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Delhi shivered

Delhi reels under coldest December day since 2020, rain likely to usher in New Year

Dense fog, biting chill and poor air trap the capital as IMD warns of intensifying cold wave after January 1.

crucial discussion on Delhi-NCR’s worsening air crisis

Winter session ends abruptly as Delhi air pollution debate fizzles out

Session cut short amid political tensions as Delhi’s severe air pollution crisis remains ignored and unresolved.

Central Pollution Control Board

Delhi chokes under toxic haze as air quality turns ‘severe’ for second day

With AQI readings soaring past 450 in several areas, the capital faces its worst pollution of the year; construction banned, vehicular restrictions tightened under Stage III emergency curbs.

Air Quality Management

Over 20,000 vehicles penalized as Delhi ramps up anti-pollution crackdown

With winter smog deepening, the Commission for Air Quality Management bans non-Delhi BS-III commercial vehicles as police issue over 20,000 challans under GRAP-2 since October 19.

Delhi’s air quality

Delhi chokes on toxic air ahead of Diwali, AQI soars past 400 in worst-hit areas

Akshardham, Anand Vihar see ‘severe’ pollution as city battles sixth day of hazardous air; authorities deploy sprinklers amid stagnant weather.

Delhi’s skyline

Delhi chokes ahead of Diwali: Toxic haze thickens as AQI breaches 300 in several areas

Capital’s air turns “poor” for fourth straight day; doctors warn of health crisis as pollution spikes across NCR.

Himachal Pradesh’s cold desert biosphere reserve becomes India’s 13th UNESCO-listed site

Spanning 7,770 sq km in Lahaul and Spiti, the high-altitude Cold Desert Reserve joins the elite World Network of Biosphere Reserves under UNESCO’s man and the biosphere program, preserving a fragile alpine ecosystem.