Responding sharply to a question whether "India was being a bully in the region", at a book launch event in the national capital, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said 'big bullies' don't provide USD

Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) received light rain on Tuesday morning, with the minimum temperature dropping to 15 degrees Celsius.

The Noida Police on Thursday raised alarm about traffickers using rental cars to supply drugs in the National Capital Region (NCR) after it arrested two suspects and allegedly recovered from them more than 100 kg of Odisha-sourced cannabis.

Taking note of the massive traffic jams across the national capital region on account of the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud today said he will accommodate lawyers if they are stuck in traffic due to farmer protests.

Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and the National Capital Region late this evening. The 7.2 magnitude quake has hit the southern part of China's Xinjiang. There are no reports of any injury or destruction.

Delhi and its adjoining areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to a dense veil of fog this morning, significantly impacting visibility in various areas.

A cold spell continued its grip over Delhi and the National Capital Region with Friday morning with Safdarjung, Delhi's main weather station, recording a minimum temperature of 9.4 degrees Celsius, which is 2.5 degrees Celsius colder than normal.

Parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region woke up on Wednesday morning to dense fog, reducing visibility in several parts of the national capital.

The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), a statutory body responsible for formulating strategies to combat pollution in the region, met on January 1 following improvement in air quality.

A layer of dense fog was witnessed over the Delhi-NCR region on Tuesday morning, as the temperature dropped to almost 7 degrees in the national capital, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The air pollution in the National Capital improved slightly on Tuesday morning following light rainfall in several parts of the Delhi-National Capital Region a day ago.

The air quality in Delhi and nearby cities reached hazardous levels a day after Diwali with the widespread violation of the firecracker ban across the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday raising pollution concerns.

Punjab needs to strictly and effectively implement the various components of the action plan to drastically bring down stubble burning cases, said the Committee of Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region.

Delhi has barred the entry of trucks and is staring at even stricter curbs with the state governments in the National Capital Region (NCR) yet to decide on shutting schools and offices as it fights severe air pollution.

Delhi Minister Gopal Rai called upon Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav to be "active" in addressing the deteriorating air quality in the national capital region, emphasising that entire North India is battling air pollution.

As a haze enveloped Delhi and air pollution levels breached the 'severe' mark in many areas, a central pollution panel on Thursday banned non-essential construction activity in the National Capital Region and the entry of diesel trucks into the city.

Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram are in the grip of 'Very Poor' to 'Poor' air quality, with Air Quality Index (AQI) ranging from 221 to 341, sounding the alarm for residents in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Winter is approaching, so is bad air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Crop-residue or stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana are likely to add to the city worsening air quality index, or AQI.

Amid a likely increase in pollution levels, the Centre's air quality panel directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport and enhance the services of CNG or electric buses and metros.

In a joint meeting of states with the Centre on Friday, the Delhi government urged the Union environment ministry to impose a complete ban on firecracker burning and the movement of diesel buses across the National Capital Region.

This action comes as part of the government's pollution control plan known as the 'Graded Response Action Plan' (GRAP) which is implemented in Delhi-NCR to combat air pollution during the winter season.

The fields of Punjab are again black with burnt stubble ahead of winter. The air is smoky, likely toxic. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi had blamed Punjab's farm fires for air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2021.

With the air quality in Delhi dropping to the 'poor' level on Friday, authorities in the National Capital Region have been asked to strictly implement measures under "Stage 1" of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake occurred in Nepal around 2:51 PM at a depth of 5 kilometer.