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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)

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

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

Delhi's air quality slips into 'severe' category on Tuesday morning

According to Central Pollution Control Board data shared on the SAMEER app, the AQI in Delhi on Tuesday morning stood at...

1 Nov 2022 10:48 AM IST

Passengers wearing warm clothes wait at a platform at a railway station, during a cold winter day in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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Delhi likely to witness cold day conditions with minimum temperature...

The city has been reeling under cold day conditions for the last three to four days due to rains, fog and little...

27 Jan 2022 11:58 AM IST

A bird perches on a barbed wire in the backdrop of Akshardham Temple shrouded in fog, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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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)

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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)

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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

A man warms himself near a fire along an alley in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

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Chilly morning in Delhi, minimum temperature 5.4 degree Celsius

The air quality 'very poor' as the AQI was recorded at 389 in the morning

3 Jan 2022 10:58 AM IST

Traffic plies on a road amid dense fog, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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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

A man walks along the Rajpath street near India Gate amid smoggy conditions a day after Diwali in New Delhi on November 15, 2020. (Photo: AFP/File)

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Delhi most polluted capital in the world in 2021: Report

In 2021, none of the cities in India met the prescribed World Health Organization air quality standards, report shows

22 March 2022 3:23 PM IST

A thick blanket of smog covers the India Gate, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Opinion

Chandrakant Lahariya | Act fast to clean air, or economy will take a...

A lot has been discussed and understood in the last decade to tackle the challenge and improve air quality.

17 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

Smoke and flames rise from burning paddy stubble at a field, near Patiala, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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Anita Katyal | AAP Faces Stubble Issue in Punjab; Poll Worries for...

Mr Kejriwal's party is heading the government in Punjab and Delhi and is facing flak in both states on this grave...

11 Nov 2023 11:51 PM IST

A bird sits on a railing during a smoggy morning, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The air quality in Delhi was recorded in the severe category on Thursday morning. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 420 at 8 am, compared to 426 at 4 pm on Wednesday. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

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Patralekha Chatterjee | Toxic air: Get serious on avoiding death by...

Health must be the prism through which we view and address air pollution.

9 Nov 2023 11:37 PM IST