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As Winter Looms, Pollution Body Takes Steps To Curb Stubble Burning
Aiming to eradicate stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, which is a major cause of pollution in the national capital in winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has launched flying squads to patrol districts that are hotspots.
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Delhi Gears Up for Winter Smog With 17-Point Action Plan
With Delhi's dreaded smog season just weeks away, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday reviewed the city's 17-point Winter 2025 Air Pollution Control Action Plan, directing departments to complete preparations by October.
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Delhi's Pollution Crisis Worsens As Microplastics Choke The Air, Study Warns
The average daily microplastic exposure rose from 10.7 particles in the colder months to 21.1 in the hotter season, the study highlighted.
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Air Quality Body Takes Steps In Punjab, Haryana To Fight Air Pollution In And Around Delhi
Considering the perennial issue of north India's smog-choked winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is striking at two major pollution culprits - paddy stubble burning and open municipal solid waste (MSW) fires.
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Delhi To Get 6 New Air Quality Monitoring Stations Ahead Of Winter Pollution
As part of broader strategy to tackle the expected winter pollution peak, the Delhi government will install six new air quality monitoring stations across the national capital over the next three months, Environment Minister said.
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Delhi India's Most Polluted Megacity By Wide Margin: Report
Delhi remained India's most polluted megacity by a wide margin during the 2024-25 winter, with an average PM2.5 concentration of 175 micrograms per cubic metre, according to an analysis released on Tuesday.
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GRAP-3 Restrictions Back In Delhi-NCR As Air Quality Worsens
As the air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened and the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 'Severe' levels on Wednesday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) re-imposed Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Thursday.
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Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm In Delhi, Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor'
Delhi weather today took a dramatic turn, with rain and cold winds combining to create a chilly Friday morning.
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Delhi's Air Quality Deteriorates, AQI In 'Hazardous' Category
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in India's capital, Delhi, has plummeted to hazardous levels, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 448 at 7 A.M. on Thursday.
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Delhi Records Coldest Morning Of Season As Temperature Drops To 4.9 Degrees
Delhi today recorded the coldest morning of the season, with the temperature falling to 4.9 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Opinion | You Must Outrage Over Filthy Air More Than Once A Year
Delhi welcomed us with monsoon rains and mangos. We were home. Fast forward a couple of years, in the winter of 2012, I found myself in denial about something other parents, mostly expats, were calling toxic air.
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Delhi's Air Quality Remains 'Poor', Thin Layer Of Smog Limits Visibility
As the winter spell sets in for the season, the air quality in the national capital remains in the 'poor' category, with thin layer of smog covering parts of the metropolitan city and and limiting visibility.
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Winters Of Despair: How Delhi's Pollution Curbs Affect Construction Workers
Thousands of migrant and local construction workers were rendered jobless following the November 11 ban on constructions, prompted by the Delhi-NCR's air quality plunging to hazardous levels.
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Delhi's Air 'Very Poor' For 6th Day, Temperature Drops To 9.5 Degrees
Delhi's air quality stayed in the "very poor" category for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, while the city experienced its coldest night of the season with the temperature dropping to 9.5 degrees Celsius.
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GRAP 4 To Stay In Delhi Till Monday, Schools To Remain In Hybrid Mode
GRAP-IV - the fourth (and, on paper, the strictest) stage of anti-pollution measures to combat the toxic air that smothers Delhi every winter - will remain in force till Monday (December 2), the Supreme Court said Thursday evening.
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As Winter Looms, Pollution Body Takes Steps To Curb Stubble Burning
Aiming to eradicate stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, which is a major cause of pollution in the national capital in winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has launched flying squads to patrol districts that are hotspots.
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Delhi Gears Up for Winter Smog With 17-Point Action Plan
With Delhi's dreaded smog season just weeks away, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday reviewed the city's 17-point Winter 2025 Air Pollution Control Action Plan, directing departments to complete preparations by October.
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Delhi's Pollution Crisis Worsens As Microplastics Choke The Air, Study Warns
The average daily microplastic exposure rose from 10.7 particles in the colder months to 21.1 in the hotter season, the study highlighted.
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Air Quality Body Takes Steps In Punjab, Haryana To Fight Air Pollution In And Around Delhi
Considering the perennial issue of north India's smog-choked winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is striking at two major pollution culprits - paddy stubble burning and open municipal solid waste (MSW) fires.
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Delhi To Get 6 New Air Quality Monitoring Stations Ahead Of Winter Pollution
As part of broader strategy to tackle the expected winter pollution peak, the Delhi government will install six new air quality monitoring stations across the national capital over the next three months, Environment Minister said.
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Delhi India's Most Polluted Megacity By Wide Margin: Report
Delhi remained India's most polluted megacity by a wide margin during the 2024-25 winter, with an average PM2.5 concentration of 175 micrograms per cubic metre, according to an analysis released on Tuesday.
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GRAP-3 Restrictions Back In Delhi-NCR As Air Quality Worsens
As the air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened and the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 'Severe' levels on Wednesday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) re-imposed Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Thursday.
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Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm In Delhi, Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor'
Delhi weather today took a dramatic turn, with rain and cold winds combining to create a chilly Friday morning.
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Delhi's Air Quality Deteriorates, AQI In 'Hazardous' Category
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in India's capital, Delhi, has plummeted to hazardous levels, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 448 at 7 A.M. on Thursday.
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Delhi Records Coldest Morning Of Season As Temperature Drops To 4.9 Degrees
Delhi today recorded the coldest morning of the season, with the temperature falling to 4.9 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Opinion | You Must Outrage Over Filthy Air More Than Once A Year
Delhi welcomed us with monsoon rains and mangos. We were home. Fast forward a couple of years, in the winter of 2012, I found myself in denial about something other parents, mostly expats, were calling toxic air.
-
Delhi's Air Quality Remains 'Poor', Thin Layer Of Smog Limits Visibility
As the winter spell sets in for the season, the air quality in the national capital remains in the 'poor' category, with thin layer of smog covering parts of the metropolitan city and and limiting visibility.
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Winters Of Despair: How Delhi's Pollution Curbs Affect Construction Workers
Thousands of migrant and local construction workers were rendered jobless following the November 11 ban on constructions, prompted by the Delhi-NCR's air quality plunging to hazardous levels.
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Delhi's Air 'Very Poor' For 6th Day, Temperature Drops To 9.5 Degrees
Delhi's air quality stayed in the "very poor" category for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, while the city experienced its coldest night of the season with the temperature dropping to 9.5 degrees Celsius.
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GRAP 4 To Stay In Delhi Till Monday, Schools To Remain In Hybrid Mode
GRAP-IV - the fourth (and, on paper, the strictest) stage of anti-pollution measures to combat the toxic air that smothers Delhi every winter - will remain in force till Monday (December 2), the Supreme Court said Thursday evening.
