Delhi recorded its cleanest December since 2015 with an average AQI of 294, despite six days of "severe" air, due to strong winds and record rainfall.

Delhi recorded its cleanest December since 2015 with an average AQI of 294, despite six days of "severe" air, due to strong winds and record rainfall.

Data from the CPCB highlights this risk, showing that pollution levels — specifically PM2.5 concentrations — are at their worst during the early morning hours.

The court observed that there was a complete lack of coordination between the Delhi government, the police and the MCD over enforcing heavy truck entry ban.

The court observed that there was a complete lack of coordination between the Delhi government, the police and the MCD over enforcing heavy truck entry ban.

Over the past four years, at least three key studies aimed at real-time pollution source identification have either been halted or rendered obsolete.

Experts called on the government to focus on controlling pollution at source and not undertake experiments without proven scientific efficacy

Delhi's air quality remains "severe-plus" for the fourth consecutive day, with an AQI of 460, worsened by farm fires and weather conditions.

Delhi's air quality remains "severe-plus" for the fourth consecutive day, with an AQI of 460, worsened by farm fires and weather conditions.

Delhi's air quality hit a severe AQI of 494, nearing its highest ever, causing health issues and prompting work-from-home orders amid ongoing pollution crises.

This was on a day that the average AQI of Delhi as a whole hit 494 — the city’s second highest AQI since 2015, when records began