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DELHI DUST STORM NEWS
Delhi MCD to add 70 road sweepers by October, plans app for real-time tracking
May 25, 2026 10:49 am
The newer fleet will also cover more distance per shift.
Inside a night shift that sweeps the capital: ‘It feels like I have fainted’
May 25, 2026 10:41 am
The Indian Express spent two nights tracking two MRSMs on two routes, 30 km apart, till the Okhla landfill, to find how the system functions in practice and the constraints it operates under.
Was your neighbourhood in Delhi dusted? Track cleaner on this dashboard
May 25, 2026 10:31 am
The dashboard covers all 12 zones of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) across 250 wards.
Delhi's Killer Dust: Road sweeper fleet 80% short, they barely scratch the surface
May 27, 2026 10:45 pm
Dust is one villain in Delhi’s pollution story, its levels don’t depend on weather and it makes up over a third of the fine particles that clog lungs, inflame blood vessels.
Delhi dust storm grounds flights, sparks mayhem at IGI airport: 'Worse than bus stand,' say stranded fliers
April 12, 2025 5:03 pm
More than 50 domestic flights were delayed, around 25 were diverted, and at least seven were cancelled between Friday evening and Saturday morning.
China warns citizens to stay indoors as strongest winds in a decade threaten to blow people away
April 12, 2025 2:26 pm
For the first time in 10 years, Beijing has issued an orange alert for gales, the second-highest level in their four-tier warning system.
Three dead, 23 injured in storm-related incidents in Delhi
May 12, 2024 7:42 am
In Shaheen Bagh, 19-year-old Shireen Ahmed was critically injured when a portion of a wall of an adjacent building collapsed on her.
Delhi: Dust storm from Thar desert added to pollution woes
November 15, 2021 11:05 am
Dust storms originating as far away as Iran are known to adversely impact Delhi’s air quality, as was seen in 2017.
Explained: Dust winds in Delhi, their cause, and how long they will continue
March 31, 2021 7:58 am
Weather and environmental experts said a cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan and high temperatures over the past few days in northwest India is contributing to this phenomenon.
Delhi's air quality 'severe' due to dust storm in western India
June 13, 2018 10:51 pm
High pollution levels in Delhi were mainly due to dust storms from Rajasthan, the Environment Ministry said after air quality in Delhi deteriorated beyond "severe" level today and predicted that dusty conditions were likely to prevails over the next three days.
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Heavy dust storm hits Delhi-NCR again, IMD issues warning for next four days
May 16, 2018 1:53 pm
This dust storm was the second which hit the national capital and the adjoining region in last four days. Incidents of power cuts, fallen tress, fallen poles were reported from few parts of the national capital.
Storm kills 9 in NCR region
May 31, 2014 11:35 am
The storm struck Delhi at 4:58 PM immediately throwing normal life out of gear.
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