Delhi pollution

New Delhi: Delhi is back to breathing toxic air with the capital's air quality index or AQI in the severe category and concentration of the fine, cancer-causing pollutant spiking to emergency levels. The PM 2.5 pollutant, which penetrates…

New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said the city government has set up 586 teams to ensure strict implementation of the ban on construction and demolition activities in the national Capital in view of worsening air…

New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi remains in the 'poor' category as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital recorded 266 on Sunday morning, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).…

New Delhi: A decision on the reopening of schools and lifting of the construction ban in Delhi will be taken on or before Friday. This will be based on the impact of relaxations that are already being made for industrial units, the…

New Delhi: The air quality of the national capital, Delhi, was in the “severe” category on Friday morning even as the mercury was likely to dip to 12 degrees Celsius. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the hourly Air…

New Delhi: Schools, colleges and other educational institutions in Delhi, that have remained closed for over two weeks due to hazardous air quality levels in the national capital, reopened on Monday. Delhi’s environment minister Gopal…

New Delhi: Delhi government has deceided to close schools in the Union Territory for a week from Monday onwards due to pollution. This was one of four major decisions taken in the meeting to tackle the pollution crisis. The other major…

New Delhi: Amid alarming pollution levels in National Capital Delhi, the Supreme Court on Saturday asked the Centre and Delhi government to take emergency measures to curb pollution. The court also suggested imposing a two-day lockdown…

DelhiNew Delhi: As the air quality level in Delhi plunged to near emergency levels, the pollution controlling authorities have asked people in the national capital to limit outdoor activities and told government and private offices to cut…

New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi was recorded in the “hazardous” category at Janpath in the city early on Friday, a day after the celebrations of Diwali. The particulate matter (PM) 2.5 concentration was recorded at 655.07 in Janpath…