Delhi AQI still above 300 amid 'very poor' air quality in national capitalDelhi's air quality remains 'very poor' with AQI exceeding 300 in several areas, as a thin layer of smog blankets the national capital. Thi...
11 Dec, 2025, 08.15 AM IST
More breathless plans to tackle pollution?Delhi-NCR faces its annual pollution season with new government plans. Past efforts like cloud seeding and smog towers have shown little su...
16 Oct, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
High-rise buildings, hotels, commercial complexes to mandatorily install anti-smog guns, announces Delhi govtDelhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced that all high-rise buildings, hotels, and key establishments must install anti-s...
01 Mar, 2025, 08.08 PM IST
Delhi pollution: GRAP causing more problems that it solves?Delhi's winter air pollution fight faces a challenge. GRAP measures aim to reduce pollution but create new problems. Construction bans hurt...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
Delhi govt tests drone-based mist spraying to combat pollutionAcross 13 hotspots in Delhi, this pilot project allows to test drone-based mist spraying in areas where conventional anti-smog guns can't r...
08 Nov, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
Delhi AQI today: Smog blankets city, visibility impacted due to pollutionDelhi pollution news: Delhi experienced its eighth consecutive day of 'very poor' air quality, with AQI reaching 383, causing low visibilit...
08 Nov, 2024, 10.11 AM IST
Hardeep Singh Puri meets CEO of German Biogas Association; discusses issue of stubble burningIndian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, discussed solutions for stubble burning during his meeting with the CEO o...
08 Nov, 2023, 10.49 AM IST
Here's why GRAP plan for reducing air pollution may not work in Delhi-NCRExperts highlight the lack of consistent action and enforcement of existing rules in the fight against air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Despite ...
06 Nov, 2023, 03.30 PM IST
Delhi AQI: With PM2.5 level 132X deadlier than what's safe, some pockets turn into kill zonesIn and around Anand Vihar, hourly PM2.5 levels reached 1,985 micrograms per cubic meter during that hour. This is 33 times beyond the natio...
04 Nov, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
Delhi unveils 10-point action plan to combat air pollution in winterSpecial teams have been formed to monitor pollution hotspots. Steps will also be taken to address traffic jams on 64 identified roads to re...
04 Oct, 2021, 03.04 PM IST
Delhi's 'Winter Action Plan' to fight pollution to be ready by September 30: Gopal RaiRai chaired a high-level meeting of the Delhi pollution control committee, environment and forest departments. The plan will focus on 10 po...
09 Sep, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
Smog towers 'quick fix', no scientific evidence they tackle pollution long-term, say expertsTheir comments came soon after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India's first smog tower in the city's Connaught Place area...
24 Aug, 2021, 11.54 AM IST
Causes for heavy smog in China unknown, need research: Li KeqiangWhile highlighting steps to address coal burning, exhaust of vehicles and dust to control smog specially in the winter, he said the causes ...
15 Mar, 2017, 02.55 PM IST
Causes for heavy smog in China unknown, need research: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang"I fully understand public concern about smog. Like air, blue skies treat everyone equally. We all want to have such blue skies," Chinese P...
15 Mar, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
Deonar fire aftermath: Infant dies, parents blame it on smogA six-month old boy has died in a locality near Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai where a a fire has been raging since last week, with the pa...
23 Mar, 2016, 01.40 PM IST
Deonar residents protest, demand solution to fire menaceThe protesters expressed anger and shock over the "failure" of civic administration in handling the situation, and demanded the dumping gro...
22 Mar, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
China, Japan, South Korea to jointly combat air pollutionChina, Japan and South Korea have agreed to jointly combat air pollution, a common challenge to East Asia, to boost sustainable development...
15 Dec, 2013, 06.23 PM IST