Environmentalists see the Budget as a missed opportunity to tackle the health emergency.

Despite severe pollution, Delhi spent only ₹781.4 crore out of the ₹1.7 lakh crore collected till 4 December last year.

In 2025, Delhi met the national PM2.5 air quality standard on only 156 out of 365 days. This accounted for just 43 per cent of the year, with only four such days recorded during the winter season, which remained the most polluted period.

New Delhi’s air quality remained in the severe category on Sunday, with AQI readings touching levels last seen two years ago, making the second half of January among the worst on record.

In a major citizen-centric move with significant environmental implications, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will offer free cremation services at all electric and CNG-based crematoriums in the national capital. The decision, described by officials as a “mega step”, aims to promote eco-friendly last rites while easing the financial burden on bereaved families.

The Delhi government has declared that residents’ welfare associations (RWAs), housing societies, institutions, government and private establishments, contractors, agencies or any other entity will be held responsible if a person engaged, employed or deployed under their authority is found indulging in open burning.

Petrol Dominant Category, EV Nos See Fall, Underlining Emission Challenge.

PM Emissions Still Far Higher Than National, WHO Cutoffs

After repeated insistence from councillors, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has finalised a plan to introduce the use of cow dung cakes or logs in cremations on a pilot basis in three facilities — Green Park, Dwarka and Jwala Nagar. While councillors have pitched the move as an eco-friendly measure to reduce wood use and costs, experts have raised concerns over pollution and practical challenges.

ITO, Anand Vihar, Lodhi Road And Wazirpur Among Hotspots For Highly Reactive Gas

ITO, Anand Vihar, Lodhi Road And Wazirpur Among Hotspots For Highly Reactive Gas

Delhi’s fire department is grappling with a steady stream of calls related to garbage burning — a problem that is contributing significantly to Delhi’s worsening air pollution.

How did Beijing go from being the ‘smog capital of the world’ to conditions in research papers on tackling air pollution? China has lessons for India. In a series of posts on X, spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in India, Yu Jing, laid out the path that Beijing followed to drastically improve air quality.

Gurgaon’s air quality worsened sharply as low wind speed, dense fog and falling temperatures trapped pollutants near the ground, pushing the AQI into the ‘very poor’ category.

After Delhi government announced the ban on entry of all private vehicles below BS-VI and not registered in Delhi till GRAP stages III and IV are in place, most experts welcomed the step.

For over 19 hours, the AQI maxed out at 500 at Rohini — 6 pm on Sunday to 1 pm on Monday. From 2 pm onwards, Rohini’s AQI was unavailable on Monday. “Insufficient data” was stated as the reason.

The article details a critical air pollution event in Delhi where the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the Rohini monitoring station remained at the maximum hazardous level of 500 for over 19 hours. After this period, the station's AQI data became unavailable with the reason cited as "insufficient data."

Wazirpur, Rohini And Ashok Vihar Lead Delhi’s Wall Of Shame

Most Rajghat visits mean barricades and long jams across ITO and key parts of central Delhi.

raffic jams in Delhi are hardly unusual, but few disruptions frustrate commuters as much as those triggered by foreign dignitary visits to Rajghat.