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October 16, 2025, 08:03 PM - 3 min read
The national capital recorded its lowest minimum temperature of 18.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday, coinciding with a deterioration in air quality. Six monitoring stations in the city reported air quality levels classified as 'very poor' as the chill of winter begins to set in.
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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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February 11, 2025, 09:43 AM - 1 min read
Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the 'poor' category at 283, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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January 9, 2025, 07:36 PM - 2 min read
The commission clarified that alongside the Stage III measures, restrictions from Stage I and II will also remain active in Delhi and the national capital region.
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December 23, 2024, 04:40 AM - 2 min read
Delhi remains under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which includes stringent anti-pollution measures such as a complete ban on construction activities and restrictions on non-essential polluting trucks entering the city.
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November 27, 2024, 10:54 AM - 2 min read
Of the 38 monitoring stations that recorded air quality data, none reported levels in the severe category, according to the CPCB data.
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November 23, 2024, 10:22 AM - 2 min read
Delhi's air quality slipped back to the 'severe' category on Saturday morning with an AQI of 420 while the minimum temperature was recorded at 11.4 degrees Celsius.
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November 19, 2024, 09:31 AM - 2 min read
Aarti Khosla, Director of Climate Trends, sais that Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) had reached dangerous levels, with some areas recording particulate pollution above 1,000 microgram per cubic metre.
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November 18, 2024, 05:14 PM - 2 min read
With the national capital experiencing the worst conditions, an AQI reading of 978 post-noon on November 18 indicates that an individual could be breathing in the equivalent of 49.02 cigarettes each day.
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November 18, 2024, 08:57 AM - 2 min read
Delhi's air quality worsened with the AQI rising to 481 on Monday, prompting the implementation of GRAP Stage 4. Restrictions include a ban on diesel-run vehicles, online schooling, and reduced office capacities. Pollution levels are deemed hazardous, with PM2.5 levels posing significant health risks.
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November 18, 2024, 07:49 AM - 2 min read
The Delhi government has halted physical classes for most students as pollution worsens in the national Capital. Classes 10 and 12 exempted. GRAP-4 rules implemented, restricting vehicle movement and imposing emergency measures to combat the toxic air crisis.
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November 16, 2024, 08:25 PM - 5 min read
Out of Delhi's 39 monitoring stations, data shared by the CPCB showed that all except for Sri Aurobindo Marg reported air quality in the "severe" category, with AQI levels above 400.
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