Delhi HC says GRAP guidelines do not create enforceable work-from-home rights for Central employeesThe Delhi High Court has stated that the Graded Response Action Plan is for pollution control, not for individual employee rights. A centra...
13 Dec, 2025, 02.39 PM IST
Punjab records 3,284 stubble burning from Sept 15 to Nov 6, Haryana witnesses 206The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) noted a marginal decrease in Punjab's stubble burning incidents between September 15 and N...
08 Nov, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
After GRAP-2 invoked in Delhi, Congress' Rashid Alvi blames Delhi govt for prioritising votes over pollution controlAmid escalating pollution levels, the Delhi NCR region sees the activation of GRAP-2, prompting Congress leader Rashid Alvi to voice his co...
20 Oct, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
CAQM revokes Stage II of GRAP across Delhi-NCR; Stage I measures to remain in effectThe Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revoked Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR, effective immediatel...
24 Feb, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
Delhi's air quality remains very poor, AQI at 349Delhi AQI Today: Delhi's air quality recorded an AQI of 349, remaining in the 'very poor' category. The Commission for Air Quality Manageme...
23 Oct, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
Delhi's air quality plummets to 'very poor' category; GRAP-II restrictions kick in todayDelhi's air quality plummeted to 'very poor' with an AQI of 385, prompting the CAQM to enforce the Stage II GRAP. Authorities recommend usi...
22 Oct, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
Delhi Pollution: What’s permitted and what’s prohibited under new GRAP II rules in NCRGRAP II Restrictions: Authorities in Delhi will enforce Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) beginning October 22, 2024, as a...
21 Oct, 2024, 08.42 PM IST
Special Enforcement Task Force to monitor implementation of directions on air pollution: CAQM to SCThe Commission for Air Quality Management has formed a Special Enforcement Task Force to oversee the implementation of measures to control ...
03 Oct, 2024, 06.08 PM IST
Delhi's air quality turns 'severe', CAQM asks NCR states to strictly implement anti-pollution curbsAn official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said low temperatures, calm winds and high moisture content led to trapping of pol...
11 Jan, 2023, 04.12 PM IST
Air pollution: 24 industrial units issued closure orders for violating GRAP guidelinesGRAP is classified under four stages, depending on the air quality in Delhi. Stage I is implemented in case of 'poor' air quality (AQI 201-...
28 Oct, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
Delhi's air quality plunges to 'poor' category, experts warn it could remain same for next few daysEvery year Delhi and the nearby areas witness air quality dropping to 'severe' category due to drop in temperatures and stubble burning in ...
16 Oct, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
Night patrols set up to monitor compliance to pollution control norms in DelhiApplications have been received by the transport department also for plying of trucks, he said. "Only after approval by Commission for Air ...
18 Dec, 2021, 07.08 PM IST
Air quality panel orders immediate closure of NCR industries not using cleaner fuels"There is an emergent need for preventive measures, as a matter of extreme emergency, to prevent further deterioration in air quality. Flyi...
07 Dec, 2021, 08.47 PM IST
CAQM's 'flying squads' inspect 576 sites in Delhi-NCR, 111 units spotted for immediate closureSources at the CAQM said that during the inspection, the 'flying squads' identified 111 units for immediate closure which include 28 indust...
06 Dec, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
Delhi-NCR Air quality panel forms 40 flying squads to monitor complianceThe CAQM had constituted a five-member "Enforcement Task Force" (ETF) on Thursday to monitor and supervise the implementation of its direct...
05 Dec, 2021, 09.03 PM IST
Significant decrease in no. of stubble-burning events in Punjab, Haryana and 8 NCR districts of UPThe Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Adjoining Areas said according to a report based on the protocol framed by the ...
15 Oct, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Centre’s new anti-pollution panel seeks more teethET gathers that the CAQM has pointed out to the Centre that it is short of powers necessary to check the violation of pollution norms and h...
19 Jan, 2021, 09.50 AM IST