India, Delhi and Air pollution

New Delhi gasping as air quality reaches severe levels, enveloping India's capital in smog
India's capital was left gasping this week as air pollution smog reduced visibility to near zero and raised air quality levels more than 130 times safe limits.
Air pollution in India's capital of Delhi is now at 'extreme' and 'toxic' level
India's capital city of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority.
India’s capital chokes as air pollution levels hit 50 times the safe limit
In several areas of the city, pollution levels were more than 50 times higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended safe limit. Forecasts say the poor air quality will continue into the week.
India's capital shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limit
India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.- 'Stay indoors' - Primary schools were ordered to cease in-person classes on Thursday,
India’s capital shuts schools as ‘death trap’ smog chokes city
India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. Various piecemeal government initiatives have failed to measurably address the problem,
New Delhi schools closed as smog over WHO limit
NEW DELHI — India's capital shifted schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. Various piecemeal government initiatives have failed to measurably address the problem,
New Delhi: World’s Most Polluted Capital City | Vantage with Palki Sharma
World’s Most Polluted Capital City | Vantage with Palki Sharma Air pollution in India’s capital New Delhi has reached the ...
'Should Delhi Even Remain Nation's Capital?': Shashi Tharoor's Stinging Post On City's Hazardous Air Quality
Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP, raised concerns over Delhi's hazardous air quality, calling the ...
Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital's smog misery
The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fueling a toxic smog choking millions ...
Delhi Air pollution: National capital suffers as air quality remains in 'severe plus' category for second consecutive day
The air quality in the national capital remained in the the 'severe plus' category for the second consecutive day on Tuesday ...
New Delhi closes schools, bans construction as air pollution shoots up
Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on ...
Delhi Air Pollution Live Updates: Gopal Rai writes to Centre seeking clearance for artificial rain in Capital
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai Tuesday wrote a letter to the Centre seeking clearance for allowing artificial rain in ...
As Delhi chokes, Shashi Tharoor asks if the capital deserves a new home
Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday raised a provocative question: Is Delhi still fit to be ...
India's capital introduces stricter anti pollution measures as toxic smog hides Taj Mahal
India's government banned non-essential construction in New Delhi, the world's most polluted capital, and urged residents to ...