Delhi air quality worsens to 'severe' category

Delhi air quality drops sharply to ‘severe plus’, emergency measures come into effect
Delhi's new action plan to combat rising pollution includes a ban on non-essential trucks, school closures, and remote work.
Delhi smog visible from space as air quality ranked ‘severe’ for second day running
Northern India encountered the recurring annual pre-winter event of air emergency where the Air Quality Index (AQI) readings of main pollutant PM 2.5 breached the 400-mark of “very poor” and landed the air of Delhi, Punjab and other northern cities into the “hazardous” category.
Delhi air quality worsens to 'severe plus', Air Quality Index climbs to 457
All stations in Delhi recorded an AQI over 400 on Sunday, with Bawana (490), Ashok Vihar (487) and Wazirpur (483) appearing as the most polluted at the 7 pm mark.
Delhi air pollution sparks emergency measures as smog shrouds city
Air pollution choking New Delhi has ground outdoor work to a halt and disrupted air travel in the Indian capital.
Delhi shrouded in smog; drone visuals show alarming pollution levels, AQI in ‘severe’ category
Delhi is still struggling to breathe due to the thick smog blanket, with areas experiencing severe air quality. Drone visuals show the thick density of the smog in the national Capital. The current Air Quality Index stands at 414,
Delhi AQI Remains 'Severe' Thick Fog Pollution Persists For The Fourth Day In A Row
After reaching a peak, Delhi’s AQI has remained in the ‘severe’ category for the fourth day in a row. Covered in a thick blanket of fog and pollution, the poor visibility has even caused many school to remain closed for the past few days.
Park regulars in New Delhi’s Lodhi Garden say toxic pollution levels won’t force them out
Many of the regulars at Lodhi Garden in New Delhi, one of the world’s most polluted cities, say they won’t let rising ...
India tightens vehicle entry restrictions as Delhi's air pollution worsens
India said on Sunday that it would tighten restrictions including on construction activities and vehicle movements in New ...
New Delhi shuts all primary schools as severe smog grounds flights and obscures Taj Mahal
New Delhi shuts all primary schools as severe smog grounds flights and obscures Taj Mahal - Non-essential construction has ...
Toxic smog shrouds New Delhi and the Taj Mahal in India
Drone footage of India’s New Delhi showed the world's most polluted capital blanketed in a thick layer of toxic smog. There ...
The Manila Times on MSN2d
Smog prompts New Delhi to shut elementary schools
Authorities in New Delhi ordered all elementary schools to suspend in-person classes until further notice on Thursday night ...
AFP on MSN3d
New Delhi closes all primary schools due to soaring smog levels
India's capital New Delhi was wreathed in blanketing toxic smog this week as worsening air pollution surged past the grim ...
The Star2d
Primary schools empty as smog persists in New Delhi
Residents in New Delhi again woke under a blanket of choking smog on Friday, a day after authorities closed primary schools ...
Noxious New Delhi Air Triggers Curbs, Schools Go Online
India’s capital city faced very poor air quality for the third day as thick smog enveloped the capital city, forcing the ...
First all-women bus depot in Delhi
Delhi has made history with the inauguration of its first all-women bus depot, with Sarojini Nagar being renamed the ‘Sakhi ...