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Friday, September 12, 2025
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Topic: air quality

Delhi records worst air quality in five years a day after Diwali

Residents flouting firecracker ban & emissions from farm fires peaking at 36% push Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index after Diwali to 462.

‘BJP made people burst crackers on Diwali’, Delhi govt says after air quality turns ‘severe’

Environment Minister Gopal Rai Friday said that Delhi's base pollution has remained the same & two factors — firecrackers and stubble burning — have added to the poor air quality.

Delhi air quality an indictment of authorities’ failure. AAP-BJP politics only makes it tragic

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SC asks Centre to inform court on steps taken by Commission for Air Quality Management

On 6 November, the apex court had asked the Centre to ensure there is no smog in Delhi as the Commission started functioning from that day.

NGT imposes total ban on crackers in NCR, other places with ‘poor’ or worse air quality

The National Green Tribunal also said that green crackers can be used from 11:55pm to 12:30am at places where air quality is 'moderate' or below, during Christmas and New Year.

SC puts order appointing Justice Lokur to monitor states on stubble burning in abeyance

Supreme Court put its own order in abeyance after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the Centre is planning to create a permanent body to tackle the issue of stubble burning.

‘Look at India, it’s filthy, the air is filthy’ — Trump, once again, at presidential debate

Trump had made a similar remark during the first debate on 29 September when he said India, China and Russia contribute to global pollution.

Delhi’s air quality leans on higher end of ‘moderate’ category

The city's 24-hour average air quality index stood at 197 Saturday, falling in the 'moderate' category. It was in the 'poor' category at 204 Friday.

Delhi air quality gets ‘poor’ for the first time this season, AQI hits 207

Since 21 September, incidents of stubble burning, a major contributor of Delhi pollution in winter months, have been increasing in Punjab and Haryana.

India’s clean air days might be numbered as crop-burning season starts

Covid gave India some of its cleanest skies early this year, but as lockdown measures ease, crop burning could resume, bringing with it chronic air pollution in northern India.

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Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?