Air Quality Standards
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category for 3rd day, AQI recorded at 392 in Anand Vihar
Delhi | Nov 04, 2025, 08:07 AM ISTDelhi air pollution: The Air Quality Index (AQI) around ITO was recorded at 347 in the 'very poor' category as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' for 2nd consecutive day: What caused the sudden spike?
Delhi | May 16, 2025, 11:23 AM ISTAccording to the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi's overall AQI was recorded at 301 at 7 am on Friday. The AQI recorded in most of the observation stations was in the "very poor" category.
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Delhi air quality alert: AQI in ‘severe’ category as smog engulfs national capital
Delhi | Nov 16, 2024, 09:13 PM ISTDelhi AQI Alert: Air quality worsened with smog covering the national capital. CPCB reports ‘Very Poor’ AQI levels, posing serious health risks. Read about measures and impacts.
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Lahore’s air quality worsens, surpasses Delhi, NASA photos reveal smog as respiratory cases soar
World | Nov 14, 2024, 10:07 PM ISTLahore’s smog crisis worsened as air quality surpassed Delhi’s, with an AQI of 1136 and NASA satellite photos capturing dense smog. Over 15,000 respiratory cases flood hospitals, prompting emergency actions including school closures and strict vehicle emission controls.
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Delhi enforces GRAP 3 anti-pollution measures as air quality declines | Key restrictions explained
Delhi | Nov 14, 2024, 08:23 PM ISTIn response to deteriorating air quality, Delhi is implementing GRAP Stage 3 anti-pollution measures, including a halt on construction activities, diesel generator bans, and stricter pollution checks. These steps are designed to curb rising emissions and protect public health.
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High AQI alert in Delhi NCR: Air pollution raises risk of heart diseases, know signs, ways to pre
Health | Oct 28, 2024, 12:40 PM ISTDelhi NCR's hazardous air quality alert! Learn how air pollution increases heart disease risk, recognize warning signs, and discover essential prevention strategies.
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India records 19 per cent drop in particulate pollution in 2022, boosting life expectancy: Report
India | Aug 28, 2024, 01:30 PM ISTIndia achieved a 19.3% reduction in particulate pollution in 2022, the second-largest global decrease after Bangladesh, according to the "Air Quality Life Index" 2024 report by EPIC. This drop has increased the average life expectancy of Indians by one year.
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Delhi's air quality index turns 'poor' ahead of festivities
Delhi | Oct 06, 2023, 06:14 PM ISTDelhi air quality: The Centre's sub-committee on GRAP noted that there has been a sudden dip in air quality parameters in the region which pushed Delhi's AQI to 212 which shows poor category.
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Delhi air quality set to 'deteriorate' over next two days | KNOW DETAILS
India | Jan 26, 2023, 05:26 PM ISTDelhi air quality: The Met Department predicted that with the impact of a fresh Western Disturbance on January 19, isolated parts of North India, Central India, and the Western Himalayan Region are likely to receive rainfall in the first half of the week from January 26-February 1.
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Delhi's air quality remains 'poor' with AQI at 241, over 50L vehicles de-registered till October 17
India | Oct 19, 2022, 11:36 AM ISTDelhi air quality: According to the data, 53,38,045 vehicles have been de-registered between 2018 and 2022, with 50,25,447 vehicles being deregistered till October 17 this year.
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Delhi's air quality turns 'poor', CAQM asks states to strictly enforce pollution control measures
India | Oct 06, 2022, 08:08 AM ISTDelhi air quality news: The CAQM on Wednesday announced an immediate ban on all construction and demolition activity carried over an area of 500 sqm. and above that are not registered on the web portals created by the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
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Delhi's air quality in 'poor' category with AQI 235
India | Feb 16, 2022, 09:59 AM ISTSeveral areas in the national capital, including Delhi University, Pusa, Lodhi Road and Indira Gandhi International Airport (Terminal 3) recorded air quality in the 'poor' category with an AQI of 262, 249, 228, and 215 respectively.
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Delhi: Air quality remains in 'very poor' category, likely to improve from Friday
India | Dec 16, 2021, 07:31 AM ISTA shallow foggy condition is likely to keep AQI poor for the next two days in Delhi.
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Air quality in Delhi, Noida in 'very poor' category
India | Dec 15, 2021, 09:41 AM ISTAccording to SAFAR, the level of PM 2.5 at 7:20 am stands at 'very poor' category.
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Delhi: Air quality remains in 'very poor' category
India | Dec 04, 2021, 10:12 AM ISTThe air quality in Noida has improved from 'hazardous' to 'very poor' category. The overall AQI in Noida stood at 331.
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Air quality commission asks UP, Haryana, Rajasthan to shift NCR industries to PNG
India | Aug 14, 2021, 12:41 PM ISTAir Quality Management Commission has directed Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan to prepare a time-bound action plan to shift all identified industries units in NCR to piped natural gas (PNG).
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Air quality in Delhi to be moderate for next 3 days
India | Jun 02, 2021, 05:22 PM ISTAccording to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of IMD, the predominant pollutant will be PM10. The strong surface winds are favourable for raising dust locally and for transporting of dust from nearby region.
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Only nine Chinese cities reach air quality standards
World | Aug 06, 2014, 07:48 AM ISTBeijing: Only nine of 161 Chinese cities reached the new -- and stricter -- air quality monitoring standards in the first half of this year, according to the ministry of environmental protection (MEP).Zhoushan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai,