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A thick layer of smog is seen in New Delhi on November 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Delhi’s overall air quality remained in the “very poor” quality on Saturday (November 29, 2025) morning, with an AQI reading of 332. This is marginally lower than Friday’s Air Quality Index (AQI), which stood at…
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New Delhi: With an average Air Quality Index of 294, Delhi has recorded its cleanest December air since the introduction of the AQI system in 2015. This improvement can be attributed to strong, consistent winds in the first half of the month and record-breaking rainfall in the second, officials said. According to data from the…
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New Delhi: As Delhi gets respite from toxic air with improved air quality due to continuous rains, Centre’s panel on Delhi-NCR’s air quality on Friday lifted stringent pollution curbs under stage 3 of GRAP in the national capital and surrounding areas with immediate effect. However, pollution restrictions under stage 2 of GRAP are in place…
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Some areas recorded AQI levels as high as 474. (File) New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated on Sunday with the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching the ‘severe’ category at 409 at 4 pm, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. On Saturday, the AQI was recorded at 370, placing it in the ‘very…
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Delhi and Mumbai have been witnessing cold wave conditions. A thick blanket of smog is hovering over two metropolitan cities, Delhi and Mumbai, as the air quality dipped amid cold wave conditions. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 386 in the ‘very poor’ category for the second consecutive day on…
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Humidity was 97 per cent at 8:30 am. New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital was in the ‘severe’ category on Tuesday morning with an AQI of 427 while the minimum temperature was 5.9 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. Out of 35 monitoring stations, 28 recorded air quality in the ‘severe’ category…
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There’s ban on movement of BS IV Diesel and BS III Petrol cars in Delhi-NCR. New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated further during the day, breaching the 400 mark, and dipping into the ‘Severe+’ category, forcing the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Centre’s anti-pollution panel, to impose GRAP 4 restrictions in the national…
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Delhi’s AQI touched the ‘severe plus’ category this season post-Diwali. New Delhi: Delhi recorded the highest number of ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ air quality days in 2024 since the past six years, data shared by monitoring agencies said. According to the data, a total of 207 days saw ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ air quality, with the Air…
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Delhi’s air quality has seen consistent improvement this week. New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality improved significantly on Wednesday, with the AQI nearing the ‘moderate’ category at 211. Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 268 in the ‘poor’ category on Tuesday. At 8 am on Wednesday, the AQI was recorded at 211, according to Central…
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Chandni Chowk is a non-motorised zone. New Delhi: Chandni Chowk was among the least polluted spots in Delhi on Monday and Tuesday, data provided by pollution monitoring bodies showed, as the overall air quality in the national capital improved to the “poor” category – after a month-long spell of “very poor” and “severe” categories –…
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