Gautam Budha Nagar district administration, under which falls Noida city, decided that all schools under its jurisdiction will discontinue physical classes in schools, as the air quality index in the national capital region continues to deteriorate and remain "severe" category.
Hours after the Supreme Court of India directed the governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi to stop stubble burning in view of the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, political reactions poured in from several leaders on the issue.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai and Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot chaired a meeting on Tuesday to chalk out a plan for implementing the Odd-Even scheme in the national capital at Delhi Secretariat.
Thick clouds of smog shrouded parts of the national capital as the air quality across the metropolitan city continued to remain in 'severe' category on Tuesday.
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Monday visited the US mission in the national capital to oversee the "unprecedented demand" for US visitor visas among the Indians.
The 7th India-Georgia Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held in the national capital on Monday, during which the two sides reiterated the commitment to deepen bilateral ties, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release.
Amid the worsening Air Quality Index (AQI) in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Faridabad District Administration has announced that the primary schools will remain shut till November 12.
Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo, one of India's largest carriers, on Monday addressed the crew and staff about the deteriorating air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region.
As the air quality in the national capital declined further on Monday, the political war of words peaked as Environment Minister Gopal Rai hit back at the BJP for questioning the return of the 'Odd-Even' rule amid mounting pollution concerns.
As the air quality in the national capital worsened further, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG), Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday paid an inspection visit to the streets, taking stock of the pollution mitigating measures being undertaken by the various departments, agencies and civic bodies in the m