Delhi’s air-quality picture remains hazy as on-ground readings differ from official dashboards

As a thick smog layer lingers over Delhi, checks by Patriot across multiple neighbourhoods found malfunctioning monitors, inaccessible stations and inconsistent readings, raising concerns about the reliability of real-time air-quality data during the city’s peak pollution period

Delhi’s air pollution may be 20% worse than recorded: Study 

A new study reveals that Delhi’s pollution levels could be underestimated by up to 20% due to hygroscopic particle growth and calls for urgent recalibration of monitoring systems

Experts warn MCD’s move to send firecracker waste to WtE plants may worsen Delhi’s pollution

Environmentalists and doctors urge segregation and scientific disposal of post-Diwali waste containing heavy metals

Civic body accused of dumping construction waste in East Delhi amid pollution crisis

Residents allege MCD lorries routinely unload debris near homes as citywide recycling targets remain unmet

Toxic waste choking Western Yamuna Canal in Bawana

Environmental group exposes unchecked industrial dumping and sewage discharge along Delhi’s key water channel, warning of severe health and ecological risks

Delhi’s crackdown on old vehicles intensifies as pollution crisis deepens

Over 19,000 end-of-life vehicles seized as Delhi struggles to meet clean-air targets

Delhi: Anti-pollution measures ramped up as ‘very poor’ AQI days return

Agencies intensify fines, vehicle seizures, and digital tracking measures as city’s air quality deteriorates during festive season, with transport and police officials coordinating round-the-clock to clamp down on violations

Delhi’s pollution crisis is a failure of infrastructure, not just policy

As the Capital slips in air quality rankings, experts stress that flawed roads, waste systems, industrial zoning, and shrinking green spaces are fuelling the crisis