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Pollution data unavailable amid technical glitches as haze envelopes Delhi

India, Oct. 27 -- Technical glitches in updating pollution data continued as Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) remained stuck on 315 (very poor), and a haze enveloped the city on Monday. The Central Pol... Read More


6 of Delhi forest dept's 28 water bodies found encroached, NGT told

India, Oct. 27 -- Out of the 28 water bodies under the Delhi forest department's jurisdiction, six are found to be encroached and not present on the ground, the department told the National Green Trib... Read More


Delhi: Week likely to begin with light rain, rise in min temp

India, Oct. 27 -- Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) are likely to see scattered light rain on Monday and Tuesday due to an approaching western disturbance, as per the India Meteorological De... Read More


Man arrested at IGI during a gold smuggling bid

India, Oct. 27 -- An Indian national has been arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport by the customs department for trying to smuggle in gold worth Rs.18 lakh inside the cap of a... Read More


temp dips to 2-yr oct low of 15.8degC; city aqi worsens

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 15.8degC on Sunday - the lowest yet this season and the coldest October day since 2023. Meanwhile, the city's AQI worsened to 321 ("very p... Read More


Delhi's air quality slips to 'very poor' as CPCB faces server glitch

India, Oct. 27 -- The air quality in the Capital deteriorated further to the "very poor" category on Sunday after two days of recording "poor" air. The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) on Sunda... Read More


CM: Dry run done, cloud seeding to start October 29

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Delhi on Thursday held a "successful" cloud-seeding test after a plane released flares laced with rain-inducing chemicals above the city, CM Rekha Gupta said. The government will... Read More


AQI stays 'very poor' for fourth straight day in Delhi

India, Oct. 23 -- A toxic haze engulfed the national capital as the air quality stayed in the 'very poor' category for the fourth straight day on Thursday. The 24-hour rolling average air quality inde... Read More


Delayed stubble fires spare NCR, for now

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Even as Delhi continues to choke under a "very poor" air quality index for the third straight day, experts said the city has so far been spared the usual haze of farm smoke. The ... Read More


Role of farm fires in Delhi's pollution still low, for now

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Even as Delhi continues to choke under a "very poor" air quality index for the third straight day, experts said that the city has so far been spared the usual haze of farm smoke ... Read More