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'Very Poor' air persists in Delhi as AQI recorded at 378
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The National Capital Delhi continued to reel under hazardous air conditions on Tuesday as the city's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 378 at around 7 am, placing it in the 'very poor' category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Delhi's air quality remains 'Severe' at 452, residents report breathlessne
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The residents of Delhi on Monday complained about worsening air quality and a thick layer of smog, as the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the 'Severe' category, recording 452 at 8 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Delhi AQI turns Severe Plus; GRAP IV restrictions imposed
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday invoked Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) after the Air Quality Index (AQI) neared the 'Severe Plus' mark at 450.
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Delhi chokes as air quality deteriorates, AQI recorded at 393
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Delhi's air quality witnessed a sharp deterioration on Saturday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 393 at around 8 am, placing it in the 'Very Poor' category, as per data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Persistent smog makes Delhi's air quality 'very poor', AQI soars to 386
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Despite marginal improvements in recent weeks, large parts of the capital remained engulfed in dense and toxic smog. A thick haze was reported in areas such as Ghazipur and Anand Vihar, where visibility remained severely low.
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Delhi sees marginal AQI improvement to 269, remains in 'poor' category
Updated : 3 months 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 wakes up to toxic smog as AQI hits 333, remains in 'very poor' categ
Updated : 3 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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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Delhi air quality sees mild improvement as AQI settles at 299, enters 'Poo
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi's air quality improved significantly on Thursday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 300 at 8 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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"We should also discuss issue of pollution": Priyanka Gandhi demands debat
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday said that Parliament should also include the deteriorating air quality in several parts of the country in its list of business and hold a discussion on it.
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"Govt cannot run away by blaming farmers or population growth": Congress's
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dikshit said that Delhi environment is utterly polluted, which has increased in the past six to seven years. He considered rising pollution in the region to be murder, noting that people use different methods to measure the Air Quality Index. The Congress leader also stated that the gover
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