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GRAP 4 restrictions revoked in Delhi as air quality improves marginally

January 21, 2026 1:49 pm

CAQM lifts GRAP-4 curbs as Delhi-NCR air quality improves.

Stage 4 anti-pollution curbs return in Delhi-NCR as AQI touches 400 amid unfavourable weather conditions

Delhi AQI nears ‘severe’ range, GRAP IV returns

January 18, 2026 6:25 am

"The AQI of Delhi, which was recorded as 400 on Saturday at 4 pm, exhibited a sharp increasing trend and has been recorded at 428 at 8 pm, owing to a western disturbance, highly unfavourable weather and meteorological conditions, and lack of dispersal of pollutants," said a senior official of the CAQM.

Delhi’s air ‘severe’ again, Noida emerges as the most polluted city in the country

December 30, 2025 9:36 am

While at 393, in the 'Very Poor' category, Ghaziabad’s AQI on Monday improved from the previous day’s 414 when the city saw 'Severe' air quality index; Greater Noida recorded AQI at 356, in the 'Very Poor' category, against Sunday’s 434.

Doctor 'stuck in Delhi' lists ways to help your lungs amid rising levels of air pollution, poor AQI: 'This is horrible'

December 18, 2025 2:31 pm

Plants may help a little with air freshness, but that is rather minor compared to a purifier

A nutritionist shares practical habits and tools to reduce daily pollution damage

Nutritionist shares her ‘pollution prep bag’ for Delhi-NCR’s toxic air; physician explains what actually helps

December 17, 2025 2:30 pm

Her approach focuses on small, preventive steps that support the body when exposure to pollution becomes unavoidable.

Delhi bans non-BS VI vehicles from outside: Why curbing vehicular pollution is key

December 17, 2025 10:48 am

Experts explain the need to focus pollution fight on transport sector, flag various policy challenges.

Lionel Messi fans at Arun Jaitley Stadium chanted ‘AQI, AQI’ when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta got on the stage. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)

‘AQI, AQI’ chorus as Delhi CM arrives for Messi event amid spike in air pollution

December 16, 2025 10:51 am

The foggy conditions also played a role in Messi's charter flight to the capital getting delayed. Scheduled to land at 10.45 am, he touched down at 2.30 pm resulting in him reaching the venue at 4:30pm.

In the wake of deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Delhi High Court has allowed lawyers and litigants to appear before the court virtually.

Delhi pollution crisis: Delhi High Court allows hybrid hearings for lawyers, litigants

December 15, 2025 11:56 am

Delhi High Court Bar Association president and senior advocate N Hariharan wrote to the high court chief justice saying that the Supreme Court on Sunday issued a notification for hybrid hearings due to high pollution.

NCR states to submit 2026 annual pollution action plans by year-end: Bhupender Yadav

December 03, 2025 3:54 pm

2,254 industries in Delhi-NCR to face stringent action if air pollution-cutting devices and emission monitoring systems are not installed by December end.