Smog

Household heating and cooking accounted for 40 per cent of Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution in December 2020 and January 2021, according to a new study.

The 11 coal-fired power plants in the National Capital Region contributed just 7 per cent to Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on an average between October 2020 and January 2021, while vehicles contributed 14 per cent, according to a new study.

The national capital is all set to get its first smog tower by August 15, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday, adding that its construction had been delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Seasonal average of winter pollution in Delhi-NCR in 2020-2021 was higher than in the previous year but the severity and duration of smog episodes was lower, a new analysis by environment think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday.

A good number of Delhi families may be giving up on the city. If Manas Fuloria's impending shift from Gurugram to Dehradun is any indication, a wave of migration out of the seasonally choked Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) may be in full swing. Nothing that the senior IT executive has done till now - multiple air purifiers, air quality monitors...

Air pollution diet: There are a number of green foods that we can add to our diet to help our body breathe easy in these testing times.

Delhi woke up to hazy skies with pollution levels in the red or "severe" category for the sixth consecutive day today. The national capital's pollution level has risen to 487 points, with a blanket of smog hanging over the city

Delhi woke up to a grey morning as an apocalyptic smog blotted out the sun from the sky and smudged landmarks from view with air quality inching closer to "emergency" levels on Tuesday.

Residents of New Delhi are enduring one of the worst spells of air pollution in years, data released on Monday showed, raising the risks to city residents posed by the novel coronavirus, doctors said.

A commission formed to fight air pollution in the National Capital Region will start working from today, the centre told the Supreme Court after Chief Justice of India SA Bobde instructed them to ensure there's "no smog in the city".

Delhi and neighbouring areas today continued to remain under a thick blanket of haze as air quality in the region continued to deteriorate further, largely due to farm fires in neighbouring Haryana and Punjab.The Delhi government has already banned use of firecrackers in view of the persistently high pollution and smog levels that experts believe p...

India's capital is reeling from the double impact of the coronavirus and severe air pollution, New Delhi's Chief Minister warned Thursday, as the megacity reported a record jump in cases and its worst smog in a year.

Firecrackers will be banned in Delhi in view of the persistently high pollution and smog levels that experts believe put more people at risk from the coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today on Twitter.

Suresh Raina complained that the moon was not visible due to the smog in New Delhi on the occasion of Karwa Chauth.

The Delhi Cabinet has approved a tree transplantation policy to prevent felling of trees due to development works in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, asserting that it will be a first-of-its-kind policy in the country.

Household heating and cooking accounted for 40 per cent of Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution in December 2020 and January 2021, according to a new study.

The 11 coal-fired power plants in the National Capital Region contributed just 7 per cent to Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on an average between October 2020 and January 2021, while vehicles contributed 14 per cent, according to a new study.

The national capital is all set to get its first smog tower by August 15, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday, adding that its construction had been delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Seasonal average of winter pollution in Delhi-NCR in 2020-2021 was higher than in the previous year but the severity and duration of smog episodes was lower, a new analysis by environment think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday.

A good number of Delhi families may be giving up on the city. If Manas Fuloria's impending shift from Gurugram to Dehradun is any indication, a wave of migration out of the seasonally choked Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) may be in full swing. Nothing that the senior IT executive has done till now - multiple air purifiers, air quality monitors...

Air pollution diet: There are a number of green foods that we can add to our diet to help our body breathe easy in these testing times.

Delhi woke up to hazy skies with pollution levels in the red or "severe" category for the sixth consecutive day today. The national capital's pollution level has risen to 487 points, with a blanket of smog hanging over the city

Delhi woke up to a grey morning as an apocalyptic smog blotted out the sun from the sky and smudged landmarks from view with air quality inching closer to "emergency" levels on Tuesday.

Residents of New Delhi are enduring one of the worst spells of air pollution in years, data released on Monday showed, raising the risks to city residents posed by the novel coronavirus, doctors said.

A commission formed to fight air pollution in the National Capital Region will start working from today, the centre told the Supreme Court after Chief Justice of India SA Bobde instructed them to ensure there's "no smog in the city".

Delhi and neighbouring areas today continued to remain under a thick blanket of haze as air quality in the region continued to deteriorate further, largely due to farm fires in neighbouring Haryana and Punjab.The Delhi government has already banned use of firecrackers in view of the persistently high pollution and smog levels that experts believe p...

India's capital is reeling from the double impact of the coronavirus and severe air pollution, New Delhi's Chief Minister warned Thursday, as the megacity reported a record jump in cases and its worst smog in a year.

Firecrackers will be banned in Delhi in view of the persistently high pollution and smog levels that experts believe put more people at risk from the coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today on Twitter.

Suresh Raina complained that the moon was not visible due to the smog in New Delhi on the occasion of Karwa Chauth.

The Delhi Cabinet has approved a tree transplantation policy to prevent felling of trees due to development works in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, asserting that it will be a first-of-its-kind policy in the country.