Category: Delhi
Delhi Chokes Under “Severe” Air Quality as Winter Smog Intensifies Across NCR
Authorities issue urgent health advisories; GRAP restrictions tighten as AQI levels cross hazardous thresholds for the third consecutive day Dateline: New Delhi | 24 November [more…]
Delhi-NCR Air Quality Plunges to ‘Severe’ Category Again as Thick Smog Engulfs Region
GRAP Stage-4 restrictions triggered; schools, construction sites and diesel vehicles hit as authorities scramble to respond Dateline: New Delhi | November 19, 2025 Summary: Air [more…]
Delhi-NCR Chokes as AQI Crosses 420, Severe Smog Triggers Emergency Measures Across the Region
Schools suspend outdoor activities, construction bans return, and hospitals report a sharp rise in respiratory cases as toxic haze blankets the capital Dateline: New Delhi [more…]
Delhi Rolls Out Transformative Transport Policy: “500-Metre Rule” for Walkability and Transit Access
New policy aims to reposition the capital’s mobility model around pedestrian access and high-quality public transit Dateline: New Delhi | 14 November 2025 Summary: The [more…]
Delhi-NCR Faces Alarmingly High Pollution as Air Quality Reaches ‘Very Poor’ to ‘Severe’ Levels
Winter smoke, crop-burning and post-festival emissions combine to create toxic air blanket across the northern plains Dateline: New Delhi | 10 November 2025, Asia/Kolkata Summary: [more…]
Delhi Police Slashes Threshold and Introduces Single-Window Help Desks to Tackle Cyber Financial Crime
Changes effective 1 November 2025 make filing e-FIRs easier and strengthen digital policing framework Dateline: New Delhi | 09 November 2025 Summary: The Delhi Police [more…]
Delhi launches cloud-seeding experiment as toxic smog grips the capital ahead of winter
Emergency weather-modification step aims to wash away hazardous pollutants—but experts say structural fixes remain critical Dateline: New Delhi | 4 November 2025 Summary: Faced with [more…]
Delhi to reclaim the Yamuna: ₹2,100 crore floodplain restoration mission launched
New Delhi | October 25 2025 | Sarhind Times Environment Desk New Delhi — In one of its most ambitious environmental restoration efforts, the Government [more…]
Delhi-NCR Air Quality Deteriorates as AI Sensors Track Smog in Real Time
As air quality in Delhi-NCR plunges to its worst levels this season, authorities have activated an AI-powered pollution monitoring network to provide real-time air analysis [more…]
Delhi Air Quality Turns ‘Hazardous’ Post-Diwali; Authorities Scale Up Dust Control
A day after Diwali celebrations, New Delhi recorded one of the world’s worst air-quality levels, with PM2.5 concentrations surging nearly 60 times above safe limits. [more…]