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Covid: New Delhi World Book Fair 2022 postponed

The 30th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair, which was scheduled to be...

Overcrowded mkts: Frightening affairs, says Delhi HC

"These pictures show that at night time all goods are lying there and covered...

Delhi air quality improves, construction curbs lifted

The central air quality panel had on Friday allowed authorities in Delhi-NCR...

Find lasting solution to Delhi's pollution: SC

A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana took note of a report filed by the...

Sidhu made chairman of Cong's Punjab election panel

The Congress on Monday appointed the party's Punjab unit chief Navjot Sidhu...

Delhi's poor air quality to enter red zone on Diwali

The air quality in the national capital remained poor for the sixth...

20 more kiosks at Delhi airport as crowd pix go viral

A senior official said that they have added 20 more kiosks for the COVID-19...

Pollution: SC gives 24 hrs; Delhi govt shuts schools

Stating that 'we cannot...infuse creativity in your bureaucracy', the apex...

No case of new variant detected at Delhi airport: Lab

The Centre had on Thursday asked all states and union territories to conduct...

Delhi pollution levels up again, air quality 'severe'

The air quality in the capital has remained very poor or severe on most of...

Pollution: SC re-imposes construction ban in Delhi

A special bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, in an interim order...

Schools, offices in Delhi to reopen from Nov 29

In view of an 'improvement' in the air quality, the Delhi government has...

Delhi's air quality improves on the back of winds

Officials at the India Meteorological Department said winds gusting up to 20...

SC asks Centre, states to take steps to curb pollution

The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Centre and states to ensure...

Air pollution in NCR: No relief likely till Sunday

The minimum temperature in the capital dropped to 9.6 degrees Celsius, three...

Car pooling, schools shut: Centre to SC on air crisis

The SC directed Delhi and NCR states to comply with these decisions which...

Delhi air quality severe again as govt suggests WFH

Delhi's air quality was again in the severe category with the 24-hour average...

Stubble burning's share to pollution only 4%: SC

While Solicitor General Tushar Mehta during the hearing claimed that the...

Delhi air unlikely to improve for another 3 days

No improvement in the air quality in Delhi-NCR is expected for another three...

Delhi's air improves to 'very poor' from 'severe'

The air quality index of neighbouring areas of Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon...

Delhi air pollution 'emergency', need urgent steps: SC

Terming the rise in air pollution in Delhi-NCR an "emergency" situation, the...

Air quality in Delhi remains 'severe'

Authorities on Friday had advised people to limit outdoor activities and told...

Smog: Delhiites advised to limit outdoor activities

According to the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the air quality is...

Smog covers Delhi-NCR, air quality still severe

Green think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said the ongoing...

Delhi's air quality 'severe' again

Low temperature -- Delhi recorded a minimum of 13.5 degrees Celsius on...

Delhi's air quality may soon slip to 'severe': CPCB

The Central Pollution Control Board on Monday reviewed the air quality in...

Delhi's air improves slightly, but still 'very poor'

The city's air quality index stood at 385 at 9.05 am, while that of Noida,...

Higher wind speed flushes out pollution in Delhi

According to Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Sameer app, the city's...

BJP instigated people to burst crackers: Gopal Rai

He alleged that the BJP made people burst firecrackers on Diwali.

Delhi's Diwali ban on firecrackers goes up in smoke

Skies over Delhi hung heavy with smoke and its air quality inched towards...

SEE: Rain floods Delhi airport, flights delayed

Sources said five flights were diverted from the airport this morning due to...

Massive sinkhole beneath IIT-Delhi flyover repaired

The repair work was completed in 'record time' by workers of the Delhi Jal...

IAF pilot killed as MiG aircraft crashes in Punjab

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident...

Mandatory quarantine for Covid+ fliers at Delhi airport

The Delhi government had earlier declared that random testing of coronavirus...

New strain: Woman escapes detection at Delhi airport

A coronavirus positive woman allegedly managed to give the slip to...

Sonia told to shift out of Delhi in view of pollution

Gandhi may shift to either Goa or Chennai for a few days, sources said.

Delhi air quality turns 'moderate' due to rain, winds

According to the Central Pollution Control Board's mobile application SAMEER,...

Crackers, farm fires make Delhi air quality 'severe'

The air quality had turned 'severe' on Saturday evening with stubble burning...

Delhi's air quality turns 'severe' on Diwali

Pollution levels in Delhi during the Diwali period are likely to remain in...

Delhi-NCR's air quality on brink of 'emergency'

The smog reduced the visibility to merely 300 meters in the morning affecting...

Delhi's air quality severe, relief unlikely soon

The central government's Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi said a...

Delhi's air quality 'severe', may remain so on Diwali

Experts said while meteorological conditions were "moderately" favourable for...

Pollution levels in Delhi highest since Nov last year

Experts said unfavourable meteorological conditions -- calm winds and low...

Delhi airport on alert after threat by Khalistani grp

The United States-based SFJ has issued a call to boycott Air India flights...

