The contamination levels in the national capital remained almost six times above the specified WHO (World Health Organization) limits, according to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis of IQAir data

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From May 18 to June 5, the AQI remained in the 'moderate' category. From July to September, monsoon rains kept pollution levels in check.  By October end, the air turned 'severe' again

During the proceedings conducted through video-conferencing, the apex court, which was hearing the matters relating to air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), was told that the Commission has not done anything

India's national agriculture policy is 20 years old and its response to farm crisis continues to be ad hoc, primarily focused on letting private players provide infrastructure and better remuneration to farmers who have consistently failed to deliver

Delhi pollution update: A major factor was large-scale stubble burning due to early harvesting this year by farmers in the neighbouring states

K J Ramesh, member of the newly formed commission for air quality management, exuded confidence of coming up with an \"acceptable and suitable solution\" to combat air pollution by next year

According to government agencies, stubble fire counts reached 189 and the share of stubble burning in Delhi's air pollution was five per cent on Wednesday

National capital Delhi is grappling with cold waves and \"very poor\" air quality. Government agencies have predicted that air quality is likely to worsen in the next two days due to slow winds and low ventilation.

Delhi weather update: Cold winds from the western Himalayas and absence of a cloud cover have led to a dip in temperature, barring November 16

The AQI is likely to deteriorate to the upper end of the 'very poor' category between Tuesday and Friday as \"unfavourable meteorological conditions\" are predicted during that period

According to CBCB's Sameer App data at 7 am on Tuesday, November 17, Delhi's AQI stood at 161, Faridabad's 175, Gurugram 204, Noida 182, and Ghaziabad 148

The average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm on Sunday was 448 in Ghaziabad, 441 in Noida, 417 in Greater Noida, 425 in Gurugram and 414 in Faridabad, according to the CPCB's Sameer app

Delhi is experiencing poor air quality despite the state government's order on ban on sale and bursting of firecrackers. As per the forecast, the pollution level in Delhi will deteriorate further by Sunday evening

Delhi air quality: If no crackers are burnt on Diwali day then the PM2.5 concentration in Delhi might be the lowest in the last four years, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said

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SAFAR said that the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution reached 38 per cent on Monday

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel clarified that the direction will apply to all cities and towns in the country where the average of ambient air quality during November (as per available data of last year) fell under the 'poor' and above categories