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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicDelhi smog

Topic: Delhi smog

Day before Diwali, Delhi’s air quality drops to season’s worst

SAFAR predicts air quality will get worse and the AQI will be around 324 on Diwali.

Privately owned CNG vehicles won’t be exempted from odd-even scheme this time, says Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says women will be exempted from odd-even scheme, which will be implemented for the third time from 4-15 November.

SC panel wants non-CNG vehicles banned on Delhi’s smog days: Practical or knee-jerk idea?

The environment pollution prevention and control authority (EPCA) appointed by the Supreme Court has suggested a ban on all non-CNG vehicles on Delhi roads...

How the Himalayas make Delhi’s smog worse

The Himalayas surround the Indo-Gangetic plains to form a land-locked Valley that leaves no space for Delhi’s emissions to escape.

Haryana farmers sorry for poor Delhi air, but say stubble burning is a compulsion

Since Haryana farmers know they are being watched by authorities, many have begun to burn paddy straw at night.

Punjab offers million-dollar reward to anyone who can solve stubble-burning problem

Stubble burning is a major cause of air pollution and is blamed for the blanket of smog that covers Delhi in October and early November each year.

The simplest way out is not to hold cricket matches in Delhi for a month

Without an immediate solution, one must ask whether Delhi is fit to host international games in such nauseous conditions?

The fact that Sri Lankan cricketers couldn’t breathe in Delhi is shameful for us

In 1998, when we first formed the government in Delhi, the situation was equally bad, and we took immediate steps to curb it.

‘Smells like paint’: What international publications reported on Delhi’s smog

Media houses across the world have been reporting on the smog that has enveloped Delhi. Here's what they said.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.