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TopicDelhi air pollution

Topic: Delhi air pollution

Average Malayali lives 10 yrs more than those in BJP-ruled UP, Bihar—CPI(M)’s Brittas on air pollution

In a candid conversation with ThePrint, CPI (M)’s Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas also talked about the Left’s electoral setbacks in Kerala local body polls.

Sirsa steps up anti-pollution measures, ‘No fuel for vehicles without PUC from Thursday’

Cameras installed at petrol pumps will automatically identify vehicles without valid Pollution Under Control certificates, and will be denied fuel without any confrontation or disruption, Sirsa said.

‘Impossible’, Delhi Environment Minister Sirsa says air pollution can’t be reduced in 9-10 months

Addressing a press conference, Sirsa accused the previous AAP government of being responsible for Delhi's pollution and said that the current BJP government is working to fix it.

Indigo issues travel advisory as winter fog triggers flight delays in North India

The advisory comes as Delhi continues to experience dense fog & poor air quality, which have impacted visibility during early morning hours, affecting air traffic movement at the airport.

Delhi AQI improves slightly, still reels under hazardous air conditions at 378

Prominent areas such as India Gate and Sarai Kale Khan remained under the 'very poor' category with AQI of 380 and 359, respectively. A layer of dense smog envelops Delhi-NCR.

Delhi’s air quality stays in ‘severe’ zone for 3rd straight day, calm winds & moisture to blame

The city also recorded its first spell of fog Monday. Visibility as low as 50 metres early in the morning disrupted dozens of flights across the region.

Singapore urges citizens in Delhi to ‘pay heed to’ GRAP curbs in its 1st ever air pollution advisory

The advisory comes as GRAP IV was invoked across Delhi-NCR after air quality plummeted to severe levels.

Delhi’s air is choking its sports events—cyclothons and marathons cancelled due to AQI

Organisers rescheduled the GSI Cyclothon to February 2026, citing hazardous air barely a day before the event. It’s only one of the many affected events of the season.

As Delhi smog worsens, IndiGO warns of possible flight cancellations

IndiGo issued a travel advisory on X, warning that the dense fog in Delhi had reduced visibility and impacted flight operations, & that some flights may be proactively cancelled to prioritise safety.

Delhi chokes as AQI records at 452, thick smog covers NCR

Large parts of the city were covered in a dense layer of toxic smog, significantly reducing visibility and causing discomfort to residents.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.