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Last Updated:January 17, 2026, 09:58 IST Vidit Gujrathi criticises Delhi’s hazardous air quality as pollution increases again. Vidit Gujrathi (Picture credit: X) Indian chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi took a dig at the Delhi administration, posting a screenshot of the Air Quality Index in the city early on Saturday morning, the levels of which had reached…
Last Updated:December 28, 2025, 07:37 IST Delhi woke up to toxic smog with AQI at 391, Anand Vihar at 445. CPCB and Commission for Air Quality Management enforced Stage III measures. The air quality has worsened in the national capital. (File photo) Residents of the national capital woke up to a hazy Sunday morning as…
Last Updated:November 07, 2025, 07:00 IST Former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria has warned that breathing Delhi’s air is akin to smoking over seven cigarettes daily A vehicle of the PWD sprays water using an anti-smog gun to curb air pollution amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 5, 2025. (Image: Arun SANKAR/AFP) Delhi’s…
New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 309 at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Though marginally better than Monday, when the AQI stood at 316 at 8 am, pollution…
Last Updated:October 26, 2025, 07:15 IST Delhi faces very poor air quality with AQI at 420 in Anand Vihar and 325 at India Gate. The government plans artificial rain via cloud seeding around October 29. Representative Image (File/PTI) Delhi continues to choke in poor air quality with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 420 in…
Last Updated:October 20, 2025, 7:24 PM IST Ashok Vihar recorded an AQI of 401, Wazirpur 418, Mandir Marg 345, Nehru Nagar 391, and Punjabi Bagh 393 Commuters make their way amid low visibility on a hazy morning. (PTI photo) Delhi’s air quality dipped sharply on Diwali day, with multiple parts of the city recording Air…
Last Updated:October 20, 2025, 09:30 IST Stage I has been in force since October 14, but with Delhi-NCR’s air quality crossing 300 on Sunday, authorities triggered GRAP Stage II. Here’s what changes On Monday morning, the AQI around India Gate was recorded at 347, according to the CPCB. (Image: Getty) As Delhi wakes up to…
A day before Diwali, the Centre’s air quality panel for Delhi-NCR imposed Stage II restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), as pollution levels in the capital continued to rise. “The AQI of Delhi has shown an increasing trend since morning and has been recorded as 296 at 4:00 PM and 302 at 7:00…
Delhi AQI: With the winter season around the corner, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has started to become a cause for concern. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the 24-hour average AQI was recorded at 189 at 4 pm on Monday (October 13), up from 167 on Sunday. The AQI that was measured…