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NEW DELHI: As smog thickens in Delhi and people complain of burning eyes, scratchy throats and breathing problems, are the official air quality monitors accurately reflecting the capital’s air quality? A ground check by TOI at several stations found glaring inconsistencies and questionable practices that may be influencing readings. At Anand Vihar – a pollution…
India Gate engulfed in a thick layer of smog as air quality remains in the ‘poor’ category and likely to deteriorate to the ‘very poor’ range by evening of November 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi woke up to a hazy morning on Thursday (November 6, 2025) as a thin layer of smog blanketed…
NEW DELHI: Air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region is plunging to hazardous levels. With air purifiers becoming the need of the time, like how water purifiers made their way into Indian households, the discourse around the deteriorating air quality is getting serious. Several netizens on social media have come forth with pictures of their air…
A thick blanket of smog and toxic air hanging over Delhi has triggered a sharp rise in eye-related ailments like allergies, dryness, burning sensations, and excessive watering, affecting both adults and children, according to the city’s doctors. With the air quality plunging to the severe category after Deepavali, ophthalmologists say they have seen a 60%…
An anti-smog gun sprays water droplets to reduce the effects of air pollution, as a slight layer of smog is seen over Kartavya Path, in New Delhi on November 3, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI There was no respite from pollution woes in the city on Tuesday (November 4, 2025) as the air quality remained…
A layer of smog engulfs Signature Bridge Wazirabad as the Air Quality Index remains in the “Very Poor” category, in New Delhi on October 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Delhiites woke up to a hazy morning with cloudy skies on Tuesday (October 28, 2025), with the city’s air quality remaining in the “very poor”…
A view of the Kartavya Path lawn covered in smog as the Air Quality Index (AQI) remains in the “very poor” category, in New Delhi on October 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi’s air quality remained in the “very poor” category on Monday (October 21, 2025), even as the weather department forecast partly cloudy…
Smog seen over the Yamuna river on October 19, 2025, as air quality deteriorates across Delhi-NCR. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Chief Minister Rekha Gupta appealed to Delhi residents to celebrate Deepavali responsibly by bursting only certified green crackers as the Capital’s air quality index (AQI) crossed 300 on Sunday (October 19, 2025), prompting…
The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 230, placing it in the poor category. New Delhi: Delhi experienced a warm Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 20.2 degrees Celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature is expected to rise to 41 degrees Celsius during the day with a yellow…
Bicycle riders makes their way in opposite directions amidst dense layer of fog during the early hours in Chandigarh. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather warning for dense fog at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and western Uttar Pradesh Thunderstorms with lightning are also…
