India Air Pollution
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Toxic smog has turned India’s capital into a ‘gas chamber,’ environment minister saysAuthorities have shut down primary schools, factories and construction sites to protect millions of New Delhi residents from toxic smog that has blanketed the capital city.EnvironmentNov 4, 2022
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Thick haze blankets New Delhi as air quality shrinks back to ‘severe’The air quality index exceeded 400, considered "severe'' and about eight times the recommended maximum.WorldNov 12, 2019
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New Delhi schools reopen as air pollution levels fallWith strong winds blowing away pollutants, the air quality index at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi read 155 as compared to 500 over the weekend that was 10 times the recommended WHO level.WorldNov 6, 2019
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Toxic smog reaches ‘severe, emergency levels’ in India’s New DelhiResidents of the Indian capital of New Delhi woke on Thursday to a thick, grey smog, as pollution surged to "severe" and "emergency" levels, with authorities showing little sign of finding new solutions to the crisis.WorldJan 3, 2019
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New Delhi is engulfed in smoggy air that’s 10 times worse than what’s ‘permissible’India's capital has been enveloped by poor air quality as people prepare to celebrate Diwali.EnvironmentNov 6, 2018
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Indian capital chokes on hazardous levels of air pollutionResidents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of smog on Monday as air quality deteriorated sharply overnight in India's capital, triggering warnings that even healthy people were at risk of respiratory problems.EnvironmentOct 31, 2016
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