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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicDelhi air pollution

Topic: Delhi air pollution

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.

Delhi’s air quality deteriorates sharply, AQI hits 393 in ‘Very Poor’ category

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta said Friday that eliminating dust pollution is a top government priority, with wall-to-wall roads being built across the city at an accelerated pace.

Delhi air remains ‘very poor,’ AQI records at 303

Despite a slight improvement from the recent weeks, several parts of the city remained shrouded in a dense layer of toxic smog, with visibility remaining significantly reduced in areas.

Are farm fires going uncounted? ISRO study suggests farmers have figured out a way to evade satellites

The study's findings contradict CAQM’s recent statement that farm fires in Punjab and Haryana dropped nearly 90 percent between 2020 and 2024.

What’s making Delhi air toxic? 6th study since 2010 underway to factor in new pollution sources

Delhi’s pollution control measures continue to rely on emission source data from 2018, with most recent study based on real-time data yet to be approved.

A 40-year legal battle for clean air: Why Delhi breathes poison despite steadfast judicial crusade

Of the many notable interventions of the Supreme court was its 1998 decision that Delhi's entire city bus, taxi, and auto-rickshaw fleet switch to CNG by 31 March 2001.

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

Lockdown-like curbs can drastically reduce air pollution in Delhi, says study

A new study highlights that the problems are primarily due to delays in implementation, not to gaps in scientific understanding or policy design.

On Camera

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.