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Air pollution

Dense fog covered Delhi-NCR on Monday, reducing visibility below 50 metres and causing travel delays, while air quality remained in the moderate to poor range.

Delhi’s air quality improved slightly to the ‘poor’ category on Thursday, but a cold wave and dense fog continue to grip the national capital.

Biting cold and poor air quality grip Delhi-NCR as AQI crosses 300, with gusty winds, dense fog and health concerns persisting across the region.

Delhi remains shrouded in smog as air quality stays in the very poor category, with several areas recording severe pollution and low visibility affecting daily life.

Delhi enforces ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ rule and bars BS-VI vehicles from outside, alongside new traffic, cleaning, and pollution-control measures to tackle severe air pollution.

Delhi saw a modest improvement in air quality on Thursday morning, even though temperatures continued their downward slide.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to debate farm fires and warned it would not stay passive as Delhi’s air quality turns dangerous.

A lung-strengthening diet rich in antioxidants, spices and fibre helps Indians fight winter pollution and reduce respiratory stress amid rising smog levels.

Delhi continued to battle heavy pollution on Saturday, with the CPCB reporting an AQI of 338 at 7 AM, keeping the city in the ‘very poor’ category for the fifteenth straight day.

Delhi’s air quality plunged to 385 on Friday, placing the city firmly in the 'very poor' category as stagnant winds and a deepening cold wave contributed to rising pollution levels.