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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)Metros
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)Metros
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)Metros
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

This photograph taken on December 7, 2021, shows a syringe with bottles reading \Vaccine\. (Photo: AFP)India
India's top syringe maker asks PM Modi to lift factory shutdown order...

Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) said it will take adequate measures to ensure its factories are not...

12 Dec 2021 9:53 AM IST

A man is seen standing on the ledge of a building as smog envelopes the horizon in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)India
Delhi's air quality remains stagnant in 'very poor' category

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi on Sunday morning was recorded at 309

5 Dec 2021 10:31 AM IST

A man runs along a street amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)Metros
Delhi gasps for breath as air quality continues to remain in 'very...

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi on Thursday morning was recorded at 312

2 Dec 2021 9:26 AM IST

A man rides a bicycle down the Kartavya Path in the backdrop of India Gate, engulfed in smog, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Delhis air quality turned \very poor\ on Monday morning. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)Metros
Delhi's air quality 'very poor' on morning after Diwali

The situation was relatively better than previous years due to favourable meteorological conditions

25 Oct 2022 8:55 AM IST

An anti-smog gun is used to spray water to curb air pollution, in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. According to Central Pollution Control Board data, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi stood at 426 at 9:30 am in the severe category. (PTI Photo)Metros
Primary schools shut as Delhi smog spikes

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai ordered that 50 per cent employees of the Delhi government should work from home

5 Nov 2022 9:01 AM IST

A bird perches on a barbed wire in the backdrop of Akshardham Temple shrouded in fog, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Metros
Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category

Meanwhile, the air quality in Noida and Gurugram is in the 'poor' category

14 Jan 2022 8:53 AM IST

A man uses an umberella during rains, near Akshardham temple, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 8. (PTI)Metros
Delhi witnesses highest rainfall for Jan in at least 13 years,...

The overnight rain, however, improved the air quality of the city to moderate category this morning

8 Jan 2022 12:28 PM IST

People walk on and along railway tracks amid low visibility due to fog, during a cold winter morning, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Metros
Air quality of Delhi, Gurugram remains in 'very poor' category

High winds and intermittent rains are likely during January 5 to 8 which is expected to improve AQI significantly

5 Jan 2022 9:48 AM IST

Traffic plies on a road amid dense fog, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Metros
Delhi AQI in very 'poor category', city wakes up to cold morning

The IMD has forecast cold to severe cold wave conditions in northwest India till January 3

2 Jan 2022 10:44 AM IST

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