Delhi Pollution

Delhi-NCR schools likely shut on Jan 19: Noida, Delhi, Gurgaon schools may shift to online mode under GRAP 4

January 18, 2026 3:41 pm

Delhi-NCR schools likely shut on Jan 19: Under GRAP Stage IV, state governments have the authority to suspend in-person classes and shift schools to online or hybrid modes if air quality is deemed hazardous.

Delhi wakes up to thick blanket of smog; IGI airport issues advisory

January 18, 2026 11:16 am

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport issued an advisory for passengers amid the low visibility conditions.

To clean Delhi’s air, change the way it moves

January 08, 2026 1:19 pm

If Delhi is serious about addressing air pollution, it must treat public transport not as a supplementary option but as the backbone of urban life.

Delhi AQI turns ‘very poor’ again after brief relief

January 05, 2026 5:54 am

The city breathed easier the previous two days with an AQI of 276 recorded on Saturday, and 236 on Friday in the ‘Poor’ category.

GRAP III curbs lifted in Delhi-NCR as AQI improves, likely to slip back to ‘Very Poor’ next week

January 03, 2026 7:56 am

Delhi’s average AQI dropped sharply to 236 on Friday from Thursday’s 380, prompting CAQM to revoke GRAP Stage III curbs even as IMD issued a yellow alert for fog and warned of possible deterioration from Sunday.

Colder nights in Delhi this month, cold wave likely until January 5: IMD

January 02, 2026 11:02 am

While cold wave conditions are likely to persist up to January 5, with dense to very dense fog expected until January 6, the city may also experience cold day conditions on January 2, the agency said in its extended range outlook.

A third of Delhi's annual PM2.5 load is made up of secondary pollutants. This is how they are formed

January 01, 2026 11:10 am

Secondary aerosols formed from emissions hundreds of kilometres away can combine in the atmosphere and significantly affect the capital’s air. A key source of such emissions is coal-fired power plants.

Amid rising air pollution in Delhi, AAP stages protest seeking shut down of toll plazas

December 30, 2025 8:58 am

In response to the AAP's protest, Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said that the top court did not issue any direct order to close the toll plazas.

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.

Fog News Today Highlights: 118 flights cancelled, 16 diverted at Delhi airport as dense fog disrupts operations

December 30, 2025 7:32 pm

Fog Forecast Today Live News Updates: North India Weather News, Flight Ops Hit LIVE Updates: Delhi-NCR was enveloped in "very dense" fog on Tuesday morning, reducing visibility at IGI Airport to just 50 metres and hampered flight services.

Delhi sees season‘s first fog leading to flight delays, diversions

November 13, 2024 2:58 pm

At Indira Gandhi International Airport, visibility dropped to just 50 meters by 9:30 am, leading to the diversion of seven flights—six to Jaipur and one to Lucknow.

Delhi’s AQI remains ‘very poor’

October 24, 2024 9:08 pm

The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has predicted that Delhi’s AQI will remain in the ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories for the next six days.

Delhi AQI 'severe': National capital region wakes up to thick haze, poor visibility

November 03, 2023 11:45 am

Delhi's air quality still 'very poor', schools to reopen tomorrow

November 08, 2022 8:11 pm

Delhi's air quality still 'very poor', schools to reopen tomorrow

Delhi pollution level enters 'severe plus', health emergency declared in capital

November 01, 2019 4:03 pm

The Delhi government on Friday decided to shut all schools till November 5 after a Supreme Court mandated panel declared a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR region in the wake of rising level of pollution.

Bangladesh cricketers wear masks during training against Delhi's pollution

November 01, 2019 2:28 pm

The national capital's air quality is in "severe" category right now and Bangladesh players were seen wearing masks during a training session at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.

Delhi air quality breaches ‘hazardous’ category a day after Diwali — see photos

November 10, 2018 7:52 am

Delhi Pollution: The air quality in Anand Vihar and areas around Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium recorded 999 AQI and Chanakyapuri 459, exposing people to major health risks

Delhi pollution: When firemen showered water from building at ITO to curb smog

November 16, 2017 2:31 pm

Delhi pollution: Firemen in the capital sprayed water from a DDA building at ITO which took passersby and commuters by surprise!

Explained in 5 pictures: SC order on diesel SUVs, luxury cars in Delhi

December 16, 2015 3:54 pm

The Supreme Court banned registration of diesel-run SUVs and cars having engines beyond 2000 cc in Delhi and NCR from March 1, next year.

Pollution levels drop a bit in Delhi: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:18 pm

Some good news for the people of Delhi. A slew of measures taken by multiple agencies on the city’s air pollution problem seem to have actually produced a slight respite. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i

Delhi Clears Up After 10 Days Of Smog

June 22, 2020 6:29 pm

Full documentary | Death By Breath: An Arre-Indian Express Original

May 08, 2016 2:50 pm

Amount spent on Odd-Even went in vain: BJP

January 21, 2016 5:46 am

New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Udit Raj on Thursday said despite spending Rs 20 crore on implementation of the Odd-Even formula, there was no significant decrease in Delhi’s pollution. Udit added that the scheme was not wrong, but the results were unproductive. He further said that the amount spent belongs to the common man of Delhi, and therefore it should have been used productively.