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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 | Why Indians Have Just Given Up On Air Pollution CrisisTanushree Ganguly
Friday December 20, 2024While some may argue that people in Delhi are now more aware of air pollution than they were a decade back, my rebuttal would be that awareness does not mean that people are concerned.
Opinion | You Must Outrage Over Filthy Air More Than Once A YearJyoti Pande Lavakare
Tuesday December 10, 2024Delhi welcomed us with monsoon rains and mangos. We were home. Fast forward a couple of years, in the winter of 2012, I found myself in denial about something other parents, mostly expats, were calling toxic air.
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 | Why Indians Have Just Given Up On Air Pollution CrisisTanushree Ganguly
Friday December 20, 2024While some may argue that people in Delhi are now more aware of air pollution than they were a decade back, my rebuttal would be that awareness does not mean that people are concerned.
Opinion | You Must Outrage Over Filthy Air More Than Once A YearJyoti Pande Lavakare
Tuesday December 10, 2024Delhi welcomed us with monsoon rains and mangos. We were home. Fast forward a couple of years, in the winter of 2012, I found myself in denial about something other parents, mostly expats, were calling toxic air.
- Reported by Ishika Verma, Edited by Rohit Paul | Wednesday October 21, 2026
GRAP-1 is imposed when the AQI is between 201 and 300.
- Reported by Ishika Verma | Wednesday October 21, 2026
Companies will be paid for days when their machines achieve at least a 20% reduction in both PM2.5 and PM10, the tiny particles that make Delhi's air dangerous to breathe.
- Written by Aishwarya Singh Chaudhary | Tuesday October 20, 2026
Vehicle emissions, construction dust, waste burning and unfavourable weather are worsening air quality, raising serious public health concerns in the city. Mumbai has risen to third among the world’s most polluted cities, with an AQI of 166.
- Written by Dr Sonali Kohli | Tuesday October 20, 2026
Fine particulate matter, the PM2.5 you hear about in air quality reports, is small enough to settle on the skin and even penetrate it. These particles, along with ozone and traffic-related pollutants, generate what we call oxidative stress.
- Monday October 19, 2026 , New Delhi
The day's maximum temperature was recorded at 31.7 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
- David Fickling, Bloomberg | Monday October 19, 2026
The 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.
- Written by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday October 19, 2026
Delhi's Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday that Delhi has recorded 211 days of good, satisfactory and moderate air quality so far this year, its best performance since 2016, except for the COVID-affected year 2020.
- Sunday October 18, 2026 , Jakarta
Air purifier retailers, meanwhile, said sales have jumped since air quality levels started to dip in August during haze conditions.
- Written by NDTV Profit Desk | Friday October 16, 2026
Although the AQI level in Delhi-NCR is not bad as of October 16, 2026. In a surprising turn of events, Singapore has now become the top city in the world with the poorest AQI, according IQAir's global ranking. Here's a look at the top 10 cities with the worst air quality in the world.
- Written by Sandhya Nambudiri | Friday October 16, 2026
Singapore's AQI rose above Delhi and Mumbai as fires in Indonesia spread toxic haze across Southeast Asia, prompting health concerns.
