air quality index Archives

June 16, 2025 11:03 AM

GRAP’s Stage 1 withdrawn from Delhi-NCR as AQI improves to ‘moderate’

Delhiites breathed cleaner air after showers on early Sunday prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Sub-Committee on Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to revoke actions under Stage-I. “Today, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) ...

January 2, 2025 11:06 AM

Pakistan: Lahore ranked world’s most polluted city as air quality hits hazardous levels

Lahore has been declared the world’s most polluted city, with an alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 354, marking it as “Hazardous,” according to IQAir’s latest rankings. Karachi, another major city in Pakistan, ranks 13th on the list, ...

December 27, 2024 10:00 AM

Delhi residents wake up to light rain, reduced visibility

Light rain lashed several parts of the national capital on Friday morning, as a layer of fog covered the city, resulting in reduced visibility. As per the India Meteorological Department, the lowest recorded temperature on Friday is 12 degrees Celsi...

December 24, 2024 10:32 AM

North India grapples with freezing temperatures

A biting cold wave has gripped North India, with temperatures plunging across multiple states, disrupting daily life. Delhi witnessed a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, as a thin fog blanketed parts of the city. The previous day, ...

December 18, 2024 11:06 AM

Delhi air quality remains ‘severe’; temperature drops to 5°C

Delhi's air quality continued to remain in the 'severe' category on Wednesday, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 442. A thin layer of smog blanketed parts of the national capital in the m...

December 5, 2024 7:12 PM

Supreme Court agrees to relax GRAP-IV restrictions

Taking note of improving Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in Delhi and adjoining areas, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to relax the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-IV restrictions to GRAP...

November 26, 2024 9:11 AM

Delhi wakes up to thick smog, AQI continues to remain in “very poor” category

Delhi woke up to 'very poor' air quality on Tuesday morning, showing a slight improvement from the past week of 'severe' air quality, as per the Central Pollution Control Board. At 7 am, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 382, falling under ...

November 25, 2024 10:02 PM

Supreme court refuses to ease GRAP-IV curbs amid Delhi’s alarming air pollution levels

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to relax the stringent measures imposed under the fourth stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-IV) in Delhi to combat severe air pollution. However, the court directed the Commission for Air Quality Manag...

November 20, 2024 1:23 PM

Delhi struggles to breathe as marginal AQI improvement offers little relief

Delhi's air remained hazardous on Wednesday, with a slight improvement in air quality bringing little respite to residents as cases of respiratory distress continued to rise across the national capital. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) rec...

November 19, 2024 11:19 AM

No respite for Delhi residents as toxic air quality persists in ‘severe plus’ category

Delhi’s air quality remained in the 'severe plus' category for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, with a thick layer of smog enveloping the city and reducing visibility significantly. At 8 a.m., the national capital recorded an average Air Qua...