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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)

'Emergency meeting' held with adjoining states over depleting air...

The Supreme court lashed out at the Centre and Delhi government for severe AQI

16 Nov 2021 12:05 PM IST

Commuters drive along a road amid heavy smog conditions in New Delhi on November 11, 2021. (Money SHARMA / AFP)

SC cracks whip on Delhi's air emergency as crisis worsens

The top court also asked the state governments of Punjab and Haryana to pursue the farmers for two weeks not to do...

15 Nov 2021 12:18 PM IST

The apex court had also expressed concern that schools in the city have opened and children are being exposed to severe pollution conditions. (PTI Photo)

Ready to impose complete lockdown in Delhi to control air pollution:...

The court had said the situation of pollution is so bad that people are wearing masks inside their houses

15 Nov 2021 11:54 AM IST

The air quality index of Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon and Noida stood at 328, 340, 326 and 328 respectively at 9.05 am. (PTI Photo)

Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category

A visible improvement in Delhi's air quality was recorded on Sunday although it was in the 'very poor' category

15 Nov 2021 11:07 AM IST

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It is an emergency situation: SC on air pollution in Delhi-NCR,...

The top court also took note of the fact that schools have opened in the national capital

13 Nov 2021 12:43 PM IST

Safdarjung Tomb is seen amid heavy smog conditions in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Smog tightens grip on Delhi-NCR, visibility at IGI Airport low

The PM2.5 levels stood at 346 micrograms per cubic metre, around six times more than the safe limit

12 Nov 2021 11:50 AM IST

Commuters drive along a street under heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Smog covers Delhi-NCR; air quality severe amid unhelpful...

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said the ongoing smog episode is a public health emergency

11 Nov 2021 11:56 AM IST

The citys AQI slipped to the severe category on Thursday night and continued its upward trend to reach 462 at noon on Friday. (Representational image: PTI)

Higher wind speed flushes out pollution in Delhi

According to Central Pollution Control Board's Sameer app, Delhi's air quality index stood at 449 in the severe category...

6 Nov 2021 2:11 PM IST

Morning haze and smog envelops the skyline in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Air quality deteriorates in many parts in north and central India...

Ambala, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Gwalior, Gorakhpur and Jalandhar were among the districts where AQI was 'very poor'

6 Nov 2021 9:36 AM IST

A thick layer of acrid smog hung over Delhi-NCR on Friday after residents flouted the ban on firecrackers to celebrate Diwali and emissions from farm fires in the region peaked at 36 per cent. (PTI Photo)

Day after Diwali, Delhi records its poorest air quality in 5 years

Residents in many parts of Delhi-NCR complained of an itchy throat and watery eyes on Friday

5 Nov 2021 6:41 PM IST

People warm themselves with a bonfire on a cold winter night in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality in 'poor' category, AQI at 286

The concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at 116 in the 'poor' and 221 in the 'moderate' category respectively

29 Dec 2021 9:42 AM IST

A metro train runs on its track amid a cold and foggy winter morning, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality slips to 'severe' category, AQI stands at 430

Delhi's air quality slightly improved from 'severe' to 'very poor category' on Saturday morning

26 Dec 2021 9:35 AM IST