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

HT tracked pollution levels not only outdoors but inside spaces where vulnerable populations spend much of their day. 

The share of peripheral industries in the pollution on Sunday was logged at 7.79%, followed by neighbouring cities like Sonipat and Gautam Budh Nagar’s contribution at 4.78% and 4.68%, respectively.

As Delhi chokes year after year, experts warn that GRAP remains an emergency patchwork, failing to curb pollution at source and delaying long-term structural reforms.

As Delhi battles severe air pollution every year, environmental experts have said that while emergency measures like the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) provide temporary relief, they have failed to address the root causes.

As Delhi battles severe air pollution every year, environmental experts have said that while emergency measures like the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) provide temporary relief, they have failed to address the root causes.

Environmental experts state Delhi's Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) offers only temporary air pollution relief, failing to address root causes or significantly reduce emissions.

Delhi's air pollution crisis persists despite emergency measures like GRAP. Experts argue GRAP offers temporary relief but misses root causes.

As Delhi battles severe air pollution every year, environmental experts have said that while emergency measures like the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) provide temporary relief, they have failed to address the root causes.

Delhi chief minister slated as efforts to cut pollution fail to make impact in first year in office

The monthly average this December marks a sharp reversal after relatively lower pollution levels last year.

PM Emissions Still Far Higher Than National, WHO Cutoffs

The Delhi government plans to restart a study on PM10 pollution sources, shifting focus from PM2.5, to better tackle air quality issues in the city.

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

AQI crossed 400 by evening; MCD fined violators ₹33.95 lakh in a week and issued 771 challans for construction norm breaches.

Some residents said that in many places, work had not stopped at all after Diwali, despite the formal ban, with dust clouds remaining a daily feature.

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.

Other NCR towns to the west, north and northwest of Delhi also recorded substantial contributions

On Sunday, Delhi's air crossed the 'severe plus' category for the first time this winter—with a 24-hour average air quality index of 461—the second-worst AQI reading for December since the system was launched in April 2015.