• 

  Delhi air quality deteriorates day after slight improvement, AQI rises to 349

  Delhi | October 27, 2024 8:32 IST

  The alarming rise in air pollution levels in the national capital is driven by a combination of factors, such as low wind speeds, dropping temperatures, high moisture levels and the presence of pollution particles that act as surfaces for condensation.

• 

  Delhi's smog tower shutdown again, this time amid salary delay dispute

  Delhi | January 07, 2024 16:54 IST

  Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj accuses officials of disregarding ministerial orders, suggesting a deliberate mismanagement strategy by the central government. This repeats a previous shutdown resolved by a Supreme Court directive.

• 

  Is smog spoiling our mental health? Here's how you can protect yourself

  Lifestyle | November 05, 2023 16:25 IST

  Air Pollution affecting Mental health: Do you feel stressed and depressed due to continuously deteriorating air quality? Know how air pollution is affecting mental health.

• 

  The Great Smog: Can Delhi take cue from London to battle the heath crisis | EXPLAINED

  Explainers | November 03, 2023 15:38 IST

  Each city has its unique challenges and needs, and solutions may need to be adapted accordingly. However, London's successful efforts to combat air pollution can provide a useful blueprint for Delhi as it grapples with its own air quality and health crisis.

• 

  AQI at 256, Delhi continues to choke as air quality drops to 'poor' category

  Delhi | October 26, 2023 10:24 IST

  Meanwhile, an anti-air pollution drive will be launched today to keep the pollution in check in the national capital.

• 

  Delhi-NCR weather: Noida's air quality dips to 'poor' category, AQI stands at 204

  India | October 16, 2023 9:48 IST

  According to the data released by SAFAR-India, the air quality stood in the poor category

• 

  Smog continues to blanket New York as wildfires blaze in Canada

  World | June 09, 2023 8:27 IST

  At points this week, air quality in places including New York, the nation’s most populous city, nearly hit the top of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s air-pollution scale.

• 

  SC asks air quality commission to decide on lifting construction ban, industrial restrictions

  India | December 10, 2021 14:47 IST

  Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the rice manufacturers, submitted before the bench that they had made a representation in the first week of December seeking relaxation, but the commission has not decided it yet.

• 

  Reduce vehicle usage by 30%, 24-hr monitoring: Centre's measures to combat Delhi-NCR smog

  India | November 12, 2021 19:07 IST

  The layer of eye-stinging smog lingering over Delhi-NCR thickened on Friday, giving an orange tint to the sun and lowering visibility to 200 metres at several places in the region reeling under hazardous pollution levels since early November.

• 

  Anti-smog initiatives increase as Delhi battles pollution post Diwali celebration

  India | November 05, 2021 14:34 IST

  An anti-smog gun is a device to combat air pollution which will spray atomised water to settle the dust and other suspended particles in the atmosphere.

• 

  Thick fog covers large swathes of Tel Aviv

  News | January 05, 2021 18:28 IST

  Thick fog engulfed skyscrapers in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Tuesday, the third day of unusually hazy weather. Drone video showed many parts of the city covered in fog, and traffic moving slowly because of poor visibility.

Advertisement
• 

  Sheet of dense fog engulfs Delhi

  News | December 15, 2020 12:20 IST

  Delhiites woke up to a foggy morning on December 15 with a dense fog engulfing parts of North India. The IMD predicted dense fog in isolated areas over Delhi today. Temperature dipped to 5.6 degrees Celsius early morning.

• 

  National capital enveloped in dense fog

  News | December 13, 2020 14:27 IST

  Very dense fog enveloped the national capital leading to decreased visibility on December 13. Vehicular movement slowed down due to the prevailing situation.

• 

  6 precautions to take when dealing with smog this year

  Health | November 17, 2020 15:48 IST

  Delhi-NCR's air quality has slipped to hazardous levels which can result in severe health problems like breathlessness, nausea, burning sensation in the eyes and more. Follow these tips when dealing with smog and air pollution.

• 

  Thick blanket of smog shrouds Delhi, lowers visibility

  India | November 07, 2020 9:38 IST

  A thick blanket of smog shrouded parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, leading to a decreased visibility in the region. The noxious smog is said to be a result of raging farm fires and unfavourable weather deteriorating the air quality in the national capital.

• 

  New air quality panel to begin work from today, SC asks Centre to ensure no smog in Delhi-NCR

  India | November 06, 2020 14:01 IST

  The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre to ensure that there is no smog in Delhi-NCR as it was informed that the commission for air quality management will start functioning from today.

• 

  Delhi air quality remains "very poor"

  News | October 26, 2020 9:20 IST

  Delhi: Air Quality Index at 405 in Anand Vihar, in 'severe' category as per Delhi Pollution Control Committee data. The AQI is in 'very poor' category at several locations in the national capital including Rohini, ITO and Dwarka.

• 

  Delhi air pollution spike again as stubble burning continues

  News | October 22, 2020 20:32 IST

  Delhi's pollution levels remained in the 'poor' category on Thursday morning with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 254. The politics over stubble burning and subsequent air pollution in Delhi has heated up once again.

• 

  Delhi's air quality remains 'poor', stubble burning plays major role

  News | October 18, 2020 11:22 IST

  Delhi's air quality was recorded in the 'poor' category on October 18. Thick blanket of smog enveloped Delhi-NCR.

• 

  Delhi govt to set-up Smog tower to filter polluted air: Kejriwal

  News | October 09, 2020 19:58 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched first-of-its-kind tree transplantation policy to preserve trees for a clean and green Delhi.