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TopicDelhi air pollution

Topic: Delhi air pollution

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.

Delhi air quality ‘poor’, Nehru Nagar records highest AQI

The air quality in the national capital improved to 'poor' after remaining in the 'very poor' category for three consecutive days.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

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.