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The capital was also rated among the weakest performer in utilisation of clean air funds, with only 33 per cent of the allocated amount spent, the report said

Delhi tops PM10 in 2025 in report; govt blames AAP for pollution

January 10, 2026, 09:43 AM - 4 min read

The capital exceeded the PM10 standard on 285 days during the year, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said in its analysis

Govt will not run away from pollution, will eliminate it: Sirsa

January 9, 2026, 10:52 PM - 3 min read

During a detailed statement in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Sirsa presented what he described as a comprehensive and factual account of Delhi's pollution crisis and the steps taken by the Rekha Gupta-led government over the past 11 months.

Car has become status symbol, people prioritizing to buy it: CJI

January 6, 2026, 08:09 PM - 3 min read

The Chief Justice made the remarks during the hearing of a plea concerning deteriorating air quality, after senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi suggested that one way to address air pollution could be to curb the practice of individuals owning multiple cars.

CAT III is a category of Instrument Landing System (ILS) that offers lower minimums for visibility and decision height, even allowing for almost zero visibility landings in some cases

Dense fog stays put; low visibility disrupts flights in Delhi

January 6, 2026, 01:52 PM - 3 min read

Delhi-NCR’s air quality remains in the ‘poor’ category, as per data by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

As air quality improves, CAQM revokes curbs under GRAP-3

January 2, 2026, 08:19 PM - 3 min read

CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP decides to revoke all actions as envisaged under Stage-3 of the extant GRAP, with immediate effect, in the entire NCR.

Anti smog guns, mist sprays being installed at metro stations

January 2, 2026, 06:12 PM - 3 min read

CM Rekha Gupta has said DMRC should work as a model agency in Delhi’s fight against pollution, so that other departments can draw inspiration from it. She said providing clean air to the citizens of the capital is among the government’s highest priorities.

Meanwhile, the air quality remained in the ‘very poor, category, with the city’s overall AQI at 371 at 10 am, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed

Delhi recorded cleanest air in 8 years in 2025: Sirsa

January 2, 2026, 08:09 AM - 3 min read

Delhi’s Environment Minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, said on Thursday that the cleanest air quality in Delhi in the past eight years was marked in 2025 when the capital city saw 200 days when the AQI was below 200

Delhi govt's AI enabled plan to curb air pollution on anvil

December 29, 2025, 08:51 PM - 2 min read

The proposed collaboration aims to strengthen Delhi’s capacity to identify pollution sources at a granular level, assess their impact and enable targeted, timely interventions across sectors. The focus is on developing systems that can continuously monitor, analyse, forecast and guide pollution-control actions.

The minimum temperature was at 6.3 degrees Celsius, 0.5 notches below the season’s average, while the humidity was recorded at 71 per cent at 8.30 am

Cold, fog add to Delhi residents’ woes; AQI back to severe

December 28, 2025, 11:47 AM - 3 min read

The Air Quality Index (AQI) was at 391 in New Delhi on Sunday, slotted in the severe category, with some regions exceeding 400, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday urged residents to continue following pollution-control measures, especially since weather conditions are likely to turn unfavourable with increased chances of dense fog and haze, which exacerbate pollution levels

Delhi’s air quality back to being ‘very poor’

December 26, 2025, 12:32 PM - 3 min read

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday urged residents to continue following pollution-control measures, especially since weather conditions are likely to turn unfavourable with increased chances of dense fog and haze, which exacerbate pollution levels

Favourable meteorological conditions, particularly surface wind speeds of 15 to 25 kilometers per hour, helped improve air quality in the capital, the CPCB said

Delhi’s air quality improves, GRAP-4 curbs lifted

December 25, 2025, 01:39 PM - 3 min read

Air quality index in Delhi dropped to 220 on Thursday morning, prompting authorities to lift GRAP-4 curbs that limited heavy vehicular and construction activity

HC directs slashing of GST on air purifiers in Delhi on urgency

December 24, 2025, 05:24 PM - 4 min read

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted that a report submitted by Parliamentary Standing Committee in December recommended that the government should take a sympathetic view and either abolish or lower the GST on air purifiers or HEPA filters used in air purifiers.