India, Air pollution

Air pollution in India's capital of Delhi is now at 'extreme' and 'toxic' level
India's capital city of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority.
India’s capital chokes as air pollution levels hit 50 times the safe limit
In several areas of the city, pollution levels were more than 50 times higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended safe limit. Forecasts say the poor air quality will continue into the week.
India's worsening, "severe plus" air pollution forces even more dramatic safety measures
Air pollution chokes New Delhi every winter, but this year's smog has already derailed everything from transport and road work to schools.
India's north shrouded in smog as Delhi pollution hits season high
Toxic smog engulfed much of northern India on Monday and pollution readings in New Delhi hit their highest of this pre-winter season, after dense fog overnight.
Delhi air pollution reaches 'severe plus' levels
Air pollution in India's capital Delhi has soared to extremely severe levels, choking residents and engulfing the city in thick smog. Monitors recorded pollution levels of 1,500 on the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 15:00 IST (09:30 BST),
Delhi air pollution blankets India's capital in dense smog, sparking emergency measures
Air pollution choking New Delhi has ground outdoor work to a halt and disrupted air travel in the Indian capital.
Delhi imposes most stringent set of restrictions as smog hangs over Indian capital
Delhi ’s government imposed the most stringent set of restrictions on the movement of vehicles and people as the toxic smog enveloping the Indian capital worsened on Monday. The city’s average air quality index was 457 in the morning,
New Delhi gasping as air quality reaches severe levels, enveloping India's capital in smog
India's capital was left gasping this week as air pollution smog reduced visibility to near zero and raised air quality levels more than 130 times safe limits.
Maximum Toxi-city: Delhi's pollution crisis prompts WFH orders, school closure
Delhi's air quality hit a severe AQI of 494, nearing its highest ever, causing health issues and prompting work-from-home orders amid ongoing pollution crises.
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New Delhi closes schools, bans construction as air pollution shoots up to worst level this season
NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from ...
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution News Today Live Updates: Medical emergency in northern India due to stubble burning, says CM Atishi
Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Sunday, with air quality plunging to hazardous levels. Visibility was severely ...
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Atishi blames Centre for Delhi's air apocalypse: Why is PM silent on pollution?
Speaking to India Today TV, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi raised concern over the severe air pollution engulfing a large swathe ...
Delhi air pollution: 15 flights diverted to Jaipur, Dehradun due to low visibility
As the national capital grapples with high-level of air pollution, the Delhi Airport on Monday said that low visibility ...
Air pollution: SC orders closure of classes 10, 12 in Delhi-NCR, Grap 4 restrictions imposed
The Supreme Court of India has ordered the closure of 10th and 12th-grade classes across the Delhi-National Capital Region ...
New Delhi closes schools, bans construction as air pollution shoots up
Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on ...
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Delhi pollution: GRAP-IV anti-pollution curbs in capital | see what's banned
With air quality deteriorating, authorities have imposed stringent anti-pollution measures under Stage IV of the Graded ...