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"Attack on fuel storage facilities caused severe pollution": Iran's envoy
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Iranian envoy claimed that strikes on fuel storage facilities had caused toxic pollutants to enter the air.
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Delhi records 79 'Good' AQI days in 2025, severe pollution drops to second
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Continued, concerted and persistent efforts of all the stakeholders around the year in 2025 have further helped to improve the general air quality in Delhi as is evident from a record 79 days during 2025 with the AQI of 100 or below, i.e. in 'Good' and 'Satisfactory' categories, which is
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Delhi air quality worsens as AQI slips into severe category, several areas
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Several areas across Delhi-NCR recorded even worse air quality, with AQI levels crossing the 400 mark.
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"I develop infections in Delhi": Nitin Gadkari acknowledges "40% pollution
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Expressing concern over Delhi's severe pollution, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari acknowledged that the transport sector contributes nearly 40 per cent to emissions.
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Camera-obsessed LG, ignored by his own BJP govt, has resorted to 'letter n
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The AAP said that while Delhi continues to choke under severe pollution, the LG chose to spend leisure time in Gujarat and appears to have lost sight of basic constitutional responsibilities.
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Thick smog engulfs Delhi as air quality turns 'severe', AQI soared to 413
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Several pollution hotspots included Anand Vihar (466), Chandni Chowk (425), and Ashok Vihar (444), also falling under the 'severe' category across large swathes of the national capital.
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Several Congress leaders move adjournment motion in Parliament to discuss
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Manickam Tagore submitted an Adjournment Motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss air pollution and requested the declaration of a National Public Health Emergency.
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Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in LS to discuss 'severe'
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In his notice, Tagore cited the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 461 in Delhi, categorised as "Severe Plus," marking the highest level this season.
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"Going to do Vipassana is not called running away": Arvind Kejriwal replie
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The AAP leader's comments come a day after CM Gupta alleged that while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are trying to fight pollution by staying in Delhi, Kejriwal simply abandons Delhi by taking a Vipassana every six months.
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Delhi: Thick layer of toxic smog blankets national capital; average AQI re
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the CPCB, the Wazirpur area recorded an AQI of 400. The AQI in Anand Vihar was 401, which falls under the 'Severe' pollution category.
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Delhi's air continues to deteriorate; overall AQI at 413 in 'severe' categ
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The air quality in the national capital continued to deteriorate on Wednesday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 413 at 8 am, placing it in the 'severe' category, even as the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-III remains in effect across Delhi and the National Capital
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Jairam Ramesh criticises overreliance on GRAP as Delhi enters 'Severe' pol
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
He mentioned that the GRAP guidelines were mandated by Supreme Court in 2017 due to the rising smog incidents in New Delhi. Ramesh noted that the use of the measures was expected to become less necessary over time as year-round emission reduction improved.
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