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'Green' crackers fail, Delhi chokes': Post-Diwali smog hits four-year high, PM2.5 peaks at 675

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Delhi woke up on Tuesday under a blanket of grey haze and acrid air, recording its worst post-Diwali air quality in four years with PM2.5 levels peaking at 675 micrograms per cub... Read More


Pollution levels steady compared to previous years: Minister Sirsa

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Delhi woke up to a thick haze and "very poor" air quality the morning after Diwali, but Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said pollution levels had remained largely stab... Read More


GRAP-2 curbs kick in as Delhi's air turns 'very poor' ahead of Diwali

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has activated Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR, following a significant deterioration in the c... Read More


Sri Lankan PM visits Delhi govt school, calls Delhi model 'an inspiration for other developing nations'

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Delhi Model of Education received international recognition on Friday as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, visited Sarvodaya Co-Ed Vidyalaya in Rohini ... Read More


CAQM reviews NCR's winter pollution preparedness

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas held its 25th meeting on Friday under the chairmanship of Rajesh Verma to review the region's prepared... Read More


Capital feels the chill - and the choke

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The national capital experienced its coldest morning of the season on Thursday, with the mercury dipping to 18.1 degrees Celsius, marking the onset of a mild winter chill. Howeve... Read More


SC allows green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR from Oct 18-20, limits bursting to 6-7 am & 8-10 pm

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the limited use of green firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) during Diwali, setting clear restrictions on their s... Read More


Cloud seeding trial likely after Diwali, awaiting IMD's nod: Min

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Delhi's much-awaited cloud-seeding experiment to tackle post-Diwali pollution is set to begin soon, with all necessary clearances now in place. Officials confirmed that the opera... Read More


Green crackers: Govt to enforce conditions

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Delhi government has moved swiftly to implement the Supreme Court's order permitting the limited sale and use of certified green firecrackers during Diwali, with Environment ... Read More


Season's 1st Stage-1 pollution curbs activated in Delhi as AQI hits 'poor'

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- With Delhi's air quality slipping into the 'poor' category, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday invoked this season's first Stage-1 restrictions of the Gr... Read More