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January 6, 2026, 07:41 PM - 4 min read
The CAQM was directed to convene a meeting of experts within two weeks, prepare a report based on their deliberations and make it public before the next hearing.
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December 28, 2025, 11:47 AM - 3 min read
The Air Quality Index (AQI) was at 391 in New Delhi on Sunday, slotted in the severe category, with some regions exceeding 400, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
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December 26, 2025, 12:32 PM - 3 min read
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday urged residents to continue following pollution-control measures, especially since weather conditions are likely to turn unfavourable with increased chances of dense fog and haze, which exacerbate pollution levels
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December 24, 2025, 12:16 PM - 2 min read
Delhi’s air quality seems to have “improved” from ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’ levels of air quality index on Wednesday, as per data by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
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December 20, 2025, 10:16 AM - 2 min read
With temperatures plummeting, Delhi and its surrounding areas were plunged in low visibility amidst foggy weather conditions even as the Air Quality Index (AQI) threatened to touch ‘severe’ category at 384 on Saturday
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December 17, 2025, 05:06 PM - 4 min read
The bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi passed the order after it was informed that vehicles were being stuck for hours on the borders which was contributing to air pollution.
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December 1, 2025, 08:43 PM - 3 min read
A day after a slight improvement, the air quality in the capital slipped back to the ‘very poor’ category at 304 on Monday, marking a return to the prolonged pollution spell Delhi has been battling this winter. CAQM inspection drive has flagged dust buildup on roads following which it has put MCD under spotlight.
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November 28, 2025, 07:26 PM - 4 min read
In a disappointing forecast, no respite is expected next week as well in the existing air pollution crisis being faced by the people. The national capital recorded an AQI of 369 on Friday, extending its streak of 'very poor' air quality to half the month of November.
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November 18, 2025, 05:39 PM - 3 min read
With pollution crisis unrelenting, hundreds of Delhiites, including students from JNU, Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia, staged a protest at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday demanding immediate action to improve the national capital's air quality. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has once again pointed fingers at Punjab for stubble burning as major reason for very bad AQI.
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October 14, 2025, 08:10 PM - 4 min read
Signalling the annual return of the capital’s pollution season, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Centre’s anti-pollution panel, has enforced Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
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November 30, 2024, 08:06 PM - 2 min read
Delhi's air quality remains in the "very poor" category for the seventh consecutive day, with the AQI at 346. Authorities warn that it will stay at this level for the next three days due to unfavourable weather conditions.
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November 22, 2024, 03:00 PM - 3 min read
In a previous hearing, the court criticised the use of firecrackers and strongly rebuked the government and police, stating that "no religion supports activities that cause pollution."
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