AQI, Delhi

Delhi-NCR air pollution: What is AQI and how does a high AQI of 500 affect your health in the long run?
As areas in Delhi NCR see an AQI of 500, here’s how the toxic pollution is impacting your body on a daily basis
Delhi air pollution crisis: GRAP IV cannot be relaxed even if AQI goes below 450, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said the implementation of GRAP Stages 3 and 4 has been delayed and asked states in the Delhi-NCR area to decide immediately on stopping physical classes of all standards up to 12 in schools.
Delhi becomes world’s most polluted city as AQI levels reach 1,000
Delhi overtook Pakistan ’s Lahore as the world’s most polluted city in Swiss group IQAir’s live rankings, with an air quality index (AQI) score of more than 1,000, which is considered “hazardous”, but India ’s pollution authority said the AQI was around 350.
Air pollution in India's capital of Delhi is now at 'extreme' and 'toxic' level
India's capital city of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority.
Delhi AQI hits 494 in ‘one of the worst pollution episodes seen in November in recent years’; AQI 500 in some areas
The average PM2.5 level was 354 micrograms per cubic metre, which is over 20 times the standard set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The PM10 levels were also above the threshold by around 12 times.
Delhi air pollution reaches 'severe plus' levels
Air pollution in India's capital Delhi has soared to extremely severe levels, choking residents and engulfing the city in thick smog. Monitors recorded pollution levels of 1,500 on the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 15:00 IST (09:30 BST),
Delhi’s Air Pollution Soars More Than 17 Times Over Safe Levels
Delhi recorded air pollution more than 17 times above an acceptable level as worsening smog triggered curbs on trucking and shuttered construction sites and schools.
Delhi AQI at 490: Best and worst hours to step outside amid toxic air pollution
The CPCB advised people to minimise travelling during the hours when AQI is in the ‘severe’ or ‘poor’ category.
Delhi smothered in smog as AQI remains at 'severe' levels; Mumbai records 'moderate' air quality
Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI), as per ANI, spiked to 428 at 8 am, firmly placing it in the "severe" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Delhi AQI LIVE updates: Delhi LG directs implementation of staggered office timings
The GRAP Stage 4 guidelines come into effect from today, to curb pollution. Yesterday, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi announced ...
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15 AQI stations maxed out in Delhi
This was on a day that the average AQI of Delhi as a whole hit 494 — the city’s second highest AQI since 2015, when ...
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Why Did We Wait For AQI To Cross 300?: SC Questions Delhi Govt Over Delay In Anti-Pollution Curbs
The apex court agreed to urgently list the plea on November 14 after it was told that Delhi should not become the most ...
Delhi's Toxic Air Equals Smoking 49 Cigarettes a Day as AQI Hits An Alarming 978
Delhi residents are breathing in air so toxic that it’s equivalent to smoking 49 cigarettes daily. As of November 18, Delhi’s ...
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AQI of 494 vs 1,600: Difference in Delhi’s 2 readings explained
New Delhi: The average AQI in Delhi on Monday was 494, the second highest daily reading recorded by the Central Pollution Control Board since the measure was introduced in 2015. Yet, ...
'Invoke GRAP 4 the moment AQI reaches 300': Supreme Court on Delhi pollution
The top court also directed Delhi and NCR governments to set up a grievance redressal mechanism to report violations of the ...
Enforce GRAP-4 even if AQI falls below 450, top court directs Delhi-NCR states
Noting that it is the constitutional duty of all states to ensure that citizens live in a pollution-free environment, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi-NCR states to immediately ...
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'Severe' toxic smog blankets Delhi, shuttering schools
26, 2024. (Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images) Delhi's air-quality index, or AQI, shot up past 1,000 on Monday, more ...
Maximum Toxi-city: Delhi's pollution crisis prompts WFH orders, school closure
Delhi's air quality hit a severe AQI of 494, nearing its highest ever, causing health issues and prompting work-from-home orders amid ongoing pollution crises.