CPCB Archives - DD India

October 20, 2025 9:25 AM

Delhi’s air quality deteriorates to ‘poor’ category; CAQM enforces stage 2 of GRAP

Amid the festive fervour across the National Capital Region (NCR) and the rest of the country, Delhi continues to struggle with deteriorating air quality. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 411 near the ...

October 14, 2025 9:45 PM

GRAP Stage-I invoked across NCR as Delhi AQI dips to ‘poor’; 27-point action plan rolled out

In view of deteriorating air quality levels in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Tuesday invoked Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) wit...

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...

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 18, 2024 11:57 AM

Delhi air pollution remains at ‘severe plus’ level, intensifying health concerns

Delhi's air quality continued to deteriorate on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring to a hazardous 483, classified as 'severe plus.' The alarming rise in pollution prompted authorities to impose strict measures, including a ban on con...

November 6, 2024 4:26 PM

No relief from pollution, Delhi air quality remains ‘very poor’

Delhi’s air quality remained in the 'very poor' category on Wednesday, with thick smog blanketing parts of the city for a sixth consecutive day following Diwali celebrations. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi...

October 4, 2024 12:21 AM

No effort being made by CAQM to implement its own directions on air pollution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court expressed dissatisfaction with the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for failing to enforce its own directives aimed at curbing air pollution, particularly in light of the approaching stubble burning season. "From the af...

October 26, 2023 12:20 PM

Delhi’s air quality slips to ‘Poor’ category, anti-pollution plan in force

The air quality in Delhi slipped into the 'poor' category on today morning. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 256, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR-India). Delhi's air quality t...