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April 17, 2026
Delhi's AQI hits 'Poor' in April, forcing GRAP Stage-I emergency response usually reserved for winter
Dust, diesel fumes, and a punishing early heat wave push Delhi-NCR's AQI into the 'Poor' zone, triggering a 31-point action plan that most residents associate with winter smog
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March 24, 2026
Pakistan was the world's most polluted country, and India’s Loni was the most polluted city in 2025: Report
Pakistan ranked as the most polluted country in 2025, with PM2.5 levels reaching 13 times the World Health Organisation's recommended limits, a new report says
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January 18, 2026
Delhi health crisis: 'Severe' pollution fuels spike in respiratory and circulatory deaths
Over 9,200 deaths were recorded in Delhi due to respiratory illnesses in 2024
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December 26, 2025
‘Unsubstantiated, speculative’: Tata Steel units face €1.4 billion emission lawsuit in the Netherlands
Tata Steel to ‘vehemently defend itself against claims’ against its Velsen-Noord operations
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December 24, 2025
‘If you can’t give clean air, at least cut GST’: Delhi High Court pulls up Centre over 18% tax on air purifiers
Delhi HC division bench hears PIL seeking to categorise air purifiers as ‘medical devices’
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December 24, 2025
Net zero by 2070: India picking up momentum, but 2026 will be crucial
The year 2025 marked the first compliance period of India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
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December 06, 2025
Stubble burning down, but pollution worse in Delhi-NCR; Ghaziabad most polluted in November
Uttar Pradesh accounted for six of the ten most polluted cities; Haryana had three
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November 12, 2025
Supreme Court pulls up Punjab, Haryana over stubble burning as Delhi chokes under toxic air
The Court’s intervention came as the Delhi-NCR region witnessed one of its worst post-Diwali pollution spells in recent years
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November 08, 2025
Delhi govt office timings changed amid rising air pollution. Details HERE
According to the announcement by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, staggered working hours will be implemented from November 15 to February 15, 2026, to ease traffic congestion and improve Delhi's air quality
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October 28, 2025
Artificial rain: Cloud seeding in Delhi begins; entry banned for non-BS-VI commercial vehicles from THIS date
IIT Kanpur's Cessna aircraft was unable to take-off for cloud seeding earlier today due to poor visibility and moisture levels below 50%
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October 24, 2025
Can cloud seeding help Delhi-NCR breathe again? All you need to know
With polluted air in Delhi often exceeding AQI levels of 300, cloud seeding has been touted as a saviour and a 'necessity', but the research into it tells a different story
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October 03, 2025
Sachin Sawant VS BMC: Mithi river cleaning row explained
The cleaning of the Mithi River has run into controversy once again as senior Congress leader Sachin Sawant has demanded the scrapping of the fresh tender issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
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September 17, 2025
Beyond climate: Why phasing out fossil fuels is critical for global health
New report reveals devastating fossil fuel health impacts globally, from extraction to waste and advocates for a rapid transition to renewable energy
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August 28, 2025
Delhi people could live 8 more years if pollution is cut to WHO standards, study finds
New University of Chicago-based research reveals that particulate pollution in India is on the rise despite a decline three years ago.
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August 02, 2025
Clouds carry heavy metals to Indian mountains, pose health risks: Study
The heavy metals transported include Cadmium (Cd), Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), Chromium (Cr), and Zinc (Zn), presenting risks of both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic diseases and even developmental disorders.
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July 07, 2025
AI-powered air quality sensors in Uttar Pradesh reveal disturbing pollution trend
IIT Kanpur and IBM jointly develop an Artificial Intelligence-powered air quality sensor system to tackle pollution, covering most of UP
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July 02, 2025
Fuel ban on end-of-life vehicles in Delhi: Will it work?
More than 350 petrol pumps across Delhi will use Automated Number Plate Recognition cameras linked to the VAHAN database to detect EoL vehicles in real-time.
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June 04, 2025
Plastic pollution problems become focus of World Environment Day 2025
One of the first reported incidents caused by plastic pollution took place in the 1960s, when plastic particles and bottle caps were found in the stomachs of albatrosses in Alaska
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April 12, 2025
India votes for global carbon tax by UN maritime agency on shipping industry; US skips IMO meeting
India joined 62 others to vote for the first-ever global carbon tax proposed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which drew criticism from other developing nations
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December 08, 2024
How Peter and Neeno turned their house in Delhi's Sainik Farms into an oasis
The average AQI at the Delhi home of Peter Satwant Singh and Neeno Kaur is less than 15
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November 30, 2024
What will it take to clean up Delhi air?
Delhi has bent the long-term pollution curve, but is at risk of losing this gain
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November 30, 2024
'Rain is an effective scavenger of pollutants': IIT professor Sachchida Nand Tripathi
Sachchida Nand Tripathi is dean, Kotak School of Sustainability, IIT Kanpur
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November 28, 2024
Delhi air pollution: GRAP IV to continue till Monday; SC raps Delhi police, authorities for ‘complete failure’ in implementing restrictions
Court orders action against authorities who failed to implement GRAP IV restrictions. Slams Haryana and Punjab governments for poor action against stubble burning
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November 17, 2024
Delhi’s air quality remains ‘severe’; SC to hear plea on measures to curb pollution on Monday
The SC had directed the Delhi police to form special cell to impose firecracker ban effectively
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October 28, 2024
Pollution, temperature still high in Delhi; govt to rope in 1,000 volunteers to strengthen drive
Delhi's neighbouring Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Greater Noida, and Noida, fared slightly better with their air quality in the poor' category.
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