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Delhi air improves slightly as AQI settles in 'very poor' category; government forms task force
Delhi | December 04, 2025 8:22 ISTCM Gupta has directed every city agency to step up work on road maintenance and cleanliness, stressing that quick action on the ground is essential for improving air quality. She warned that any delay in these tasks would not be tolerated.
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Delhi air turns more hazardous; AQI enters 'severe' category by breaching 400-mark in several areas
Delhi | December 03, 2025 8:58 ISTThe Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear today a petition calling for urgent intervention to curb the hazardous air pollution levels in the national capital.
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Delhi pollution woes: Parents urge schools to move online amid deteriorating air quality
India | November 03, 2025 23:10 ISTOn Monday, a dense haze blanketed the city, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) categorising the air quality as 'very poor.' Experts have warned that it could reach the 'severe' level by Tuesday.
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Delhi continues to grapple with hazardous Air Quality, multiple areas register 'Severe' AQI
Delhi | December 05, 2023 10:12 ISTThe National Capital Region (NCR), encompassing Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Faridabad, is experiencing 'severe'' pollution levels. Earlier this week, Delhi's air quality was categorized as 'Severe' on Monday morning with an AQI of 307 at nine o'clock.
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Delhi weather update: IMD predicts light rainfall, thunderstorm in NCR
Delhi | May 18, 2023 21:55 ISTDelhi weather update: As per the Central Pollution Control Board, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday stood at 149, which falls in the 'moderate' category.
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Delhiites suffer from 'very poor' air quality
News | November 20, 2020 10:21 ISTDelhiites continued to breathe poor air quality. As on November 20, the Air Quality Index (AQI) stood in 'very poor' category, according to Central Pollution Control Board.
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Delhi Pollution: Air quality deteriorates to 'very poor'; rainfall shall improve situation, predict authorities
India | January 11, 2019 19:10 ISTAccording to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the overall air quality index (AQI) in the city was 348, which falls in the 'very poor' category.
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High level of heavy metals found in urine samples post-Diwali: CPCB
India | December 20, 2018 21:09 ISTHigh level of heavy metals, including lead, was found in the urine samples of many patients due to direct or indirect exposure to firecrackers post-Diwali last year, according to the Central pollution Control Board.
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Delhi Pollution: Air quality oscillates between 'poor' and 'very poor', authorities warn further deterioration
India | December 02, 2018 22:45 ISTWhile according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR), the overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was 322, which fell in the 'very poor' category, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded an overall AQI of 297 which is in the 'poor' category.
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Relief for Delhiites as air quality shows slight improvement with increased wind speed
India | November 24, 2018 18:22 ISTThe overall air quality index (AQI) was recorderd at 244 which falls in the 'poor category', according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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Delhi's air quality: It's like smoking 15-20 cigarettes a day, say experts
India | November 05, 2018 14:03 ISTDelhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday was recorded at 330, which falls in the "very poor" category, data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said.
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Delhi's air quality on brink of turning 'severe', political blame-game continues
India | November 02, 2018 0:02 ISTEleven areas in Delhi recorded "severe" air quality while 16 areas recorded "very poor" air quality, according to the CPCB data.
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Delhi braces to battle 'poor' air quality with emergency action plan today, CPCB deploys 41 teams across NCR
India | October 14, 2018 23:58 ISTUnder the emergency plan called Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), stringent actions are implemented based on the air quality of the city.
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47 million children in India reside in most polluted areas, says report
India | January 30, 2018 7:59 IST'Airpocalypse-II', a Greenpeace India report, said children are worst affected in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra and Delhi respectively.
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Government to set up new air quality monitoring system in Delhi
India | March 12, 2015 14:18 ISTNew Delhi: Amid concerns over the growing pollution levels, the government has decided to ensure that authenticated information is available to people by harmonising air quality monitoring system.Members of the Rajya Sabha earlier expressed concern
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Air quality in Delhi violates prescribed norms: CPCB
India | February 27, 2015 17:47 ISTNew Delhi: Amid growing concerns over deteriorating air quality in the capital, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said that air quality in Delhi is seriously violative of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.CPCB
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