India, March 11 -- Stringent measures, raising public awareness and promoting regional collaboration need of the hour

A post from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on February 28, 2024 on X (formerly known as Twitter) read, "In view of significant and sustained improvement in overall air quality of Delhi over the past few days, CAQM withdraws Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from entire Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect."

GRAP is an air pollution control framework or plan designed to be implemented in Delhi-NCR during the winter season to combat air pollution. Implemented by the CAQM in collaboration with the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC), its four stages have ...