi’s PM2.5 level.

13 Nov 2019 4:41 PM

Kartik Aaryan, Janhvi Kapoor's 'Dostana 2' shoot cancelled due to this reason

On November 9, Kartik shared a picture of himself, announcing the start of shooting of Dostana 2 in Chandigarh.

12 Nov 2019 11:06 AM

The BJP leader said the two leaders PM Modi and Amit Shah whom he referred to Lord Krishna and Arjuna from the epic Mahabharata, were capable of solving all problems. (Photo: ANI)

Pak may have released poisonous gas to pollute air in India: UP BJP leader

BJP leader criticised Delhi CM Kejriwal for blaming stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab for alarming pollution levels in NCR.

06 Nov 2019 9:05 AM

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