UP CEO warns DEOs of action over voter roll errors, pending applications; orders daily monitoringThe Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer's office has issued warnings to District Election Officers regarding errors in electoral rolls. D...
31 Oct, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta directs night-time cleaning in colonies, markets ahead of DiwaliDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has directed officials to intensify cleanliness drives across the national capital ahead of Diwali and oth...
22 Oct, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
CAQM meets with Delhi govt agencies to review dust pollution issuesThe Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi held a meeting to address ongoing dust pollution problems. Agencies were instructed to c...
22 Oct, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
Delhi-NCR invokes GRAP-I as AQI rises to 244, air quality likely to remain ‘poor’The Commission for Air Quality Management has invoked Stage-I of GRAP across Delhi-NCR after Delhi’s AQI rose sharply from 179 on October 2...
21 Oct, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
Delhi-NCR industries get relief as CAQM extends PM norms deadlineThe Commission for Air Quality Management has extended the implementation timeline for revised PM emission standards. Industries across Del...
31 Jul, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
CAQM asks Punjab to act swiftly on stubble burning; says Haryana has shown sharp declineThe Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday urged Punjab to take immediate and coordinated steps to curb stubble burning, ...
08 Nov, 2025, 08.54 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
Ban on entry of polluting commercial vehicles into Delhi from Nov 1Polluting commercial vehicles will be banned from entering Delhi starting November 1, with only BS-VI, CNG, LNG, and electric goods vehicle...
17 Oct, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
Relief for Delhiites: Fuel ban for old vehicles on hold till November 1The Centre's air quality panel has postponed the fuel ban on end-of-life vehicles in Delhi until November 1, addressing concerns raised by ...
08 Jul, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
Delhi-NCR Air Quality: Stage-III GRAP actions revoked as AQI improves, Stage-I & II remain enforcedThe Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revoked Stage-III measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for Delhi-NCR,...
05 Jan, 2025, 06.31 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
Delhi air quality remains "very poor"The areas near Delhi university saw an AQI of 314. As the mercury dropped in the national capital the smog levels increased. In the NCR reg...
12 Dec, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Consider using water sprinklers, anti-smog guns 24x7: CAQM to Delhi govt after air quality turns severeSatellite images showed a layer of smoke blanketing huge swathes of the Indo-Gangetic plains -- from east Pakistan to east Uttar Pradesh. T...
01 Nov, 2022, 10.43 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
Air Quality Commission to seek 5% GST for natural gasIn a meeting held on January 20, the CAQM decided that such a move was essential, as it would make the cost of this cleaner fuel more compe...
23 Jan, 2021, 12.03 AM IST