According to the 2026 State of India’s Environment report, only 15% of India’s population – about 200mn people – live within 10 km of a continuous monitor. The remaining 85% more than 1.2bn people ...

Delhi air quality today: As per CPCB data, many monitoring stations showed high figures. Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 332, Dwarka Sector-8 303, Shadipur 311 and Wazirpur 297.

Delhi has recorded its poorest February air quality in three years, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 234 till February 26, according to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and ...

Rapid industrialization and population growth has led to significant increases in emissions and air pollution to dangerous levels in India. To address this challenge, the Indian government implemented ...

It is not. Delhi’s air pollution is a year-round problem. In 2024, the last year for which official data are available, the city did not record a single day in the “good” air category and just 65 in ...

Delhi’s air quality crisis has deepened once again. As of early November 2025, the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has hovered between 360 and 430 for several consecutive days, slipping into the ...

Air pollution cannot be eliminated by individual effort alone, but exposure can be reduced and lung injury can be slowed.

Air pollution in Delhi and its suburbs, which together comprise the National Capital Region (NCR), has been alarming in recent weeks. The problem is not new; it has been a recurring phenomenon largely ...

People holding banners and posters protest against Delhi’s poor air quality and demand that the government take action to curb pollution, New Delhi, India, Nov. 9, 2025. Credit: X/CPIML Liberation On ...