Now, new law to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR

Violation of the provisions entails a punishment of a jail term of up to five...

Govt brings ordinance to tackle pollution in Delhi

Violation of the provisions entails a punishment of a jail term up to five...

Pollution puts Delhi's air quality near 'severe' zone

The central government's Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi said a...

Second VVIP aircraft for Prez, PM arrives in Delhi

Air India One aircraft is exclusively for the President, Vice President and...

Delhi's air quality continues to be 'very poor'

"The overall Delhi's Air Quality Index is in the very poor category with few...

18% of Delhi's air pollution due to stubble burning

The national capital on Friday recorded a 24-hour average air quality index...

Smoky haze shrouds Delhi; air quality now 'very poor'

Delhi recorded an air quality index of 315 at 11:10 am. The last time the air...

Delhi's air quality 'very poor', 1st time this season

The dip in the air quality can be attributed to low wind speed and...

Air India partly seals Delhi hotel for sanitisation

A crew member tested at the temporary facility there was found positive for...

German stranded at Delhi airport leaves for home

Ziebat had been living in the international transit area at the Indira Gandhi...

Lockdown brings Delhi pollution levels to half: CPCB

The CPCB said reduction in PM10 and PM2.5 levels primarily indicate depletion...

In Delhi's relief camps, despair is all that one feels

The inmates at the relief camp said the rioters were all locals and not...

Air, rail traffic affected as dense fog engulfs Delhi

Heavy fog engulfed parts of Delhi with the minimum temperature settling at a...

Delhi experiences coldest Dec day in 119 yrs

The minimum temperature settled at 2.6 degree Celsius at the Safdarjung...

Can you treat people like this? SC on Delhi pollution

The Supreme Court on Monday asked all the states to explain within six weeks...

DiCaprio expresses concern over Delhi pollution

The 45-year-old actor, a vocal advocate for a clean environment, on Monday...

Minor improvement in Delhi air quality; remains 'poor'

At 9 am on Monday, the air quality index (AQI) in the national capital stood...

Delhi's air 'very poor' again due to high humidity

On Sunday, too, a drizzle resulted in an increase in humidity, triggering a...

Smog: Can you let people die like this? SC raps states

"We have to make government responsible for this," the bench said and asked,...

Delhi breathes easier, more relief likely

According to senior IMD scientist Kuldeep Srivastava, clear sky or absence of...

'Pak released poisonous gas to pollute air in India'

Sharda said Pakistan was frustrated ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

PM reviews pollution situation in North India

The top court did some tough-talking and had warned that the administration...

From 'severe' to 'very poor': Delhi air improves

At 9 am on Tuesday, the overall AQI of Delhi docked at 381, which falls in...

We are helpless: Punjab farmers on stubble burning

'If we do not burn the residue, wheat sowing will be delayed and that will...

Odd-even rule kicks in as Delhi air remains severe

Delhi government's odd-even scheme was launched in the national capital on...

People cannot be left to die: SC on Delhi pollution

The top court called the pollution in Delhi-NCR as atrocious and said no one...

Delhi smog: 37 flights diverted; air quality worsens

Pollution levels in Delhi and satellite towns shot up again on Sunday...

Pollution: Delhi issues advisory; Har, UP schools shut

In a statement, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the air pollution...

Please Lord Indra: BJP leader's remedy for pollution

Sunil Bharala, the chairman of the state Labour Welfare Council, said stubble...

Schools in Ghaziabad, Noida shut due to pollution

At 1.35 pm, the AQI in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram was recorded at 492 and in Raj...

Fatehabad in Haryana has worst air in India

Thirteen cities of the country had an average Air Quality Index above 400,...

Amarinder pens letter to Modi on Delhi pollution

The chief minister further expressed the way he has been feeling about lakhs...

Health emergency in Delhi; schools shut till Nov 5

A Central Pollution Control Board official said the AQI entered the "severe...

Unattended bag sparks panic at Delhi airport

The incident caused panic among passengers who were not allowed to exit the...

Diwali pollution: Delhi's air quality turns 'severe'

Delhi's overall air quality index (AQI) stood at 463 at 11.30 am, according...

Pollution levels peak on Diwali, air quality 'severe'

A thin layer of toxic haze hung over Delhi in the morning and the overall air...

Delhi chokes with 'very poor' air quality again

The city's overall air quality index stood at 306 on Friday.

Delhi residents 'feeling suffocated' due to bad air

On Thursday, the overall AQI in Delhi was 312 around 8:30 in the morning.

Toxic haze over Delhi as air quality turns 'very poor'

It is believed that the crop residue burning in the nearby states of Punjab...

Delhi bans diesel gensets as pollution plan kicks in

The city's air quality index will fluctuate between the higher end of the...

Delhi-NCR air quality dips to 'very poor'

The overall AQI deteriorated further and touched the 268 mark, which falls in...

Heavy rains in Delhi, flight ops suspended briefly

Airlines such as Vistara and SpiceJet warned their passengers on Twitter that...