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Topic: AQI

Delhi AQI drops closer to ‘severe’ category, nearby Ghaziabad, Noida too record poor air quality

According to IQAir, a Swiss company that specialises in air quality monitoring, Delhi was the most polluted city in the world on November 14, followed by Dhaka, Lahore and Mumbai.

Delhi AQI turns ‘very poor’ due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, first since May 17

Officials from India Meteorological Department say air quality in Delhi-NCR will remain 'very poor' for next few days due to drop in temperature, influx of emissions from stubble burning.

Delhi AQI turns ‘poor’ as AAP govt enforces ban on coal usage as part of action plan

The national capital recorded 231 Air Quality index on Saturday and the Graded Response Action Plan for air pollution in Delhi-NCR region kicked in on Friday.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.