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Delhi's air quality falls in 'poor' category

February 14, 2026, 11:29 AM - 1 min read

The air quality was recorded in the 'poor' category at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 211, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

Delhi AQI improves to 183 in moderate range; several areas remain poor.

Delhi's air quality slightly improves, AQI in 'moderate' category

February 13, 2026, 08:43 AM - 2 min read

Mundka recorded the AQI at 230, followed by Shadipur (248), Nehru Nagar (207), Rohini (221), Bawana (220), Jahangirpuri (245), Wazirpur (207), Ashok Vihar (201), Narela (215), Vivek Vihar (204), Pusa (142), Sirifort (218), and Chandani Chowk (176), according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal for this time of the year, according to official data, with visibility dropping to 100 metres at both Palam and Safdarjung, the weather office said

Dense fog returns; visibility in Delhi-NCR down to 100 m

February 3, 2026, 10:33 AM - 2 min read

The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal for this time of the year, according to official data, with visibility dropping to 100 metres at both Palam and Safdarjung, the weather office said

India’s financial capital, Mumbai, also woke up to dense fog on Monday morning, with temperatures hovering between 17 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius

Dense smog reduces visibility in Delhi; AQI still ‘severe’

January 19, 2026, 09:35 AM - 3 min read

According to the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall AQI was recorded at 418, while air quality index in the ITO area was recorded at 434

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Pulled out of India Open due to Delhi pollution, says Antonsen

January 14, 2026, 02:58 PM - 3 min read

World No.3 Anders Antonsen said he had to dole out USD 5,000 fine from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for pulling out of the ongoing India Open

The capital was also rated among the weakest performer in utilisation of clean air funds, with only 33 per cent of the allocated amount spent, the report said

Delhi tops PM10 in 2025 in report; govt blames AAP for pollution

January 10, 2026, 09:43 AM - 4 min read

The capital exceeded the PM10 standard on 285 days during the year, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said in its analysis

The weather office has forecast dense fog on Friday and Saturday as well

Delhi air quality improves to ‘poor’

January 8, 2026, 01:40 PM - 1 min read

The capital city and several parts of north India were shrouded in dense fog as temperatures continued to remain below the average minimum amidst a cold wave

When it comes to the air quality in the national capital, the air quality index (AQI) was back in the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday with an AQI reading of 336, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s Sameer app

Cold wave grips north; Delhi AQI back to being ‘very poor’

January 7, 2026, 12:44 PM - 3 min read

Plummeting temperatures and dense fog have parts of north India in the grip of a cold wave, forcing authorities to extend winter holidays in schools

Delhi's AQI dips again, forecast says 'very poor' till mid week

January 5, 2026, 03:07 PM - 3 min read

This reversal came two days after strong surface winds of 15–20 kmph had significantly improved air quality, pushing AQI levels back into the “poor” range on Friday. Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI was logged at 236 (poor) at 4pm on Friday and 267 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the air quality remained in the ‘very poor, category, with the city’s overall AQI at 371 at 10 am, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed

Delhi recorded cleanest air in 8 years in 2025: Sirsa

January 2, 2026, 08:09 AM - 3 min read

Delhi’s Environment Minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, said on Thursday that the cleanest air quality in Delhi in the past eight years was marked in 2025 when the capital city saw 200 days when the AQI was below 200

Delhi wakes up to fog, ‘very poor’ AQI

December 31, 2025, 10:29 AM - 2 min read

The AQI is expected to remain ‘very poor’ for the subsequent six days. Officials attributed the poor air to an unfavourable ventilation index of below 6,000 square metres per second and average wind speeds of less than 10 kmph, which are not conducive to the dispersion of pollutants.

Additionally, air quality in the national capital region improved marginally to the ‘very poor’ category at 388 on Tuesday morning, marking a marginal improvement from Monday, when the city’s air quality stood at the ‘severe’ category with a reading of 401

Flight disruptions continue on account of fog

December 30, 2025, 01:22 PM - 4 min read

An official said 60 arrivals and 58 departures were cancelled while 16 flights were diverted from the Delhi airport, which handles as many as 1,300 flights every day