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Opinion | Delhi Has Every Pollution Control Policy - Except One That Works
Monday November 09, 2026Every November, Delhi performs the same ritual. We check the AQI before stepping outdoors, children are kept indoors, masks reappear, schools consider shutting, construction is restricted, and emergency meetings are convened. Politicians blame the weather, neighbouring states, farmers, or firecrackers. And then, as the season changes, the urgency d...
दीवाली की चौखट पर दिल्ली में सांसों का संकट: 30 साल की स्टडी ने हरियाली को लेकर क्या बताया?
Thursday November 05, 2026अध्ययन में हरियाली की मात्रा के साथ उसके फैलाव और आपसी जुड़ाव को भी महत्वपूर्ण पाया गया. जिन इलाकों में हरियाली ज्यादा बिखरी हुई थी, वहां सतही तापमान अधिक रहा. इसके विपरीत, बड़े और आपस में जुड़े हरित क्षेत्रों में तापमान कम पाया गया.
Opinion: Why Delhi's Smog Can't Be Fixed From SpaceDavid Fickling, Bloomberg
Monday October 19, 2026The clearest sign that Delhi is on a path to cleaner air would be a decline in the amount of paddy grown nearby, and therefore the acreage liable to be burned each year.
Don't Normalise Air Purifiers As Delhi Chokes | The Reason Why
Thursday December 11, 2025More than 90 cities in the world's top 100 polluting list are in India. With every passing year, the AQI is rising, reaching 'hazardous' levels.
Blog | Well Done, Delhi. You've Turned Lung Sacrifice Into A Badge Of HonourSaikat Kumar Bose
Monday November 10, 2025Till some years back, Delhiites would ask angry questions to those in power about the capitals annual tryst with toxic air. This has changed. Those in the driving seat dont see the need to answer now.
Opinion | Delhi Has Every Pollution Control Policy - Except One That Works
Monday November 09, 2026Every November, Delhi performs the same ritual. We check the AQI before stepping outdoors, children are kept indoors, masks reappear, schools consider shutting, construction is restricted, and emergency meetings are convened. Politicians blame the weather, neighbouring states, farmers, or firecrackers. And then, as the season changes, the urgency d...
दीवाली की चौखट पर दिल्ली में सांसों का संकट: 30 साल की स्टडी ने हरियाली को लेकर क्या बताया?
Thursday November 05, 2026अध्ययन में हरियाली की मात्रा के साथ उसके फैलाव और आपसी जुड़ाव को भी महत्वपूर्ण पाया गया. जिन इलाकों में हरियाली ज्यादा बिखरी हुई थी, वहां सतही तापमान अधिक रहा. इसके विपरीत, बड़े और आपस में जुड़े हरित क्षेत्रों में तापमान कम पाया गया.
Opinion: Why Delhi's Smog Can't Be Fixed From SpaceDavid Fickling, Bloomberg
Monday October 19, 2026The clearest sign that Delhi is on a path to cleaner air would be a decline in the amount of paddy grown nearby, and therefore the acreage liable to be burned each year.
Don't Normalise Air Purifiers As Delhi Chokes | The Reason Why
Thursday December 11, 2025More than 90 cities in the world's top 100 polluting list are in India. With every passing year, the AQI is rising, reaching 'hazardous' levels.
Blog | Well Done, Delhi. You've Turned Lung Sacrifice Into A Badge Of HonourSaikat Kumar Bose
Monday November 10, 2025Till some years back, Delhiites would ask angry questions to those in power about the capitals annual tryst with toxic air. This has changed. Those in the driving seat dont see the need to answer now.
- Written by Varsha Vats | Tuesday December 02, 2025
Studies indicate that long-term exposure to polluted air is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes, and hypertension.
- Written by Dr V Sreekumar | Tuesday December 02, 2025
In metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, or Bangalore, where AQI often spikes to alarming levels, contact lens wearers report redness, grittiness, blurred vision, and discomfort far more frequently.
- Tuesday December 02, 2025
The primary pollutants contributing to this include PM10, with levels around 126.07 µg/m³, and PM2.5 at about 63.1 µg/m³ which are both harmful particulate matters that affect respiratory health
- Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 02, 2025 , New Delhi
A Delhi court on Monday remanded three protesters to three days of police custody in a case relating to the alleged use of pepper spray on police personnel during a demonstration at the India Gate over pollution last month.
- Press Trust of India | Monday December 01, 2025 , Mumbai
Mumbai's air quality has shown a marked improvement since November 26, owing to multiple pollution-control measures in the city and its suburbs, while show-cause notices have been issued to 482 construction sites for violating pollution norms.
- Press Trust of India | Monday December 01, 2025 , New Delhi
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said on Monday that incidents of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reached their lowest levels during the 2025 paddy harvesting season.
- Press Trust of India | Monday December 01, 2025 , New Delhi
A day after a slight improvement, the air quality in the capital slipped back to the 'very poor' category at 304 on Monday, marking a return to the prolonged pollution spell Delhi has been battling this winter.
- Press Trust of India | Monday December 01, 2025 , New Delhi
For most of October and November, Delhi pollution levels hovered between 'very poor' and 'severe', fuelled by a rising "toxic cocktail" of PM2.5, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) emitted mainly from vehicles and other local sources.
- Reported by Shreya Ghosh | Monday December 01, 2025 , New Delhi
A monitoring mechanism has been put in place to oversee the implementation of 95 directions of the Centre-appointed Commission for Air Quality Management, Union minister Bhupender Yadav told the Lok Sabha today.
