Over the past 30 days, the city’s overall AQI has oscillated between “satisfactory” and “moderate”, ranging from a low of 70 on January 28 to a high of 140 on January 4

The notification exempts those parking lots operated by the DMRC to promote public transport, even as experts warn that the revision could create confusion.

Delhi weather today: Construction activities and vehicular restrictions have been eased in NCR as Grap-3 measures are lifted due to improving air quality.

The Commission for Air Quality Management submitted its comprehensive long-term strategy to the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

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.

Delhi’s air quality hit a severe AQI of 440, marking the most polluted January in two years, due to stagnant winds and rising emissions.

HSPCB advisory targets dust and particulate pollution in high-rise clusters, with RWAs asked to run rooftop sprinklers during poor air quality phases.

CPCB cited estimates from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology’s Decision Support System (DSS)

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.

Mumbai's air quality data is flawed, as many monitoring stations were non-functional, raising concerns over the reported "moderate" AQI levels.

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.

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

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

The EWS was widely off the mark for Saturday, forecasting an AQI of ‘very poor’ which would deteriorate to ‘severe’ by Sunday.

Among the worst affected areas were Jahangirpuri and Mundka — both recording an AQI of 499, Bawana  at 498 and other regions which neared the 500 mark.

At 4pm, 38 of Delhi’s 39 active stations were “severe,” with only Shadipur in “very poor.” Wazirpur topped 500 – the upper limit of CPCB’s monitoring; Rohini and Ashok Vihar also breached it, while Jahangirpuri, and Mundka hit 499

According to the monthly data, the last time Delhi logged a cooler November was in 2020, when the average minimum was 10.3°C.

According to the monthly data, the last time Delhi logged a cooler November was in 2020, when the average minimum was 10.3°C.