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Sunday, October 26, 2025
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Topic: CPCB

Delhi’s air quality slips to ‘very poor’ after Diwali, experts blame crackers & unfavourable weather

This year was the first time that the sale and limited use of firecrackers allowed in Delhi after they were banned in 2020 due to ill-effects on health and the environment.

Delhi’s air was toxic for 56% of the days in last 5 years, AQI no reliable measure—CAG report

Report tabled Tuesday points at glaring gaps in pollution monitoring & data collection by agencies, says govt doesn't even record critical pollutants like lead.

Delhi air quality remains ‘poor’, thin layer of smog limits visibility

According to Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi's AQI was 224 at 8 am Tuesday, ranging between 254 and 214 in different parts of the national capital.

Delhi hasn’t had a ‘good’ air day in over a year, you may have to wait till 2025

Cleanest air recorded this year in Delhi was on 13 September, when AQI touched 52. Levels of ultrafine particulate matter or PM2.5 are increasing every year.

Delhi’s vehicular fumes contribute 17% of air pollution Monday. Crop burning, no wind make it worse

Till Saturday, a majority of Delhi’s pollution load was from stubble fires (25.10%), followed by vehicular emission (12.58%), & contamination from neighbouring states.

With Delhi AQI ‘severe’ for 3rd day, GRAP-III measures enforced. How these aim to tackle city’s smog

Graded Response Action Plan Stage III came into effect in NCR region today, imposing strict ban on various construction activities & on entry of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles.

NYT report echoes Okhla residents’ fears of health risk posed by waste plant. CPCB says ‘panic unnecessary’

In 2016, country's apex pollution watchdog told NGT that plant was ‘safe’. Four years on, its report said presence of metals in bottom ash & fly ash mostly 'below detection levels'.

Environment funds collected by pollution board in past 5 yrs largely unused, reveals govt response

According to the response, the CPCB received Rs. 422.56 crore as EPC funds between 2019 and 2024. Of this, Rs. 99.29 crore has been utilised for environmental protection activities.

Parliament panel report flags dip in groundwater levels in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad & 20 other cities

Increasing population, urbanisation and concretisation cited as reasons for depletion in cities. Delhi, Jaipur & Hyderabad among cities severely affected by water contamination.

After spike in pollution, panel orders stronger curbs in Delhi as AAP, BJP engage in blame game

CAQM summoned Punjab officials Friday to 'remind them' of commitment to curb farm fires. The panel noted that slower wind speed also contributes to rising air pollution levels.

On Camera

Be soft, smile more, never text first—‘feminine energy’ is men’s new obsession

Uncertified dating gurus are teaching women to be suggestive, mysterious, and never loud. For some of us, this level of performance is simply unachievable. We might as well give up and become Brahma Kumaris.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.