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October 22, 2025, 01:36 PM - 2 min read
The places with 'poor' AQI in Haryana included Bahadurgarh (272), Gurugram (290), Karnal (243), Bhiwani (298), Faridabad (218), Kaithal (237), Karnal (243), Kurukshetra (226), and Sonipat (285).
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October 17, 2025, 11:26 AM - 5 min read
The highest AQI was recorded in Anand Vihar at 370, followed by Akshardham at 369, Bawana at 367, Wazirpur at 328, and Jahangirpuri at 324.
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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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October 11, 2025, 08:16 PM - 3 min read
As winter chill in Delhi has begun to set in, the city is bracing for another seasonal surge in air pollution as the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday stood at 199, just a few notches away from the 'poor' category. While the city's low was 19.4 degrees Celsius, 1.6 notches below normal, the maximum temperature settled at 30.3 degrees Celsius, 3.9 notches below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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July 24, 2025, 04:46 PM - 3 min read
Notwithstanding a number of woes rains triggered for the people of Delhi-NCR, the good news which gives some relief is on the front of pollution related miseries. In decades around this time of the year, this has improved significantly, offering some quality life to the people in national capital.
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March 24, 2025, 04:10 PM - 6 min read
There is an urgent need for multi-sector action across all regions under the National Clean Air Programme for a time-bound reduction in pollution levels. The steady deterioration in the air quality of several Indian cities calls for radical long-term steps to arrest the tide.
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March 1, 2025, 05:10 PM - 2 min read
In addition to restricting fuel supply to older vehicles, State Environment Minister Sirsa announced that all high-rise buildings, hotels, and commercial complexes in the capital must install anti-smog guns to curb air pollution levels.
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November 30, 2024, 08:06 PM - 2 min read
Delhi's air quality remains in the "very poor" category for the seventh consecutive day, with the AQI at 346. Authorities warn that it will stay at this level for the next three days due to unfavourable weather conditions.
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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, 02:44 PM - 2 min read
SpiceJet and IndiGo informed passengers through X that flights may be affected due to poor visibility conditions in the national capital.
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November 18, 2024, 12:49 PM - 3 min read
Heavy vehicles are no longer permitted to enter the national capital.
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November 16, 2024, 10:40 AM - 2 min read
The air quality in the national capital was categorised as "severe" on Saturday morning, with an AQI of 407 recorded at 9 am, as indicated by the Sameer app, which offers hourly updates on the national AQI provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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