air pollution

PTI -January 27, 2026

Rain, thunderstorm likely in city

Rain, thunderstorm likely in city

After a brief spell of cleaner air, pollution levels worsened again, with the Air Quality Index recorded at 300 in the poor category

PTI -January 25, 2026

Delhi breathes easy for another day, AQI at 150

Delhi breathes easy for another day, AQI at 150

Delhi breathed cleaner air in the morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 150 at 9 am in the "moderate" category, according to CPCB

PTI -January 23, 2026

Delhi gets first rain of the year, air quality improves

Delhi gets first rain of the year, air quality improves

Delhi would see one or two spells of rain during the early to forenoon hours, another spell of very light to light rain in the the afternoon

PTI -January 21, 2026

Delhi air remains ‘very poor’ despite marginal improvement

Delhi air remains ‘very poor’ despite marginal improvement

Of all the monitoring stations reporting data, 30 recorded "very poor" air quality and eight fell in the "poor" category

PTI -January 20, 2026

Delhi’s 3-day ‘severe’ AQI streak ends, air quality improves to ‘very poor’

Delhi’s 3-day ‘severe’ AQI streak ends, air quality improves to ‘very poor’

Out of the total stations reporting, 23 were still in the 'severe' category, 14 in 'very poor', and 1 in 'poor'

PTI -January 10, 2026

Delhi tops PM10, second worst for PM2.5 in 2025: Report

Delhi tops PM10, second worst for PM2.5 in 2025: Report

The capital exceeded the PM10 standard on 285 days during the year, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said

PTI -January 7, 2026

Delhi records first cold day of 2026 amid dense fog

Delhi records first cold day of 2026 amid dense fog

On Wednesday, minimum temperatures in the city are expected to range between 5°C and 7°C, while max temp are likely to hover around 16-18°C

PTI -January 2, 2026

CAQM revokes GRAP-3 curbs in Delhi-NCR as air quality improves

CAQM revokes GRAP-3 curbs in Delhi-NCR as air quality improves

he AQI of Delhi, which was recorded as 380 on Thursday, has significantly improved and recorded 236 at 4 pm on Friday, exhibiting a trend