Delhi Air Pollution Causes

AQI, PM10, GRAP: Decoding what these terms mean and how they are crucial to fight Delhi’s air pollution

AQI is a number used to communicate to the public how polluted the air is while GRAP is a set of measures taken to prevent further deterioration. Delhi is already witnessing ‘poor’ air and has implemented a set of measures to help people breathe easier

Delhi's air quality slips to 'severe' category, minimum temperature rises

According to Ministry of Earth Science's air quality monitor SAFAR', the air quality is likely to improve from Friday onwards due to better wind speed.

'Giving you 24 hours or...': Supreme Court raps Centre, Delhi over rising air pollution levels

Data from the Central Pollution Control Board revealed that Delhi's air quality in November was the worst for the month in seven years

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

With an AQI of 362, Delhi's air quality continues to be 'very poor'; vehicles banned from entering Capital

The India Meteorological Department has said relief was unlikely until after Sunday when calm wind conditions are predicted to emerge making dispersion of pollutants difficult

Delhi’s air pollution is a perennial problem; singling out Diwali firecrackers and stubble burning won’t help much

Since the Central Pollution Control Board started measuring Delhi’s AQI in 2015, the city has had just 10 ‘good air’ days, five of which occurred during the coronavirus-induced lockdown in 2020

Supreme Court suggests two-day lockdown in Delhi as capital battles 'severe' air quality levels

Delhi woke up to the season's worst air pollution level on Saturday morning, as the overall Air Quality Index shot up to 499

Delhi residents left with itchy throats, watery eyes on Diwali night as cracker ban goes up in smoke

The city’s air quality index had entered the ‘severe’ zone around 8 pm with people bursting crackers in a blatant disregard to the government’s ban on it