About three-quarters of the coal-fired generators near major cities are set to miss a year-end deadline to install equipment to curb sulfur-dioxide emissions

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.

India's efforts to combat severe air pollution face a setback as most coal-fired power plants are expected to miss a deadline for installing sulfur-dioxide emission control equipment.

Gurgaon experienced ‘severe’ air quality for the first time this season, with an AQI of 469, primarily due to stubble burning, vehicular emissions, and unfavourable 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.

The Air Quality Index at 15 air monitoring stations — Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, Dwarka-Sec 8, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Najafgarh, Nehru Nagar, North Campus in DU, Patparganj, Punjabi Bagh, Rohini, and Wazirpur — maxed out on Monday.

The Air Quality Index at 15 air monitoring stations — Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, Dwarka-Sec 8, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Najafgarh, Nehru Nagar, North Campus in DU, Patparganj, Punjabi Bagh, Rohini, and Wazirpur — maxed out on Monday.

Due to 'Severe+' air quality in Gurugram, the city administration is mandating a 50% work-from-home policy for private institutions and corporate offices.

New Delhi’s authorities decided to close all primary schools and switch to remote learning after smog and severe air pollution made outdoor conditions unsafe for children, as air quality worsened dramatically.

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

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

The highest 24-hour average PM 2.5 levels were observed at 10 pm Monday at 425.7 µg/m3 — seven times the national prescribed standards (60 µg/m3).

“An increase in PM 2.5 levels has occurred because all existing perennial sources of pollution haven’t been controlled in a systematic and comprehensive way. The base emissions load is already high so in episodic events, we can see this kind of spike,” explained Sunil Dahiya, founder and lead air quality analyst at Envirocatalysts.

As aulas para todos os anos, exceto o 10.º e o 12.º, serão dadas online, e nenhum camião poderá entrar na cidade, exceto aqueles que transportam artigos essenciais.

Experts also suggest that Delhi residents hold policymakers accountable as they now do not fear losing votes over air pollution issues.

Em várias zonas de Nova Deli, os níveis de poluição foram mais de 50 vezes superiores ao limite de segurança recomendado pela OMS. Aulas serão online e apenas camiões com essenciais podem entrar.

Moradores acordaram com fumaça espessa e tóxica a cobrir a cidade

The average PM2.5 level was 354 micrograms per cubic metre, which is over 20 times the standard set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The PM10 levels were also above the threshold by around 12 times. IMD has issued a yellow alert.