Delhi continues to choke under thick haze as AQI remains 'Very Poor' despite GRAP-III curbsDelhi woke up to a thick haze on Wednesday morning. The city's Air Quality Index reached 'Very Poor' levels. Major areas recorded high poll...
26 Nov, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
Delhi dust storm: IMD issues yellow alert till May 20. What’s turning the city into a dust bowl?Delhi Dust Storm: Delhi-NCR experienced a thick layer of dust and haze, drastically reducing visibility and pushing air quality into the 'v...
16 May, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
SC grills Delhi govt over pollution, asks not to go below GRAP-IV without its permissionNew Delhi is grappling with severe air pollution, forcing authorities to implement emergency measures like shutting schools and halting con...
18 Nov, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
Extreme winter nighttime pollution in New Delhi air explainedA team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland along with scientist from the Indian Institute of Technology (I...
14 Mar, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Delhi Pollution: IIT Madras researchers-led international study finds chloride-rich particles responsible for visibility reductionMany studies in the past have identified PM2.5 (particulate matter or aerosol particles with diameter less than 2.5 micrometre) as a major ...
27 Jan, 2021, 02.01 PM IST
Haze chokes Delhi, pollution levels highest since November last yearExperts said unfavourable meteorological conditions -- calm winds and low temperatures -- and smoke from farm fires in neighbouring states ...
05 Nov, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
View: For a solution to Delhi pollution, let’s start by renaming it ‘north Indian haze’From calling it ‘Delhi pollution’, we need to rechristen it the ‘north Indian haze’. The north Indian haze, by definition, cannot be made a...
17 Nov, 2019, 10.29 AM IST
Delhi airport's flight operations suspended for around 35 minutes due to severe dust storm"The dust storm hit the Delhi airport at 6.39 pm today," the officials said.
12 Jun, 2019, 09.07 PM IST
Thick haze envelopes Delhi, air quality very poorThe overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 316, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
28 Nov, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
Thick haze engulfs Delhi, air quality remains severeSeventeen areas in Delhi recorded 'severe' air quality and it was 'very poor' in 14 areas, according to the data.
13 Nov, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
Haze engulfs Delhi as air quality worsensA haze engulfed the national capital as the air quality nosedived to "very poor" category with several areas inching towards "severe" pollu...
20 Oct, 2018, 06.32 PM IST
Dust haze hangs over Punjab, Haryana; flight operations again hitSome flight operators had yesterday itself announced cancellation of flights scheduled for the day, airport officials said.
15 Jun, 2018, 01.41 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal 'requests' Manish Sisodia to shut schools for a few daysConsidering high level of pollution, I have requested Manish Sisodia, Education Minister, to consider closing schools for few days," Kejriw...
07 Nov, 2017, 02.13 PM IST
Thick haze shrouds Delhi, air quality still 'poor'Delhi was engulfed in a thick haze even as extremely high level of suspended particulate matters kept the air quality 'poor'.
03 Nov, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
Haze in Delhi due to agri-waste burning in Punjab and HaryanaDelhi Pollution Control Committee officials as well as scientists at System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research.
01 Nov, 2014, 01.45 PM IST
Early fog forces Northern Railway to cancel 30 trains in DecemberNorthern Railway officials say that because of this reason six trains have already been cancelled and some were running late.
27 Oct, 2013, 10.46 AM IST
- Brown clouds seasonal in nature: Experts
The haze, or brown cloud hanging over Asian cities including Delhi and Mumbai, essentially affects local conditions and can be swept away b...
16 Nov, 2008, 02.08 AM IST