air pollution in delhi

New Delhi: The impact of deteriorating air quality in the national capital is now visible in the outpatient departments of hospitals in the city. Cases of pollution-related ailments have…

The Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, said the AQI improved to the “moderate” category due to rain. Delhi reported its best air quality on Friday in over two months…

The research found that open burning of biomass was the single largest contributor behind the hazy atmosphere in the city not only in the winter period (November-January) but also in the…

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the central government to consider relaxing curbs imposed on construction, entry of vehicles and industry in the Delhi NCR after the air quality in the…

Hours after the rebuke, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai announced closure of all schools till further orders.Criticising the Centre and the Delhi government over the severe air…

The court added that the Centre and States of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh needed to take steps in anticipation, instead of resorting to ad hoc measures like street cleaning…

The government will take a call on the reopening of schools, colleges and other educational institutions and work-from-home for its employees during a review meeting on Wednesday.…

The apex court also asked the states of the NCR region to consider asking employees to work from home. Besides, the state governments were also asked to pursue farmers to halt stubble…

Stubble burning, local sources of pollution and one night full of firecrackers does not really help much either. (File image for representation)Delhi pollution: It’s that time of the year!…

The air quality started deteriorating rapidly as October ended. (File image for representation)Air pollution and smog in Delhi: As November ensues, pollution and smog starts to choke Delhi,…