India faces a dire health emergency as air pollution drives rising deaths and disease. Over 80 Padma Awardee doctors warn ...

After AQI levels spiked to 425 in Delhi, which is similar to a man smoking about 30 cigarettes a day, the authorities officially activated Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), commonly ...

Delhi-NCR faces severe air pollution, prompting Stage 3 of GRAP. Non-essential construction halts, and BS-3 petrol and BS-4 diesel vehicles are banned. Schools up to Class 5 shift online. Diesel ...

New Delhi: The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), a set of emergency measures implemented to prevent an unchecked spike in air pollution, is set for its fourth modification since 2022. On Wednesday, ...

Delhi's air quality continued to deteriorate on Tuesday, slipping into the “severe” category. Residents woke up to another day of smog-blanketed sky, burning eyes, and hazardous breathing conditions, ...

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 17, 2025) told the Centre that air pollution’s choke-hold on the national capital cannot be pried loose by slapping a “perennial GRAP” (Graded Response Action ...

Activist Bhavreen Kandhari, who is the founder of Warrior Moms, said Supreme Courts push for an earlier and stricter GRAP was welcome, but it has also exposed how the current framework has remained ...

This came after the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital fell into the ‘severe’ category for the first time this season. Amid worsening air pollution in Delhi, authorities ...

A thick layer of smog covered the city road as the Air Quality Index continues to be in the poor category, near ISBT in New Delhi on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Photo source: PTI) As Delhi’s air ...

The restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) Stage-3 were imposed as a haze of toxic pollutants shrouded Delhi The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Adjoining ...

CAQM has clarified that Stage-IV of GRAP is not in effect, debunking false reports circulating on social media and news platforms. Currently, Stage-3 measures remain active across the NCR. Social ...

Given the worsening air quality in Delhi, the Rekha Gupta-led government has directed all schools across the national capital to conduct classes for children up to Class 5 in the hybrid mode. The ...