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"Delhi is choking, Beijing-style clean air plan needed": Manickam Tagore i
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Tagore called for the "mandatory installation of Flue-Gas Desulphurization (FGD) systems in all thermal plants within 12 months, without any further extensions; the need for 50% electrification of public buses in the National Capital Region within two years, supported by a nationwide expa
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Delhi-NCR air quality improves slightly, remains in 'poor' category; layer
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI was 287 at 8 am in the national capital.
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Delhi sees marginal AQI improvement to 269, remains in 'poor' category
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi's air quality improved significantly on Wednesday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 269 at 8 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). However, the air quality in the national capital remains in the 'poor' category, with a thi
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Delhi's air quality remains 'poor' at 292; layer of smog covers city
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'poor' category on Tuesday, with a thin layer of smog covering parts of the city and limiting visibility.
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Mumbai wakes up to morning haze, AQI at 125 in Bandra
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mumbai woke up to a layer of haze on Monday morning, with several parts of the city, including Bandra Reclamation, witnessing reduced visibility as air quality dipped once again. Early morning visuals showed a thick blanket of haze over the coastline and arterial roads, prompting concern
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Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category, AQI recorded at 318
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category on Monday morning as Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading stood at 318, as of 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Delhi air quality dips to 'Very Poor' as smog persists; AQI at 303
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The national capital woke up to a blanket of smog on Sunday morning, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 9 am hitting 303, in the "very poor" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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"Government active on every front:" Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on controlling po
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta assured residents that the government is taking action on all fronts to tackle pollution in the National Capital. She further reiterated that the fight against pollution in Delhi is ongoing in a continuous mission mode.
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Delhi wakes up to toxic smog as AQI hits 333, remains in 'very poor' categ
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Areas like Ghazipur Mandi and Akshardham reported thick haze early this morning, with visibility remaining significantly reduced. According to CPCB, many regions of the National Capital fell into the 'very poor' category.
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Centre launches initiatives to tackle Delhi's toxic air, sees 200 good air
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, responded, by saying various studies have been conducted by academic and research institutes on impact of air pollution. During the year 2025, not a single day the AQI has reached severe
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Delhi air quality remains in 'very poor' category with persistent smog; AQ
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Areas like Ghazipur and Akshardham reported thick haze early this morning, with visibility remaining significantly reduced. According to CPCB, many regions of the National Capital fell into the 'very poor' category.
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Implementing multi-pronged measures to curb air pollution from paddy stubb
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Minister said that air pollution in NCR results from multiple factors, including vehicular emissions, industrial pollution, construction and demolition dust, biomass burning, municipal solid waste burning, and stubble burning, among others. Recognising the role of paddy stubble burnin
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