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AQI remains 'very poor' for third day

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Delhi's air quality index (AQI) remained in the 'very poor' category for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, deteriorating marginally as wind speeds dropped again. The 24-hou... Read More


low wind speeds keep capital's air 'very poor'; relief unlikely

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Delhi's air quality remained "very poor" for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, deteriorating marginally as wind speeds dropped again. The 24-hour average air quality index ... Read More


Green tribunal seeks report on illegal waste mountains on Delhi outskirts

India, Oct. 23 -- New Delhi Taking note of illegal waste mountains at Singhola and Bawana on the outskirts of Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) gave the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC... Read More


Share of stubble fires in city's air pollution still low, for now

India, 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 that... Read More


GRAP stage-3 curbs to wait as Delhi's AQI nears 400 mark

India, Oct. 22 -- A review meeting to invoke the next category of measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) will only take place after the air quality index (AQI) crosses 400, officials aw... Read More


Delhi celebrates noisiest Diwali in three years

India, Oct. 22 -- New Delhi Delhi was louder this Diwali than it has been for the past three years, with most neighbourhoods breaching permissible noise limits despite curbs already in place. Real-ti... Read More


Hazardous units in Delhi must register on CPCB's portal: DPCC

India, Oct. 20 -- The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has made it mandatory for all industrial units in the Capital involved in generating, recycling, utilising, co-processing, pre-processing... Read More


Under Grap 2, curbs on diesel generators

India, Oct. 20 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas invoked the Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) on Sunday with imm... Read More


Delhi's air turns 'very poor'; Grap 2 enforced

India, Oct. 20 -- Layers of smog and the acrid sting of pollution cloaked the Capital on Diwali eve, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to invoke stage 2 measures under the Gra... Read More


External factors behind Capital's 'very poor' AQI: DSS report

India, Oct. 20 -- The deterioration in Delhi's air quality, which was skirting the "very poor" category on Sunday, was caused more by external factors than from sources within the capital, according t... Read More