GRAP-1 imposed in Delhi-NCR: Full list of restrictions, bans and permitted activitiesDelhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air quality dropped to the 'poor' category with an AQI of 208. T...
19 May, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
‘₹4 crore flat, living like a prisoner’: Ghaziabad high-rise residents flag bad roads, poor AQI, faulty fire lift in viral video. WatchGhaziabad high registry charges but no facilities: A viral video from Ghaziabad highlights the stark reality of luxury housing, questioning...
05 May, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Two ISI operatives arrested for planning grenade attacks, target killings in Delhi-NCRDelhi Police Special Cell arrested two youths from Gwalior for working with Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti. Their arrests foiled pl...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
Delhi Building Collapse: Eight killed as wall collapses in Delhi's Jaitpur amid heavy rainsDelhi building collapse news: Tragedy struck near Mohan Baba Mandir in Harinagar, Jaitapur. A wall collapsed due to heavy rains in Delhi. E...
09 Aug, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
Stubble Burning Season Starts: Get ready for bad air in Delhi-NCR from next monthThe stubble burning season has commenced with 124 farm fires recorded between September 15 and 23 in neighboring states. Experts predict an...
24 Sep, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Chaos at Delhi Airport: Terminal 1 roof collapse leaves cars buried, 1 dead and flights suspendedIndiGo has canceled all flights to/from Terminal 1 due to the partial closure of Delhi Airport caused by heavy rains. Delhi and NCR (Nation...
28 Jun, 2024, 01.44 PM IST
NGT issues notice to Punjab CS, CPCB on air pollution caused by stubble burningThe green panel also took on record a report by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and a...
21 Oct, 2023, 04.21 PM IST
Stubble fire down 32%; Punjab sees 30% declineIn total, from 77,967 farm fire counts recorded in the peak stubble burning season in 2021, between September 15 and November 22, the figur...
24 Nov, 2022, 01.02 AM IST
1,695 farm fires reported in Delhi, its adjoining states, Punjab: CAQMHaryana has logged 244 fire events as compared to 1,026 in 2021 and National Capital Region (NCR) districts of Uttar Pradesh have recorded ...
17 Oct, 2022, 08.09 PM IST
51% cut in stubble burning this season against corresponding period last year: Air quality panelIncidents of stubble burning have come down by over 51 per cent this season so far compared to the corresponding period last year, accordin...
03 Nov, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
51% cut in stubble burning this season against corresponding period last year: Air quality panelThe panel said enforcement agencies have inspected 8,575 sites in Punjab, Haryana and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and an environmental c...
03 Nov, 2021, 03.51 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
Stubble burning down by more than half till nowStates have scaled up awareness and education drive to convince farmers to stay off burning paddy residue. Bio decomposers to naturally rid...
13 Oct, 2021, 11.28 PM IST
Hectic meet between Ministry and Air Quality commission to reduce burning of farm stubbleThe Commission on Air Quality Management (CAQM) has also expressed concern that incidents of stubble burning in Terai may hit the air quali...
31 Aug, 2021, 07.49 AM IST
Delhi's air quality nears 'severe' levels again; north-westerly winds, farm fires to blameAn AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. An AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' cate...
11 Nov, 2019, 09.25 PM IST
Poor air quality in Delhi-NCR pushes govt to take urgent actionsThe Cabinet Secretary will monitor the situation with these States on a daily basis and Chief Secretaries of these States have been asked t...
03 Nov, 2019, 08.44 PM IST
ND-Vizag AP Express catches fire in MP; no injuries reportedSome passengers noticed smoke in a coach and pulled the emergency chain in the nick of time to alight to safety. Later, fire tenders put ou...
21 May, 2018, 09.42 PM IST