Around 3,746 vehicles were issued challans for lacking valid pollution certificates within 24 hours, while hundreds were turned back at border crossings.

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.

Experts explain the need to focus pollution fight on transport sector, flag various policy challenges.

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.

A recent traffic study has identified 62 major congestion points, or 'choke points', across the national capital, pinpointing the junctions and corridors where Delhi's notorious traffic jams are worst.

Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Friday that short-term interventions have already begun at several sites, with medium- and long-term structural upgrades to follow

Manjinder Singh Sirsa said short-term interventions have already begun at several sites, with medium- and long-term structural upgrades to follow

Manjinder Singh Sirsa said short-term interventions have already begun at several sites, with medium- and long-term structural upgrades to follow

The article highlights a significant imbalance in vehicle growth in Haryana, leading to increased pollution due to private transport

Delhi's nitrogen dioxide levels have soared to three times the safe limit, contributing to a worsening air quality crisis amid hazardous PM2.5 and PM10 levels.

Central Pollution Control Board data show concentrations of the dangerous gas peaking at IGI Airport and ITO; experts warn of increased respiratory risks.

Source apportionment data from the Decision Support System (DSS) for air quality management shows that the mix of pollution sources impacting Delhi has changed since Diwali on October 20.

Delhi’s air quality stayed in the “very poor” range two days after Diwali, with an AQI of 353. Data from the Decision Support System showed that over 36% of the pollution came from “unaccounted sources”, meaning emissions not clearly identified or tracked. Transport, industry, and waste burning also added to the problem. Sunil Dahiya from Envirocatalysts explained that these unaccounted sources likely include power plants, industries, and crop burning in nearby states, which are not properly captured in pollution records.

The transport sector contributes the most to the national capital’s toxic air but is consistently overlooked when it comes to policy discussions and actions.

The deteri­or­a­tion in Delhi’s air qual­ity, which was skirt­ing the “very poor” cat­egory on Sunday, was caused more by external factors than from sources within the cap­ital, accord­ing to the Centre’s Decision Sup­port Sys­tem (DSS). Data on Sunday showed at least 67.89% of Delhi’s total PM2.5 con­tri­bu­tion was from external sources.

The debates on the age-based ban have entirely overlooked that Delhi still needs to fix its vehicular pollution.

On Monday, VIP movements caused significant traffic jams in central Delhi, leading to a substantial waste of 46,000 litres of fuel and 44 lakhs in fuel cost.