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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
TopicDelhi AQI

Topic: Delhi AQI

Delhi records AQI of 394, air quality deteriorates to ‘very poor’ category

Increase in AQI levels comes after Centre removed stringent curbs, including a ban on construction work and the entry of polluting trucks in Delhi following drop in pollution levels.

Delhi minister says BJP instigated people to burst crackers on Diwali. ‘AQI rose 100 points overnight’

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai claims firecrackers burnt in Delhi were sourced from UP & Haryana, and that certain individuals permitted transportation of those crackers to city.

Delhi engulfed in smog as SC ban on firecrackers violated

People were seen bursting crackers in the National Capital's Hauz Khas, Shahpur Jat, Greater Kailash and Chittaranjan Park, among other areas. 'No action was taken by local administration'.

Delhi’s air quality in ‘severe’ category, marginal improvement likely ahead of Diwali

The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 420 at 8 am Thursday, compared to 426 at 4 pm Wednesday.

TV channel melodrama has its uses this week. It’s about Delhi air pollution

TV news shows it like it is, newspapers tell it like it is. Together they are fighting for our ‘Right to Breathe’, and have been at it well before Dehi turned ‘sick’.

‘Odd-even scheme will be implemented after SC reviews its effectiveness,’ says Gopal Rai

The Delhi environment minister said the government will submit two major studies conducted to ascertain the effectiveness of the scheme for the perusal of the Supreme Court.

Celebrating economic distress with ‘free schemes’ & World Cup cheers ‘with a cough’

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Delhi air quality falls to ‘severe plus’ category, index breaches 450 emergency mark

Delhi-NCR AQI declined over the past week due to a gradual drop in temperatures, calm winds that trap pollution, and a surge in post-harvest paddy straw burning across Punjab and Haryana.

Delhi minister writes to Modi govt on air quality, seeks ban on entry of ‘polluting’ vehicles into NCR

In a letter to Union minister Bhupender Yadav, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai also seeks meeting of counterparts from UP, Haryana, Rajasthan & Punjab to discuss worsening air quality.

Over 100 flight disrupted in Delhi as city reels under dense fog, cold conditions

Another reason for delay in flights is that some airlines have not deployed their CAT-III-compliant pilots yet, said a Delhi airport official.

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Niti Aayog CEO flags India’s trade imbalance — ‘we trade in stuff world doesn’t require in large quantities’

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Op Sindoor is India’s first AI-enabled operation. How ‘heavy use’ of modern tech by Army played out

Senior Army officer says AI use enabled pinpoint targeting with 94% accuracy. The capabilities are being upgraded with military-specific LLM, expected to become operational in 6 months.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

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