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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)

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

The capital city of Delhi enveloped in smog in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Air pollution level is Delhi-NCR has started rising owing much to stubble (parali) burning in adjoining states. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Delhi's nightmare: Leaders bicker while...

The Centre wants commercial vehicles which do not cater to essential services to be stopped, & 50 percent of employees...

8 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

Red Fort engulfed in smog, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. Pollution levels in Delhi-NCR on Monday morning were recorded around seven to eight times above the government-prescribed safe limit. (PTI)

Delhi's air quality 'severe', max temp settles at 31.5 degrees C

Delhi recorded air pollution levels seven to eight times above safe standards on Monday

7 Nov 2023 3:33 AM IST

Vehicles on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway amid hazy weather conditions, in Gurugram, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | For Delhi's residents, it's a battle now to even breathe

Air pollution has been known to shorten life spans while severely affecting lifestyles.

4 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

Smog gripped Delhi a day after smoke-free Diwali. The Delhi Pollution Control Committees (DPCC) RK Puram monitoring station, on Thursday, recorded PM2.5 and PM10 at 878 and 1,179 micrograms per cubic metre at around 11 pm. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

CPCB calls for special anti-pollution drive in NCR areas battling...

According to data, 19 areas in Delhi have been identified where special anti-pollution drive would be carried out.

12 Dec 2018 5:39 PM IST

According to medical journal The Lancet, over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution and some of the worst polluted cities of the world are in India. (Photo: PTI/File)

Delhi: Air pollution at 'very poor' category, situation likely to...

SAFAR has predicted that air quality is likely to remain in the same category with a slight decline by tomorrow due to...

1 Dec 2018 4:50 PM IST

A traffic policeman wears a pollution mask due to heavy smog and air pollution in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Air purifiers bought for PM's offices as pollution choked Delhi:...

The purchases came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced criticism for not taking effective steps to improve air quality...

20 March 2018 5:03 PM IST

Heavy rains since the start of Indias monsoon season have triggered floods and landslides in parts of the remote northeastern region.

Death toll rises to 17 in Northeast rains, drizzle expected in Delhi

The total number of people dead in the northeast has risen to 17, officials said.

17 Jun 2018 11:58 AM IST

A traffic policeman, wearing an anti-pollution mask,controls traffic amid smog and air pollution which continues to be above dangerous level.

Pollution level in Delhi improved in last 2 years: Government

Harsh Vardhan said over last two years continuously, number of 'good days' for Delhi have improved and number of bad...

7 Aug 2018 1:24 PM IST

For starters, the Supreme Court could instruct all state governments to catalogue all cases of custodial deaths in their jurisdictions and forward these to the highest judicial forum. (Representational image)

Blue for petrol, orange for diesel: SC accepts proposal for...

The bench asked Ministry to implement use of coloured stickers on vehicles plying in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR)...

13 Aug 2018 5:15 PM IST

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 IST

According to the report, 1.2 million deaths take place every year in India due to air pollution.

DisCourse: Act now or vanish into thin air

A look at successful examples around the world at a time when increasing levels of pollution offer both challenges &...

7 May 2017 2:26 AM IST