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No Major Indian City Has Safe AQI, Not Even Once In A Decade, Finds Study
Despite cloud seeding, a push for cleaner fuels, electric buses, and countless emergency action plans, Delhi's annual average AQI still lingers around 180 in 2025
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"Apathy Will Kill Us": Actress Soni Razdan As Mumbai Winter Smog Worsens
Actress Soni Razdan, who is the mother of Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, has called for urgent seasonal measures to tackle Mumbai's deteriorating air quality, saying winter conditions demand a different plan to keep the city's smog in check.
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Delhi Congress Leaders Hold Press Conference Wearing Oxygen Masks
Delhi Congress leaders held a press conference on Wednesday wearing masks and carrying oxygen cylinders to highlight the plummeting air quality in the national capital and demanded that the ruling BJP bring the city out of this "health emergency".
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Delhi Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor' For 13th Consecutive Day
Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category for the 13th consecutive day on Wednesday, with the city recording an AQI of 327 and forecasts indicating no relief in the coming week.
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Who's Polluting Delhi's Air? Data Shows Farm Fires Are Just Part Of Problem
Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) shows that Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) jumped from 130 on October 1 to a staggering 428 by November 11, before sliding slightly to 327 on November 26.
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Air Emergency: Delhi, Nearby Areas Gasped For Breath All Through November
India is battling for one of its most fundamental needs - clean air. In Delhi, residents have been protesting against toxic smog as the city's air quality has remained in the 'very poor' to 'severe' category for weeks.
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Offices To Work At 50% Strength, WFH For Rest As Toxic Air Chokes Delhi
Government and private offices in Delhi have been told to work at 50 per cent strength on site and the rest in work-from-home mode due to rising air pollution in the national capital.
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Chilli Spray To 'Hidma' Slogans: How Delhi's Air Protest Took Violent Turn
As the cops continued to disperse the protesters, a group of people raised slogans such as "Madvi Hidma Amar Rahe" (Long Live Madvi Hidma).
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Ex-Xiaomi India Chief Leaves Delhi Early Due To Severe Pollution: 'I Was Forced'
Jain said the city's current situation hit him harder, as he grew up in Meerut, studied at IIT Delhi, and fell in love with the place, its energy, food, and people.
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Anti-Pollution Protesters Meet Minister, Discuss How To Improve Delhi's Air
After weeks of parents, students and residents taking to the streets over Delhi's choking air, the city government on Wednesday finally opened its doors to those leading the protest.
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Zeenat Aman Tells NDTV On Delhi AQI: 'World's Most Polluted Cities In India, What A Tragic Badge To Wear'
She shed light on Delhi's climatic changes as she arrived in the capital for the screening of her docu-seriesEmbers of Hope: The Fight for Our Future
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Delhi's Air Quality 'Severe' For Second Day In A Row
Air pollution in the national capital was recorded in the "severe" category on Wednesday morning for the second consecutive day.
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GRAP-3 Curbs In Delhi As Air Quality Gets 'Severe' For 1st Time This Season
As air quality in Delhi- NCR touched 'Severe' levels for the first time this season today, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) imposed Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
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Amid Pollution, Delhi Turns To Nurseries For 'Air-Purifying' Indoor Plants
As Delhi's air quality dips to hazardous levels, "air-purifying" indoor plants are witnessing a surge in demand. Nurseries across the city say customers are increasingly turning to these plants to improve indoor air quality.
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In Choking Smog, Delhiites Turn To Satire With 'Oxygen Mask Wedding' Video
Delhi's plummeting air quality is not only dominating news but is also top of the trending list on social media as Delhiites are using satire to vent their ire against the city's toxic pollution levels.
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No Major Indian City Has Safe AQI, Not Even Once In A Decade, Finds Study
Despite cloud seeding, a push for cleaner fuels, electric buses, and countless emergency action plans, Delhi's annual average AQI still lingers around 180 in 2025
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"Apathy Will Kill Us": Actress Soni Razdan As Mumbai Winter Smog Worsens
Actress Soni Razdan, who is the mother of Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, has called for urgent seasonal measures to tackle Mumbai's deteriorating air quality, saying winter conditions demand a different plan to keep the city's smog in check.
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Delhi Congress Leaders Hold Press Conference Wearing Oxygen Masks
Delhi Congress leaders held a press conference on Wednesday wearing masks and carrying oxygen cylinders to highlight the plummeting air quality in the national capital and demanded that the ruling BJP bring the city out of this "health emergency".
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Delhi Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor' For 13th Consecutive Day
Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category for the 13th consecutive day on Wednesday, with the city recording an AQI of 327 and forecasts indicating no relief in the coming week.
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Who's Polluting Delhi's Air? Data Shows Farm Fires Are Just Part Of Problem
Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) shows that Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) jumped from 130 on October 1 to a staggering 428 by November 11, before sliding slightly to 327 on November 26.
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Air Emergency: Delhi, Nearby Areas Gasped For Breath All Through November
India is battling for one of its most fundamental needs - clean air. In Delhi, residents have been protesting against toxic smog as the city's air quality has remained in the 'very poor' to 'severe' category for weeks.
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Offices To Work At 50% Strength, WFH For Rest As Toxic Air Chokes Delhi
Government and private offices in Delhi have been told to work at 50 per cent strength on site and the rest in work-from-home mode due to rising air pollution in the national capital.
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Chilli Spray To 'Hidma' Slogans: How Delhi's Air Protest Took Violent Turn
As the cops continued to disperse the protesters, a group of people raised slogans such as "Madvi Hidma Amar Rahe" (Long Live Madvi Hidma).
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Ex-Xiaomi India Chief Leaves Delhi Early Due To Severe Pollution: 'I Was Forced'
Jain said the city's current situation hit him harder, as he grew up in Meerut, studied at IIT Delhi, and fell in love with the place, its energy, food, and people.
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Anti-Pollution Protesters Meet Minister, Discuss How To Improve Delhi's Air
After weeks of parents, students and residents taking to the streets over Delhi's choking air, the city government on Wednesday finally opened its doors to those leading the protest.
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Zeenat Aman Tells NDTV On Delhi AQI: 'World's Most Polluted Cities In India, What A Tragic Badge To Wear'
She shed light on Delhi's climatic changes as she arrived in the capital for the screening of her docu-seriesEmbers of Hope: The Fight for Our Future
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Delhi's Air Quality 'Severe' For Second Day In A Row
Air pollution in the national capital was recorded in the "severe" category on Wednesday morning for the second consecutive day.
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GRAP-3 Curbs In Delhi As Air Quality Gets 'Severe' For 1st Time This Season
As air quality in Delhi- NCR touched 'Severe' levels for the first time this season today, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) imposed Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
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Amid Pollution, Delhi Turns To Nurseries For 'Air-Purifying' Indoor Plants
As Delhi's air quality dips to hazardous levels, "air-purifying" indoor plants are witnessing a surge in demand. Nurseries across the city say customers are increasingly turning to these plants to improve indoor air quality.
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In Choking Smog, Delhiites Turn To Satire With 'Oxygen Mask Wedding' Video
Delhi's plummeting air quality is not only dominating news but is also top of the trending list on social media as Delhiites are using satire to vent their ire against the city's toxic pollution levels.
