Air Quality In Delhi

Delhi's air quality improves slightly but remains in 'very poor' category; ban on construction, demolition activities lifted

The Air Quality Index in the national capital is likely to improve to the 'poor' or 'lower end of very poor' category in the next two days

‘TV debates causing more pollution’: SC pulls up media during hearing on Delhi's air pollution

The oral remarks came in response to the submission of senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the Delhi government, that stubble burning was one of the contributors to air pollution

Delhi Cabinet approves smog tower installation in Connaught Place; project is 'first of its kind', says Kejriwal

The Delhi government is also setting up a panel of national-level transplantation agencies whose services can be availed for relocation of trees

'Missing' posters of Gautam Gambhir found in Delhi's ITO after BJP MP skipped meet over air pollution crisis in National Capital

Apart from East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir, as many as 24 MPs from various parties and DDA vice-chairman Tarun Kapoor and all three MCD commissioners did not attend the meeting

SAFAR advises Delhi-NCR residents to wear masks outdoors; reports predict 'very poor' air quality for next two days

Delhi's air quality continues to remain 'very poor' for the fourth consecutive day Saturday, prompting the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Centre-run System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research to issue separate advisories for people.

CPCB asks people to avoid jogging, running outdoors between 1-10 November to tackle deteriorating air quality in Delhi

An expert panel, constituted under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), headed by the Member Secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), has recommended stringent measures, including minimisation of private vehicles and shutdown of coal and biomass industries, between 1 and 10 November, citing a dip in air quality.

Emergency action plan comes into effect in Delhi-NCR to control 'poor' air quality, pollution

Under the plan, prepared in 2017 on the directive of the SC after high pollution levels in the Delhi-NCR in 2016, graded measures are implemented based on the air quality of the city.